Getting Worried!
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QUATTRO_REP
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mine is on 68k, and im getting mine done next month with the full major service inc the water pump, haldex etc... in my experiance they should last 80k but i aint chancing that i had a tensioner snap on my old pug rallye and that cost me a fortune!
Presumably you've posted this thread in response to the previous one with the guy who'd belt went and took some valves and bits with it. In which case you should have already read the advice.
The belt on my A3 was changed at 79k (by previous owner). If i'd owned the car i would have changed it after 60k/5 years, whichever came first.
Audi have their advice but, as posts on here will testify, it could fail before that. If you have a full Audi service history then if it does go early and you are out warranty then you 'should' be protected (as the guy in the other thread was).
If i were you i'd change it at the next scheduled service (assuming that's within the next few months and you're not planning on piling 20k on the clock beforehand). Of course, if you favour independant specialists for servicing then you may want to consider getting it done even sooner.
People seem to panic a little about cam-belts. If you change them every 60k/5yrs then you really have nothing to worry about. If you have a full Audi service history then even in the event of a failure you should be covered by them.
The belt on my A3 was changed at 79k (by previous owner). If i'd owned the car i would have changed it after 60k/5 years, whichever came first.
Audi have their advice but, as posts on here will testify, it could fail before that. If you have a full Audi service history then if it does go early and you are out warranty then you 'should' be protected (as the guy in the other thread was).
If i were you i'd change it at the next scheduled service (assuming that's within the next few months and you're not planning on piling 20k on the clock beforehand). Of course, if you favour independant specialists for servicing then you may want to consider getting it done even sooner.
People seem to panic a little about cam-belts. If you change them every 60k/5yrs then you really have nothing to worry about. If you have a full Audi service history then even in the event of a failure you should be covered by them.
Booth_S4
Riding on V8 power
I was told by an audi specailist that 100k is when audi say to change it! id personally do it alot before this!
mad max
sixth gear
had mine done at 49k since then audi have done a u-turn on the suggested mileage you should have it done.think they used to quote 80k but this is no longer the case.
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My local VAG dealers suggest 5 years or 60k miles...and always have.
It's cheap insurance methinks...
It's cheap insurance methinks...
Secret Squirrel
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I've always done 4 years / 40k miles on my Ibiza, but for the S3 I pushed it to 50k. I think Audi now say every 4 years (?). As Ess_Three says, for £300 it is cheap insurance.
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My car had the cambelt snap at about 70k before i bought it. "Fixed" by a vw dealership at the cost of about £2k to the previous owner. Then i found out they hadn't fixed it properly so i had to get it done again. £1500 later and all is sorted.
So get it changed as soon as!
So get it changed as soon as!
