When do I need to change timing belt...
#1
When do I need to change timing belt...
I have a 2007 A4, 2.0T 6spd manual.
I know the usual time to replace a timing belt & water pump is at 75k, however newer cars can go longer without replacement.
Sadly I've had the car for a year and a half and put on 55k already... so i am now at 75k...
75 or more?
I know the usual time to replace a timing belt & water pump is at 75k, however newer cars can go longer without replacement.
Sadly I've had the car for a year and a half and put on 55k already... so i am now at 75k...
75 or more?
#5
You got very lucky. Conventional wisdom, based on a lot of people's experiences, says to do it every 60-65k. If the tensioner fails, the engine is done. Don't play with fire - do it. Going 80, 90, 100k or more is asking for it.
#6
2007 A4 in 75k miles check below
Ribbed V Belt - check condition and replace if necessary. Check tension of
belt drive with a manual tensioner and retension if necessary.
At 110K miles (175km) replace timing belt (2.0TFSI engine only). Check condition of timing belt tensioning system, dampening pulleys, and idler pulleys and replace if necessary (2.0TFSI engine only).
Brake Fluid - replace every 2 years regardless of mileage.
Spark Plugs - replace at 35,000 miles or 3 years, whichever occurs first.
Then, every 40,000 miles or 3 years, whichever occurs first.
Ribbed V Belt - check condition and replace if necessary. Check tension of
belt drive with a manual tensioner and retension if necessary.
At 110K miles (175km) replace timing belt (2.0TFSI engine only). Check condition of timing belt tensioning system, dampening pulleys, and idler pulleys and replace if necessary (2.0TFSI engine only).
Brake Fluid - replace every 2 years regardless of mileage.
Spark Plugs - replace at 35,000 miles or 3 years, whichever occurs first.
Then, every 40,000 miles or 3 years, whichever occurs first.
Last edited by bigdadi; 05-24-2012 at 08:44 AM.
#9
Point is, a lot of the interval times initially spelled out by Audi have been since overturned by practical experience. There are a lot of smashed valvetrains out there that resulted from waiting 90k or more miles for a timing change. The tensioners aren't as strong as hoped.