Great information. I will check these things out. We will have a meeting
with Audi NZ today.
Thanks all for your help up to now!
Robert



"Pete" > wrote in message
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>
> "John Smith" wrote
> > replacing at 120,000 KM. Well, our A4
> > belt broke down at 113,000 and caused for thousands of dollars damage.
> Audi
> > New Zealand (who serviced teh car throughout its lifetime) is now
> saying
> > that 100,000 KM is considered HIGH MILEAGE for an Audi and doesn't
> want to
> > share the cost....
>
> Keep fighting with them. They should at least pay for part of the
> repairs. Premature timing belt/tensioner failures on the 1.8T engine is
> a well known issue, at least in the US, where Audi recommends 105K mile
> or even 120K mile change intervals for these parts, but most of us who
> are "in the know", replace them every 60K miles or every 4 years,
> whichever comes first. If you search the A4 B5 forum on AudiWorld.com
> you'll find a ton of cases like yours.
>
> Good luck with everything. Be sure to also replace the water pump while
> you're getting the other stuff replaced.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
>