Too much time on my hands

[mjhamilton]

Heres my story..

Audi A6 2.4SE Tip with all the bells and whistles... 1997-2000 owned by my father inlaw who got it out on Sundays to polish (oooh eeeerrr).. did a total of 3000 miles in 3 years (receipt for £35k from Audi dealer).. nice.

Sold it to me for £15k in 2000 and I have owned it since.. for the first 3 years I got it serviced by main stealer... but in August 2005 I missed a beat and changed the oil myself.... in 7 years I have done 33k miles (total 35k at the moment) and gone thru 1 set front pads, 6 tyres.. and that is about it..... since the last service in 2005 I have done 12k miles.... and now I am abroad 2 days a weeks and am down to less that 20 miles a week..... just bought new front and rear pads from EBC and will fit in a few weekends time.

To get to the point.... never changed my cam belt... age/mileage arguement comes into play here I know... looked at it at the weekend and it doesn't look all that worn... I have no idea what the car is now worth (£2-3K??)... belt change is £5-700....

So who has an opinion??

 

[dummi]

cambelt should be changed as a rule every 70k miles or 5 years regardless of appearance to keep in the safety margin

 

[meatychi]

You have not had to spend much cash on maintaining this motor!

I would have it changed just for piece of mind! Just because it hasnt been used as much as most, it doesnt mean that it is safe to use.

 

[Drmatrix]

I agree for safety reasons you should change the Cambelt.

 

[Dan Frederiksen]

if you've run it into a tree at high speed it might be worth 2-3k£. otherwise I would expect double that. (if it is a C5, not a C4)
also although I've never owned a car, 500£ seems high for a belt change

 

[Maggot]

Heres my story..

Audi A6 2.4SE Tip with all the bells and whistles... 1997-2000 owned by my father inlaw who got it out on Sundays to polish (oooh eeeerrr).. did a total of 3000 miles in 3 years (receipt for £35k from Audi dealer).. nice.

Sold it to me for £15k in 2000 and I have owned it since.. for the first 3 years I got it serviced by main stealer... but in August 2005 I missed a beat and changed the oil myself.... in 7 years I have done 33k miles (total 35k at the moment) and gone thru 1 set front pads, 6 tyres.. and that is about it..... since the last service in 2005 I have done 12k miles.... and now I am abroad 2 days a weeks and am down to less that 20 miles a week..... just bought new front and rear pads from EBC and will fit in a few weekends time.

To get to the point.... never changed my cam belt... age/mileage arguement comes into play here I know... looked at it at the weekend and it doesn't look all that worn... I have no idea what the car is now worth (£2-3K??)... belt change is £5-700....

So who has an opinion??

I would definitely change the cambelt but I wouldn't use an Audi garage, too expensive. I was quoted £750 by Audi and charged £300 by my local and very reliable garage.

 

[AJO]

Cambelt change can be bought of Ebay from an Audi dealer for £395

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUDI-CAMBELT-AND-TENSIONER-CHANGE-ANY-A4-A6-V6-Engine_W0QQitemZ110123411417QQihZ001QQcategoryZ10372QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[meatychi]

At that price im gonna have to take a trip upto Stafford when the time comes!

Good find!

 

[Drmatrix]

Ive heard of a company called cambelt kings they are apparently very good
These are the details give them a call and see what they say
You never know


Cambelt King
13 Totman Crescent
Rayleigh Essex SS6 7UY
Tel: 01268 774813

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