'06 A8 timing belt controversy
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Only 2006 has BGK, everything else before the facelift BFM. 06 is the only year with belt and the engine code is different from the others belt.
Cheers,
Louis
Cheers,
Louis
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Have an '06 A8 mfg'd in Oct '05, dealer tells me the change from belts to chains was made in July'05. They say my engine code is BGK so it takes a toothed belt. Trying to make sense of that. Is there a physical exterior difference in the belted and chain engines?
Thanks guys, Ralph
Thanks guys, Ralph
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I do not now have an Audi with a timing belt, but had one on the first of the Audi 8's (I believe - model year 1990), called the V8.
BUT, I do own a Porsche 928 GTS (and owned 5 928's previously) all of which have a similar belt for the cam drive/timing. I do 95% of my own service work on this car. These belts are longer than the Audi belts, and many 928 owners, myself included have found that Continental belts tend to stretch over time significantly more than the OE Porsche belt, or the aftermarket Gates belt. A 928 parts supplier friend has determined that Gates is NOW the OE supplier for the Porsche OE belt (928 production was stopped in 1995), and the only one I will buy for my GTS.
So, I'd probably be much more oriented to buying a Gates belt if I were needing a replacement for a pre-2007 Audi. Just my 'opinion'.
Gary Knox
BUT, I do own a Porsche 928 GTS (and owned 5 928's previously) all of which have a similar belt for the cam drive/timing. I do 95% of my own service work on this car. These belts are longer than the Audi belts, and many 928 owners, myself included have found that Continental belts tend to stretch over time significantly more than the OE Porsche belt, or the aftermarket Gates belt. A 928 parts supplier friend has determined that Gates is NOW the OE supplier for the Porsche OE belt (928 production was stopped in 1995), and the only one I will buy for my GTS.
So, I'd probably be much more oriented to buying a Gates belt if I were needing a replacement for a pre-2007 Audi. Just my 'opinion'.
Gary Knox
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