So I'm moving from las Vegas back to Idaho, my car has 82,500 miles on it, I have put about 3200 miles or so on it. What some things I should do to get ready? I have not done the timing belt nor do I know if it's been done. I will be leaving in about 2 weeks. Thanks guys. As of now it runs perfect no leaks has not used any oil. I will be doing a oil change for sure. It's about 1100 miles home. I know the normal stuff, Brakes, fluids ect ect. Guys on the S4 forum said I'm good for about 10K more miles tell Timing belt needs done. It will be just a straight shot home taking some brakes. Its a 2000 Audi S4. I will be driving the U-haul with car hauler with my show car and my friend is driving my S4.

 

Timing should've been done 20k ago. Pop off a timing cover and check for excessive belt deflection. If it's ok, drive easy. Do the basics - balance out all tire pressures, check tire condition, top off all fluids, check lights and brakes. I always throw some of each fluid in the trunk along with a real jack (don't trust the suicide jack). Do that and you should be ok.

 

The Audi Dealer ship and everyone on the S4forum said timing belt is good tell 90K.

 

I don't trust it from experience. Every timing job I've done on these cars shows significant piston extension on the damper by 60k, and those that had 80-90k were showing slop in the belts and nearly-full extension on the damper piston. Your car, your call, but I don't trust the dampers (one of the typical fail parts - the belt, incidentally, typically looks great). You can run it that high and be fine, or you may jump off the gas at higher RPM, experience a little kickback, jump several teeth, and mulch the valvetrain. I won't. I'll do them at 60k. It's money you're going to spend either way, so you may as well do it earlier and safeguard your engine, especially when the consequences are as costly as they are.

 

Here is some pictures of my belt. It looks pretty new. It had really good tension on it.