Re: V6 Timing Belt

[Chris Newbold <cnewbold@transarc.com>]

Jason A Whyte wrote:
> 
> This may be risky and open to opinion, but I replaced belts and
> tensioner on both my '91 90 and my '93 90 while simply ignoring the
> replacement of the seals.  I know, I know, any Audi dealer will tell you

I guess it depends which seals we're talking about. Things like the water
pump and thermostat gaskets are going to be unavoidable.

If we're talking about various engine block [oil] seals, it'd opt to
inspect and replace only if there are signs of degeneration, leaking, etc.

-Chris