"Buying a Used Audi" <qazimo@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a3f98bd2.0411111849.460dcd75@posting.google.c om...

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>My car is a 2001 A4 with 83K miles on it, driven by a girl with care...
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Ok...BEWARE! The timingbelt in Audi´s tend to get bored, if girls are
driving them. So it might commit harakiri, instead of breaking as a result
of tear and wear. Also, you´d have to be carefull not to let the timingbelt
hear words such as "60.000 miles", "tb-tensioner" and so on! You´ll have to
whisper these words, when you are close to the engine...otherwise it might
put 2 and 2 together - and actually start making trouble, ´cause it would
know something were supposed to be wrong at its present mileage.


</end of joke>

Really...are you kidding us!? *ROFL*



--
Gio

 

Steve Sears wrote:
> qazimo,
> Why not try for a record - see if it reaches 300K!!! The belt cares not
> about the driver's gender, and if it was "serviced at _VERY_ regular
> intervals" dontcha think the belt would have been replaced already?

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> "Buying a Used Audi" <qazimo@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:a3f98bd2.0411111849.460dcd75@posting.google.c om...
>
>>Do you guys still recommend changing the timing belt at 60K miles. My
>>car is a 2001 A4 with 83K miles on it, driven by a girl with care, and
>>serviced at very regular intervals. Should I still change the timing
>>belt now or let it past 100K? as it is a 2001 is it still falling
>>under the notorious belt breaking? what do you suggest? Please advise

Steve, your posting begs the question about what kind of driving causes
the belt to fail, regardless of when it it should be changed:

I'm convinced that someone driving nice and easy, seldom over 3000 rpm,
never over 3500 rpm, should get much more life out of their timing belt,
compared to someone regularly running their engine over 5000 rpm, often
redlining.

I'd like to know how many of the "nice 'n easy" drivers here have broken
timing belts (assuming that their son or daughter isn't redlining it on
weekends).

/Robert

 

Steve Sears wrote:
> qazimo,
> Why not try for a record - see if it reaches 300K!!! The belt cares not
> about the driver's gender, and if it was "serviced at _VERY_ regular
> intervals" dontcha think the belt would have been replaced already?

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> "Buying a Used Audi" <qazimo@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:a3f98bd2.0411111849.460dcd75@posting.google.c om...
>
>>Do you guys still recommend changing the timing belt at 60K miles. My
>>car is a 2001 A4 with 83K miles on it, driven by a girl with care, and
>>serviced at very regular intervals. Should I still change the timing
>>belt now or let it past 100K? as it is a 2001 is it still falling
>>under the notorious belt breaking? what do you suggest? Please advise

Steve, your posting begs the question about what kind of driving causes
the belt to fail, regardless of when it it should be changed:

I'm convinced that someone driving nice and easy, seldom over 3000 rpm,
never over 3500 rpm, should get much more life out of their timing belt,
compared to someone regularly running their engine over 5000 rpm, often
redlining.

I'd like to know how many of the "nice 'n easy" drivers here have broken
timing belts (assuming that their son or daughter isn't redlining it on
weekends).

/Robert

 

In message <Owqld.8654$d5.73658@newsb.telia.net>
Robert <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote:

> Steve, your posting begs the question about what kind of driving
> causes the belt to fail, regardless of when it it should be changed:

There are likely to be many factors involved in detemining the service
life of the timing belt - yes, style of driving will almost certainly
have some bearing, but I would guess that pure age and number/degree of
temperature cycles will be just as significant.

--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

 

In message <Owqld.8654$d5.73658@newsb.telia.net>
Robert <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se> wrote:

> Steve, your posting begs the question about what kind of driving
> causes the belt to fail, regardless of when it it should be changed:

There are likely to be many factors involved in detemining the service
life of the timing belt - yes, style of driving will almost certainly
have some bearing, but I would guess that pure age and number/degree of
temperature cycles will be just as significant.

--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

 

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:22:06 GMT, Robert <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se>
wrote:

>I'd like to know how many of the "nice 'n easy" drivers here have broken
>timing belts (assuming that their son or daughter isn't redlining it on
>weekends).

I'm not always a "nice 'n easy" driver, and neither is/was my sister,
from whom I bought this Audi, but for the most part we are just
regular drivers who know how to shift the gears correctly and enjoy
the power of the car. We don't/didn't race the car, but we did do
highway mileage at 75-80 MPH, well within the car's performance
capabilities and not exactly abuse. I've never broken a timing belt
(and I used to drive a Dodge Colt, which had a Mitsubishi interference
engine).

I replaced the TB/water pump/etc. on this 1998.5 A4 2.8 at 67k miles
and am now at 82k miles, with plans to inspect the serpentine belt at
90k miles for possible replacement.

 

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:22:06 GMT, Robert <rxobert.bxrown@txripnet.se>
wrote:

>I'd like to know how many of the "nice 'n easy" drivers here have broken
>timing belts (assuming that their son or daughter isn't redlining it on
>weekends).

I'm not always a "nice 'n easy" driver, and neither is/was my sister,
from whom I bought this Audi, but for the most part we are just
regular drivers who know how to shift the gears correctly and enjoy
the power of the car. We don't/didn't race the car, but we did do
highway mileage at 75-80 MPH, well within the car's performance
capabilities and not exactly abuse. I've never broken a timing belt
(and I used to drive a Dodge Colt, which had a Mitsubishi interference
engine).

I replaced the TB/water pump/etc. on this 1998.5 A4 2.8 at 67k miles
and am now at 82k miles, with plans to inspect the serpentine belt at
90k miles for possible replacement.

 

I reason I am saying driven by girl with care is that I think the way
an engine is driven may have an effect over the suggested interval of
timing belt change. You see if you rev the engine most of the time, it
will make the belt do more rounds, ultimately more prone to breakage.
You see its like, if you abuse an engine it might last for 100K
while there are drivers that may run a similar engine for 200K?
Does it make any sense to you guys?

 

I reason I am saying driven by girl with care is that I think the way
an engine is driven may have an effect over the suggested interval of
timing belt change. You see if you rev the engine most of the time, it
will make the belt do more rounds, ultimately more prone to breakage.
You see its like, if you abuse an engine it might last for 100K
while there are drivers that may run a similar engine for 200K?
Does it make any sense to you guys?

 

Uzytkownik "Buying a Used Audi" wrote
>I reason I am saying driven by girl with care is that I think the way
> an engine is driven may have an effect over the suggested interval of
> timing belt change. You see if you rev the engine most of the time, it
> will make the belt do more rounds, ultimately more prone to breakage.
> You see its like, if you abuse an engine it might last for 100K
> while there are drivers that may run a similar engine for 200K?
> Does it make any sense to you guys?

Bare in mind, it's usually the tensioner that fails, not the belt itself.

As far as whether it's a good thing that the car's been driven by a girl and
serviced at regular intervals - well, this probably means the oil was only
changed every 10K miles and the oil was mineral (that's what the dealer
uses). If you have a turbo, I'd say that's a bad thing.

If you have the Audi Assured warranty up to 100K miles, then I guess you're
fine. If the TB/tensioner goes before that mileage, Audi will fix all the
damages under warranty. If you don't have Audi Assured, then you're taking
a big risk, IMO.

Cheers,

Pete