[V8] looking for TB parts advice

[Tony and Lillie]

John,
I think there are plenty of us who are running non-dealer timing belts, and 
haven't had any problems. I personally have done over 100 TB jobs on various 
cars, and have never used a dealership belt. Never had any problems.

It's just like anything else on the car. You can find out who the original 
manufacturer was and use it from a different source. I use Continental. Not 
sure about the V8, but they were OEM on most VW's/Audi's into the early 
90's.

Tony Hoffman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Dodd" <jidodd at shaw.ca>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:41 PM
Subject: [V8] looking for TB parts advice


> Hello
> As I'm waiting for the tools still, I like to go ahead and buy the
> necessary parts.
> So the question is would you guys go with a Meyle timing belt ? (or
> should I put the original from the dealer)(70 vs 200$)
> Either way I assume the belt is being sitting on a shelf for a long
> time. Any issues with that ?
> Also the water pump is a Meyle too ,new not rebuild.
>
> Thanks
> John
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