Timing Belt Change

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It's now come to that time we're my timing belt is due to be replaced, is this a garage job or can it be done attempted at home, as I'm competent about doing jobs on my car but never done a timing belt on a Audi.

If it's a garage job, can anyone recommend a garage in the northwest /liverpool area.

What sort of price should I be expecting?

If doing it at home, were is best place to buy the kit from?

My car is a 2011 A4 with 2.0 TDi

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I have always heard people say it is an expensive service. Not sure how much it would cost. But the parts could be the pricey bit from what I have seen. I bought mine already and they seem steep.
 
Cheers, looked at GSF web site today and they around £272 (30% discount on first order, so £190). Part makes are Ruville and INA parts, who are OEM suppliers. But also found a Ruville kit with water pump for £140.


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Given the possibility of catastrophic failure resulting from a small error during timing belt kit renewal, I cannot advise that a timing belt be done outside an experienced workshop.
If you decide to go ahead yourself, get your special tools and torque settings ready. Beware, if you're slightly out on the timing you will get a cam sync error or, worse, a piston meeting a valve...followed by no compression and a sinking feeling inside (you). Triple check all torques and tensioner position.
Think carefully before taking this on. Good luck.
 
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Was thinking the very same thing myself and agree that if I did get something slightly wrong it would be a very expensive mistake.

What sort of costs am I looking at for a garage to do it?
 
vag-tech said:
Beware, if you're slightly out on the timing you will get a cam sync error or, worse, a piston meeting a valve...followed by no compression and a sinking feeling inside (you). Triple check all torques and tensioner position.
Think carefully before taking this on. Good luck.
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Thats why you turn it over a few times by hand when you're done and tripple check all the timing marks line up as they should after being turned over before you even think about firing up on her own power. ;)
 
Benten69 said:
Thats why you turn it over a few times by hand when you're done and tripple check all the timing marks line up as they should after being turned over before you even think about firing up on her own power. ;)
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The main goal here was to advise generally and help the OP avoid a potentially stressful and costly consequence of incorrect installation.
 
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Thinking about the comment advising the risk of doing myself, I got a price from a local Audi specialist who said it would be 4hrs work the price would be £460 using genuine Audi parts and also doing water pump and coolant change.

This is the only price I have at the moment so nothing to compare it to, but to me price seems reasonable as to by the genuine Audi parts myself is around £300.


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These are probably one of the easiest cars ive ever done a belt on. B8.5 2.0TDI 177ps

Did mine the other month and parts cost me £125 including the surcharge for the waterpump, new auxillary belt and £18 for 2 bottles of G13 coolant.

Took a while to get front end off the first time, but very easy as the whole front comes off with a few bolts once bumper and lights are out (you could alternatively slide it into the service position). Swing the front out the way and can easily access the belts.

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Key is to have the timing pins and slacken the bolts off the cam and fuel pump as they are vernier. run new belt and tighten, then nip up the vernier bolts. Spin round a few turns and stick pins back in.

Seriously easy. Mate who had the pins for it, did mine in less than 15minutes and between us we had the front end back on within 45minutes and all bled and running.

Wouldnt be paying more than £300 including labour for one of these engines at a garage.
 
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As you can see, the parts for a timing belt and 'major' service are next to nothing. £23.73 back off returning the waterpump and your timing belt and major service is £198.78 in parts (plus coolant). Labour myself, but it just goes to show how much garages and dealers rip people off for a few hours work and a stamp in a book.
 
That's a good price for the parts. I didn't know you could return the water pump. What are the timing pins? Cheers


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On the invoice you posted, it shows a parts club / Promotion discount. What did you use to get that? Cheers


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Just walked in and asked them for a price.

Be no harm in asking if its their best price they can do you. Worst they can say is no, but at least you tried.
 
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Just walked in and asked them for a price.

Be no harm in asking if its their best price they can do you. Worst they can say is no, but at least you tried.
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Cheers will give it a go


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I guess you are fairly comfortable with a set of sockets and spanners then?
 
Used to do a bit of grass tracking in the days before kids and marriage so used stripping down the car on a weekly basis and getting it ready for the next race and have always done the maintenance on my own cars, so don't mind getting my hands dirty.
 
Cool. Grab the pins and its a lovely little job for a saturday morning.
 
Before I do it, I could do with a Haynes manual or similar guide just to ensure I'm doing it correctly with doing it for the first time on this car. But yes it would be a nice weekend job.


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Which bits you unsure of? Can copy you the VW workshop manual for the bits
 
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If you could that would be great, not stripped down an Audi before hence not sure of the correct procedure for changing the belt. Happy to give it a go just wanted gave a guide handy. Cheers


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