[V6-12v] Timing Belt Change

[Tom Christiansen]

Folks,

For reference: I paid $8-900 at a good German-specialized repair shop for
the timing belt job on my 1994 90S.

You should be able to look up the change interval either on-line or in
Bentley.

Tom

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> Casimiro Izquierdo wrote:
> > I have other questions concerning my 2002 A6 2.7T twin turbo with about
> 72,000 miles.  A service employee told me today that the timing belt in this
> car should be changed at about 60,000 miles.  The dealer has told me that
> the mileage for changing the timing belt is between 95,000 and 110,000
> miles.  This person also said that in order to change the belt, the entire
> front part of the car has to come off; including the radiator, the grill,
> bumpers, etc. He claims that because of this, the job would cost between
> $2,000 and $3,000.  This is the same amount quoted by the dealer.