try and post it.

 

I just got a maintenance update directly from Audi. The update shows that the 2.0T FSI
engine reqires timing belt replacement at 110,000 miles. The 1.8T requires belt replacement at 75,000 miles.

According to my dealer every owner of an Audi with the 2.0T FSI engine should be receiving this maintenance update right away.

 

I got mine in the mail yesterday.

 

i dont think a car with 75k miles can be babied and nothing over 2k RPM

go to indy shop to get it done

 

Help Fellow Audi Friends. I have a 2006 Audi A4 1.8 convertible. It has 36,000 miles on it and runs great. I took it to a dealer for a squeaky brake problem and was told that I needed new pads, rotors, and was told that even though Audi recommends replacing the timing belt at 75,000 miles, since my car is a 2006, it should be replaced because of its age to the tune of $1,800. What do you think? Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

The quote seems really high, but yes, you should probably consider doing the timing belt/water pump job at that age even without the miles. Belts get brittle with age and you do not want that to snap.

Just had mine done at the dealership for $1200 OTD and they ate $250 of diagnostic fees as part of the job, so there is definitely some wiggle room in that quote.

 

Get yourself a excellent independent Audi mechanic and chop that to 800.

Or do it yourself for 400 with quality parts.

 

For comparison, my indie shop charged around $900 for my 2.7T and $1150 for my 2003 A4 3.0.

 

As many of you know, a4 2.0 b7 has a current recommended timing belt replacement at 110,000. Also, a number of dealers and independent shops are still recommending the change at 75,000. Since this is the only engine in those yrs that has a recommendation of 110,000, I am not sure if they recommend it out of lack of knowledge or a true feeling that over 75,000 is unsafe.

While there can always be an occasional failure, have the people on this board seen excessive numbers of timing belt failures between 76,000 and 110,000? I would guess that Audi would not make this recommendation of 110,000 unless they felt comfortable with it. Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

No science, but here's my opinion. The A6 2.7T manual says 100-110k, but conventional wisdom on the forums is 75-80k. The may be a little conservative, but why take the risk of pushing a $1k repair another 20k and maybe end up with a $6-8k repair. Can the TB or components fail sooner - sure. I changed my 2.7T TB at 85k and 180k. I changed the A4 3.0 at 90k. Sometimes it is not just miles, but age. Rubber deteriorates over time, as well as from use. Everything has a cost-benefit attached.


As far as the dealer sticking with 110k - I suspect it is for liability reasons and they are told to stick to the party line. If dealers start saying change it sooner because they are unreliable, they can be accused of 1-generating needless repair work or 2-undercutting the oem, the owners manual, and potentially exposing VAG to liability.