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

[Ed Kellock]

Is that true?  Is the WX truly non-interference?

I was assuming on the safe side and have bought the requisite parts,
but I have soooo many other things I need to do before I spend time on
a t-belt job on the urq I'd love to be able to move it to the bottom
of the list for now.  The belt looks very good still, although ever
since my turbo coolant line leak on the way to Park City, the water
pump complains once in a while.

How about the NG motor in my CGT?  It's the high compression 10:1
motor.  Interference or non?

Thanks,
Ed

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <i.rautenberg at waratap.com>
To: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>; "Andrew B"
<andrew.sb at gmail.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Water Pump and Timing Belt was "help"


> 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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