[urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"

[Ingo Rautenberg]

I might add, worst case scenario is that if the belt does break, this is a
non-interference (i.e: low compression) motor.  So you wouldn't have to
worry about bent valves like you would with the v8 32v or 20v turbo motors
:-)

Are they sure the head didn't warp (hope not).  Stock K26 or water-cooled
K24?

Good luck.

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
To: "Andrew B" <andrew.sb at gmail.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"


> well to do the TB, IIRC, you have to also take off the pulley, a PITA IMO.
> But $300?  drive on over there and take a look at the TB yourself and see
if
> it looks dry or cracked or anything.  I bet you're fine.  If the PO was
> meticulous, then he likely replaced it around 60k, so you have time.  If
he
> did it early around 50k you still have time.  If it's not something you've
> done before - hook up with a local Lister if possible who is familiar with
> it and do it together - just my thought.
>
> Brandon
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrew B" <andrew.sb at gmail.com>
> To: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"
>
>
> > Thanks all for being so helpful.
> >
> > Right now i'm looking at roughly 450 for the water pump and the labor
> > to do it.  He wants 750 to do the timing belt while he's in there.
> > The guy is a dick, however, as judging by the bentley manual (yes I
> > have one) the timing belt is right there, and shouldn't be impossible
> > to throw a new one on, plus doing the timing, which could add an hour
> > or so.  Right now I just told him to put the new water pump in, but he
> > hasn't gotten to the tb yet, so I don't know what shape it's in.  I
> > told him the PO installed one not too long ago, just because I can't
> > afford the extra $300 right now.
> >
> > Frustrated.
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