Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear without much hassle?

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Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear wit... - 4/28/2008 10:34:05 AM    gubro30   Posts: 7 Joined: 4/15/2008 Status: offline Hello - Sorry if I'm posting lots of questions recently ( but isn't it what keeps a forum alive? ). Is there any way to see the timing belt without tearing the whole front end apart like needed when do you change actually change the belt and pump? If there are no cracks, missing teeth and that you can still see a bit of the writings it's still fine right? 99 A6 quattro 2.8 Thanks a lot :) Post #: 1

RE: Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear... - 4/28/2008 3:22:41 PM    event Posts: 48 Joined: 4/8/2008 Status: offline You can pay less than 200 and have a used car inspection done if you are worried about it, you need one eventually though, do it as soon as possible is the going concensus. Oh and the belt itself is not the issue, the belt will look fine and related parts will fail, the belt will come undone and bang around in your e-bay and there goes the engine, or so they say. _____________________________ (in reply to gubro30) Post #: 2

RE: Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear... - 4/28/2008 5:09:43 PM    Wayne.L Posts: 73 Joined: 3/25/2008 Status: offline I don't think they check that...atleast when I bought the car, the mechanic didn't check it..but it's hidden anyways...and the only way to see it is taking everything apart.. _____________________________ Are you someone's favorite person? (in reply to event) Post #: 3

RE: Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear... - 4/28/2008 7:18:40 PM    WolfsA62.8Q   Posts: 207 Joined: 10/12/2007 Status: offline You can't tell by looking at a timing belt that it needs changing, they all look the same unless it's completely worn out. For your '99 the service manual says change TB at 105K miles, If you bought it used and don't know when/if it was changed, I would change it. It's cheaper than replacing the engine.  (in reply to Wayne.L) Post #: 4

RE: Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear... - 4/28/2008 9:24:18 PM    event Posts: 48 Joined: 4/8/2008 Status: offline Yeah well a normal used car check up round here is like $80-$100 (don't remember exact amount) and if you want them to check the TB as well it's $200 or so. it costs so much more because they will take off the bumper and all that is needed to be removed to properly check it. But yeah cheaper than a new engine for sure, piece of mind is nice. _____________________________ (in reply to WolfsA62.8Q) Post #: 5

RE: Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear... - 4/29/2008 6:50:02 AM    slee22 Posts: 498 Joined: 11/8/2004 Status: offline You can pry the plastic timing belt cover away from the engine enough to shine a flashlight in there without a frontend teardown. _____________________________ 2002 A6 three.oh (in reply to event) Post #: 6

RE: Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear... - 4/29/2008 7:44:43 AM    event Posts: 48 Joined: 4/8/2008 Status: offline Checking the belt itself is not gonna tell you if you need to change the related parts which are the ones that actually fail and cause the belt to slip off and destroy the engine while driving. _____________________________ (in reply to slee22) Post #: 7

RE: Is there some way to check the timing belt for wear... - 4/29/2008 9:30:33 AM    catdog   Posts: 86 Joined: 10/14/2007 Status: offline At 100,000 miles my timinig belt looked fine, you could still see the writing on it. What you could not see on mine was the water pump starting to leak. It was only a matter of a short time that the water pump would have failed causing the belt to probably slip resulting in total and unmitigated destruction of the engine and my bank account. There was a recent thread were this happened the day before he was to drop off the car for the service. New service interval is 75,000 miles. _____________________________ 2002 3.0 Quattro Hill Country, Texas (in reply to event) Post #: 8

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