Timing Belt SF bay area
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Timing Belt SF bay area
recently had my TB inspected at 34k ...
"found excessive wear on TB, advised customer belt needs to be replaced"
i was very surprised about excessive wear?? .. i decided to get a 2nd opinion at another audi dealer - the 2nd dealer would NOT look inspect it (even if i paid)...
i was quoted $1800 to have it replaced along with water pump ...
anybody know of a 3rd party in Sf bay area that knows Audi TT that could inpsect it or knows of another dealer/3rd party that replaced theirs for less $$ ????
thanks
"found excessive wear on TB, advised customer belt needs to be replaced"
i was very surprised about excessive wear?? .. i decided to get a 2nd opinion at another audi dealer - the 2nd dealer would NOT look inspect it (even if i paid)...
i was quoted $1800 to have it replaced along with water pump ...
anybody know of a 3rd party in Sf bay area that knows Audi TT that could inpsect it or knows of another dealer/3rd party that replaced theirs for less $$ ????
thanks
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Try Oakland Audi on Broadway at 24th
They seemed real cool about recalls. They did my cluster repair and did my TB when I had the water pump replaced under warranty. The TB and thermostat was $600 over the warranty work so they might have a decent price too. They should, at least inspect it. I've had good luck at Royal Motors in SF too but no major work done there.
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default answer for most dealers as >>>>
it takes Audi off the hook for liability and generates revenue for the dealer....
Remember, the part that fails is usually not the belt, but a tensioner...and water pumps. With your cars age, and the fact you are still running OEM gear...it just may be time regardless of the answer you get.
ALl of these locations are a lot like doctors....you can go for multiple opinions to you get the one you want to hear. Keep that in mind as well...IMO
Remember, the part that fails is usually not the belt, but a tensioner...and water pumps. With your cars age, and the fact you are still running OEM gear...it just may be time regardless of the answer you get.
ALl of these locations are a lot like doctors....you can go for multiple opinions to you get the one you want to hear. Keep that in mind as well...IMO
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At 8 yrs old I'd forego the inspection and just get it done >>
You've had one negative inspection so they likely wouldn't cover you anyway.
If there are any symptons of a failed tensioner or water pump I'd presume that they are very short lived.
If there are any symptons of a failed tensioner or water pump I'd presume that they are very short lived.
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