Oil pump / Timing Belt / Oil sludge
#1
11-11-2005, 12:09 PM
Oil pump / Timing Belt / Oil sludge
I have a 2000 1.8T which is being serviced right now. I think i'm getting screwed on the labor.
Oil sludge clean up/new pump $1600
new timing belt $1000
Do you have to take off the timing belt to get to the oil pump?
Isn't costliest part of changing the timing belt getting to it in the first place?
Also they told me the oil sludge warranty extension didn't apply to my car. which upon rereading my letter from audi seems like it should.
Oil sludge clean up/new pump $1600
new timing belt $1000
Do you have to take off the timing belt to get to the oil pump?
Isn't costliest part of changing the timing belt getting to it in the first place?
Also they told me the oil sludge warranty extension didn't apply to my car. which upon rereading my letter from audi seems like it should.
#2
11-11-2005, 12:15 PM
RE: Oil pump / Timing Belt / Oil sludge
how many miles does you car have? it might be time to change your timing belt.. and if they are charging that much they should be changing everything (tensioners, water pump, etc) To my understand the oil pump is under the car so you would have to remove the oil pan not the timing belt. I hit a raised sewer hole cover once in my GTI Vr6 and i busted my oil pan once it was looked more closely we kinda noticed we busted the oil pump too
#3
11-11-2005, 01:40 PM
RE: Oil pump / Timing Belt / Oil sludge
You should raise a big fuss and call Audi and bitch. There have been a few posts about that. If you have had your audi serviced at dealerships for all the regularly scheduled maintainance and have the records to back it up, they should honor the warranty.
#4
11-11-2005, 02:02 PM
RE: Oil pump / Timing Belt / Oil sludge
ORIGINAL: sage22
I have a 2000 1.8T which is being serviced right now. I think i'm getting screwed on the labor.
Oil sludge clean up/new pump $1600
new timing belt $1000
Do you have to take off the timing belt to get to the oil pump?
Isn't costliest part of changing the timing belt getting to it in the first place?
Also they told me the oil sludge warranty extension didn't apply to my car. which upon rereading my letter from audi seems like it should.
I have a 2000 1.8T which is being serviced right now. I think i'm getting screwed on the labor.
Oil sludge clean up/new pump $1600
new timing belt $1000
Do you have to take off the timing belt to get to the oil pump?
Isn't costliest part of changing the timing belt getting to it in the first place?
Also they told me the oil sludge warranty extension didn't apply to my car. which upon rereading my letter from audi seems like it should.
#5
11-11-2005, 07:06 PM
RE: Oil pump / Timing Belt / Oil sludge
That does seem odd that the oil pump replacement costs more than the timing belt. Most of the labor for replacing the timing belt is removal of items to get to belt. Ive never had to change the pump due to oil sludging, only the oil pump pickup. How much of the oil pump is labor and how much is parts? That seems a little high considering once you drop the oil pan everything is right there.
#6
11-12-2005, 02:20 AM
RE: Oil pump / Timing Belt / Oil sludge
What type of oil have you been using, and on what change interval?
I have heard of others spending about $700 for an oil pan drop, oil pump cleaning or replacement, and engine flushing. The oil pan drop is complicated by the front crossbeam. If you are not yet critically sludged up, you may want to go for an engine flush, followed by a course of Auto-RX.
I have heard of others spending about $700 for an oil pan drop, oil pump cleaning or replacement, and engine flushing. The oil pan drop is complicated by the front crossbeam. If you are not yet critically sludged up, you may want to go for an engine flush, followed by a course of Auto-RX.
#7
11-12-2005, 02:22 AM
RE: Oil pump / Timing Belt / Oil sludge
The sludge warranty is VERY restrictive, since it is not the standard factory new-car warranty and therefore not subject of Magnuson-Moss. For example, if you do your own oil changes, you are NOT covered by the sludge "warranty," even if you keep all of your oil and filter receipts and maintain scrupulous records.
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