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Let me ask you guys, does the Q5 3.2 engine have the same issue with timing chains and tensioners? I am considering buying one and was looking in these forums for reason I should not buy one. I too have faced the timing chain issue but in my 2005 A6 C6 3.2 engine. Audi wanted 11,000 to fix it. I got it fixed by an indy shop for 4800.00 along with other items so basically 3000 for the time chains. Beginning to wonder if Audi is a good choice anymore.
As another data point on this subject, I had my 2012 2.0T checked yesterday for the timing chain tensioner issue.
As it happens, there is a plug they can pull to see the tensioner and find out what's what. I have the newer version of the tensioner. I pulled my 2012 off the lot in March of 2012 so there's that.
The old version of the tensioner has gear teeth on only one side of the piston and the new one has teeth all the way around the piston, at least according to the guy who looked at mine. Plus my tensioner is less than 20% of the way to its limit so my timing chain is in good shape at 53K miles.
That's a load off my mind, and it cost $59 to find out I get to save $1600 should I have needed to proactively replace the parts.
As another data point on this subject, I had my 2012 2.0T checked yesterday for the timing chain tensioner issue.
As it happens, there is a plug they can pull to see the tensioner and find out what's what. I have the newer version of the tensioner. I pulled my 2012 off the lot in March of 2012 so there's that.
The old version of the tensioner has gear teeth on only one side of the piston and the new one has teeth all the way around the piston, at least according to the guy who looked at mine. Plus my tensioner is less than 20% of the way to its limit so my timing chain is in good shape at 53K miles.
That's a load off my mind, and it cost $59 to find out I get to save $1600 should I have needed to proactively replace the parts.
FYI for those who keep track of this.
This is great news - mine is a late 2011 build so I know it has the problematic tensioner and I was planning to have it replaced this fall before heading out to Phoenix. Will definitely do this inspection first tho and hopefully avoid the cost of replacement.
I pray that this is not the problem that I am having. 2012 65,000 miles all of a sudden just would not crank 2 weeks ago....audi doing all kinds of diagnostics and know nothing yet other than all 4 cylinders have zero compression...
I would get rid of it. Unfortunately I didn't and am faced with a $12,000 repair bill because their faulty timing chain snapped and destroyed my engine. Audi offered me a $1500 credit on a new Audi. I will never buy another Audi again.
Sorry to hear your pain. Can others chime in and share a positive story of Audi covering a timing chain failure with similar mileage and Audi only maintenance?
Unfortunately my experience with Audi and my broken timing chain is horrible. I had the car towed from Audi and had it done at an engine rebuilder for a $2000.00 saving.
So, you guys are saying my 2016 2.0 engine will fail within 3-4 years?
I just had a timing chain/tensioner failure on my Q5 at 68k. Absolutely absurd. It will cost about $4,500 to fix it all. I agree, I have had multiple 2T engine cars, and they all had issues.
I am so upset by this that my family (lifelong Audi/VW owners) are now leaving the brand for good.
Brandon, first off I'm so sorry this happened to you (and for the holidays of all times). Can you provide more details about your car such as the year, service history, etc? Also can you be more specific about what the $4,500 is comprised of? Depending on what was damaged, you may be able to do the job a lot cheaper and I can help you in this regard with information.
I know you are upset now but I wanted to let you know that leaving Audi/VW for good won't help this matter if you buy another car with a similar engine. I moved over to the Audi brand recently from 20 years of Porsche and other German cars and I can tell you Porsche has all these exact same issues. I wrote this in a recent post "Modern small displacement turbo-charged engines offer tons of benefits but are very complex systems with multiple failure points, all of which need to be watched and maintained." A lot of people, even experts here do not understand this. Wanting to have all the benefits of modern technology in these engines, simply stated, does come with a cost.
This was my timing chain tensioner at 78K just before I caught it. It's very possible the screen has ripped off your cam bridge as well.
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BTW, silver tt, which advanced measuring block is that VCDS screen shot? Even though I don't have any timing chain issues yet in the Q5's 2.0L engine, I would like to view/monitor its condition w/ my VCDS like I'm doing for my '06 A6 Avant 3.2L engine. Thanks.
05-24-2016, 07:30 PM
