Recent motor melt down

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <9802032201.AA10099@aztek-eng.com> DeWitt Harrison writes:

> It's my impression that it is the V8 owner who must be particularly
> concerned about timing belt failure.  I think the V8 failure reports
> must be running something like 4 to 1 over all I5s combined. Could
> it be that it takes significantly more torque to spin those V8 cams?

My impression too.  I wonder if this is because service departments file TSBs 
before reading them. 

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club