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Kelvin · 02-13-2005, 12:23 AM

Hi tenpennies,

Welcome to the forum. I dont think that you are going to get a definitive answer to this because it is one of those items that is pretty critical and so most people are willing to change it sooner to avoid the risk of it failing and causing significantly more damage than its value. My general opinion is that Audi would recommend the change long before its determined lifespan and so the book replacement is probably a good guideline. Of course there is always the chance it may fail early but I believe that is the exception rather than the rule. Remember that experiences noted in any forum are a very small sample of the overall population and problems highlighted here tend to carry alot more emphasis.

If it is worrying you then perhaps for your own peace of mind when driving the car, it would be a good idea to change it earlier rather than later but consider a compromise around 70K to 75K as you did.

02-13-2005, 12:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kelvin Full Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 149 Gallery: (0)	Hi tenpennies, Welcome to the forum. I dont think that you are going to get a definitive answer to this because it is one of those items that is pretty critical and so most people are willing to change it sooner to avoid the risk of it failing and causing significantly more damage than its value. My general opinion is that Audi would recommend the change long before its determined lifespan and so the book replacement is probably a good guideline. Of course there is always the chance it may fail early but I believe that is the exception rather than the rule. Remember that experiences noted in any forum are a very small sample of the overall population and problems highlighted here tend to carry alot more emphasis. If it is worrying you then perhaps for your own peace of mind when driving the car, it would be a good idea to change it earlier rather than later but consider a compromise around 70K to 75K as you did.