Re: Misc. ?s

["Theodore R. Harlan" <trharlan@one.net>]

Allan Jones wrote:

> including original manufacturers warranty book, I cannot seem to find
> ANY record of a timing belt being done on my I5!! I know this is bad,
> but is it extremely uncommon for one to last that long(167K miles if one
> was never done). I bought the car from an Audi dealer w/ 60K miles on it
> and it was dealer serviced up to that point. Is it safe to assume that
> it was done by a dealer, since it was fine at the 100K mile mark?
>                                         Thanks to all, Allan
Of course it is never safe to assume a dealer has done anything prudent or preventative.
Anyway, I just replaced my timing belt on the '86 5k. It was likely the original, as it 
was very worn and it had the VW/Audi marks on it. The car has around 110k miles on it. I 
don't think 167k is too ridiculous. It certainly seems possible.

--Ted Harlan