Sent A4 to dealer, and recommended i change my timing belt, and fix an oil leak, est $3000.
12-15-2005, 10:30 AM
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Sent A4 to dealer, and recommended i change my timing belt, and fix an oil leak, est $3000.
What can i do to reduce that amount? Is there something i can bu online myself to save money? Which one is a bigger priority?
I'm currently at 97000. Should i do both at a time?
I'm currently at 97000. Should i do both at a time?
12-15-2005, 10:33 AM
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STF & DIY, or shop elsewhere from stealership.
You will save $ buying parts from ECS or eBay. If for some weird reason you decide to go with the stealership, make sure they change the TB tensioner, too, as mine argued that it was not necessary and they did not work it into the original estimate.
12-15-2005, 10:37 AM
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what kind of oil leak?
If it's just a gasket, like valve cover or something, it's a $20 part and easy labor if you're even mildly mechanically inclined.
I'm assuming you have a 2.8 if you've got 97k on it and this is your first TB change. If you've got the 1.8t, you're flirting with disaster!
TB kit is ~$280 in parts and a weekend of labor with a buddy.
DIY if you can work on cars, take it to an indy shop otherwise.
I'm assuming you have a 2.8 if you've got 97k on it and this is your first TB change. If you've got the 1.8t, you're flirting with disaster!
TB kit is ~$280 in parts and a weekend of labor with a buddy.
DIY if you can work on cars, take it to an indy shop otherwise.
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12-15-2005, 10:45 AM
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TB never changed! I'm in the Bay Area, and if anyone has a place to recommend for a decent price,
beer will definitely be provided! ... This is a 2.8 quattro. According to Audi mechanic, he said he thinks it might be just the valves or the cam shafts (?), but he needs to go in and inspect the seals, thats a 2 hour job and thus, $1500. He deduced this oil leak by a flashlight on both the left and right sides of the engine.
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Thanks guys!
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12-15-2005, 10:49 AM
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You should do it all! As advised in these other posts, find someone on this forum!
If this is your first TB change, then park the car and don't drive it until the TB has been changed!I recommend learning how to do this yourself- my first real job on an Audi was the TB, and it turned out ok- I'd still be driving it if I hadn't totaled the car hitting a deer. The timing belt job is involved, but there's nothing technically complicated about it- I recommend using the white-out method with the OEM-style tool method. This job is very DIY-able and you will save yourself thousands (in your case).