Jonathan Morton
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Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:42 am Post subject:
Re: Audi 100 2.5 TDI - So how many miles will she do? |
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"Adrian Sims" <adrian.sims2@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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Adrian, just to follow up on what others have written, the procedure is
basically the same for all of the in-line 5-cylinder engines. The 2460 cc
diesel 5-cyl is good for many hundreds of thousands of miles, if properly
looked after. But... (and it's a big "but") the cam belt does need changing
at the right intervals, because if it breaks or slips, the pistons will hit
the valves and you'll knacker the head. I see you're in the UK, so you'll
need a decent belt for the "maximum revs" smoke test in the MOT anyway, so
I'd be inclined to change it just before the MOT every two years.
Also be warned that the belt drives the water pump (water pumps seem to be
one of the weak spots of many Audis) and if the pump seizes it'll take the
belt with it. This actually happened to me last year on my A6 5-cyl diesel
(basically the later version of your model) very shortly after a new belt
had been fitted. The belt didn't actually break, but it stripped some of its
teeth with expensive results. So I would change the belt and the pump at the
same time. On the later 100/A6 you have to take half the front of the car
off, so you may want to get someone else to do it. On earlier 5-cylinder
models it's easier (I've actually done a cam belt on a 1997 model petrol
100) but the crankshaft nut can be "entertaining", to put it no higher. See
numerous threads on this in Google.
In response to the question from another poster about the Haynes manual for
a 200 Turbo, the manual number is 0907 (covers the petrol 100/200) and
Haynes' website indicates they have it in stock. It doesn't include quattro
aspects (come to think of it, I thought all 200s were quattro, BICBW) but
it's a useful manual with far more information than some of their more
recent stuff.
Regards
Jonathan
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