Hi, after a bit of advice. I have a 2006/7 2.0 TFSI just over 5 years old, 37k miles.

It's due a cambelt change based on age and wondered if you would trust an indie to undertake it or is it an Audi main dealer only job. I was thinking i could supply the parts incl water pump and save myself some a fair bit of cash. Are any other parts recommended apart from the belt and pump, i was thinking of the kit from Euro car parts.

So would you, advice happily received

Thanks in advance

David

Hi David, Extra bits are hydraulic tensioner, tensioner, roller & engine mount bolts.
All but the bolts are in the EuroCarPart kit.
The only prob supplying your own parts is, if something goes wrong & belt fails, the garage may blame the parts rather than that they installed something incorrectly.If the garage supplies all part & fits them, they can't blame any one else.
Its something I would never skimp on to get it a bit cheaper.

Edit, just realised its a Mk2, parts info may not be correct.
Hoggy.

How about an independant Audi specialist, instead of main dealer? Then you save on dealer labour rates, get the expertees and a decent stamp in your book.

Thanks for the replies.

i thought i'd fire off a message to Eurocarparts to get the list of included parts. With our discount the parts look like £65 - £70. They look like they are branded Continental. (i thought they made tyres )
The garage i was going to use is one i've used for years and has always looked after my cars including my departed Boxster (yeah i know ) so i think i trust them.

Just nervous

If it's an independent that you have used and trusted in the past then I see no reason not to.

If you had a Seat Leon or a Golf would you take it there? Same engine. Nothing to worry about.

I went with a well respected VAG specialising indie for my cambelt change. I now feel more confident with their work than an average dealer and they tend to treat your car much better too.

It is also advisable to change the tensioner and idler pulleys and the water pump when doing the cambelt, just really because once you have access it is easy to do them.

Mine is a 2.0 TFSI build in September 2006, BWA engine. Last service it had (at an official Audi dealership) was September last year at 41k miles. I asked them specifically what about the cambelt? Due or not due? Their simple answer: not due. It's good for 112.500 miles and no age indication at the moment.

On a French forum I found an age limit of 12 years. The 12 year old cambelt in my MX-5 still looks pretty good too (30k miles)

Audi did put in a special sprocket that eases the load on the cambelt, for a longer and happier life. I'd recommend checking with official Audi dealers first regarding the replacement of this belt. Continue using it may even be better than having an Indie who is not familiar with the internals of this engine fooling around with it.

TT-driver wrote:Mine is a 2.0 TFSI build in September 2006, BWA engine. Last service it had (at an official Audi dealership) was September last year at 41k miles. I asked them specifically what about the cambelt? Due or not due? Their simple answer: not due. It's good for 112.500 miles and no age indication at the moment.

On a French forum I found an age limit of 12 years. The 12 year old cambelt in my MX-5 still looks pretty good too (30k miles)

Audi did put in a special sprocket that eases the load on the cambelt, for a longer and happier life. I'd recommend checking with official Audi dealers first regarding the replacement of this belt. Continue using it may even be better than having an Indie who is not familiar with the internals of this engine fooling around with it.

The dealer quoted mine on time, hence the 5 years. You hear so many varations on when to change it. There are also so many scare stories of the consequences and i don't want to take a chance. I will ring another dealer tomorrow to confirm though.

Thanks

David

Welcome. Do ensure you tell your dealer the engine type in your car. At first I was quoted the 5 years too, but then that appeared to be for the AXX engine, not the BWA.

davek9 wrote:Thanks for the replies.

i thought i'd fire off a message to Eurocarparts to get the list of included parts. With our discount the parts look like £65 - £70. They look like they are branded Continental. (i thought they made tyres )
The garage i was going to use is one i've used for years and has always looked after my cars including my departed Boxster (yeah i know ) so i think i trust them.

Just nervous

You trusted the Indy with your Porsche, but your worried about an Audi !!!

In the service schedule, states TDI's every 133,000 miles, 2.0 TFSI every 114,000 miles, no mention of time for either.

I thought the book said 115k miles with no mention of a time alternative?

Have checcked with a ccouple of dealers both same story,

Official line is 5 years or 75k miles whatever comes first, so parts now ordered from Euro car parts and indie to fit,

Thanks for all your help

David

It's definitely 5 years. I phoned about 6 different dealerships and they all had the same answer.

Not worth risking IMHO....

CWJ wrote:It's definitely 5 years. I phoned about 6 different dealerships and they all had the same answer.

Not worth risking IMHO....

There is definately no time mentioned in the service schedule, just the mileage I've indicated.

Its interesting because I have just checked my service schedule on my TFSI 2.0 (Its done 30k and is 5 years old) and its states change toothed belt at 115,000 miles with no mention of a time limit. Is this 5 year thing possibly just good for business for Audi UK? From my experience with Audi uk, I'd be more tempted to trust the advice from Germany.

On the sticker at the front of the booklet it sates my engine is a BWA. Could someone explain what this is?

Many thanks