Currently I'm in the process of changing my water pump after it went bad. I have a 99.5 A4 1.8T Quattro, the only thing thats weird is that i just change the water pump and timing belt a few months ago.

The whole front clip of the car is off and I wanted to know if i had to take off the timing belt to access the pump?

 

havent done it myself, but im pretty sure you do. but i still could be wrong

 

the timing belt has to be removed to change the water pump?

 

as far as i know, but id look more into it. i think people ahev poasted on here how to do it.

 

yea....is there another way to take off the water pump with out removing the belt? Or is that the only way?

 

This should help:

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng35.shtml

Just scroll down till you get to the water pump part.

Josh

 

I actually have a print out of this write up and it doesnt say "if you have to or dont" take off the belt. What im trying to avoid is if i do have to take off the belt, then wouldnt i need to change the t-belt tensioner also(because u cant reuse it)?

 

1.Is there a way i can take of the t-belt tensioner off and put it back on(reuse it)?

2.Do you have to take off the t-belt to gain access to the water pump?

ANY THING WOULD HELP AT THIS POINT!
Thanks

 

Pretty sure there's a way to reuse the tensioner. I've seen a how-to showing how you compress the piston back into the tensioner using the stopper on the pulley. I don't remember if it was a screw that went in somewhere or if there was a tool used to turn the pulley.

What year is your car? I have an 01 with the water pump a little up and to the right of the tensioner (in the block) and I would obviously have to take the belt off (at least release the tension) to get it out. Anything that's belt driven will have to have the belt taken off. But I don't know which belt drives the water pump on the earlier 1.8Ts.