A6 Cam Belts and auxilaries

a6glider · 08-26-2007, 11:19 AM

Just wondering if anybody else has experianced this problem.

I have just suffered the failure of an auxiliary belt (ribbed belt) tensioner on a 2.5Tdi A6. This has also caused additional damage hence the bill is looking very large.

Has a anybody else suffered this problem and if so at what milage. For info this one failed after being replaced 16K ago.

gsseow · 09-11-2007, 10:46 PM

Yes, my 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro had the tensioner/belt failed last Friday at a traffic light. It was real scary because I cannot steer or move the car. It has 66k on the odo. I'm looking at terrible choices:
$4k for repair of valves/pistons and related parts; or
$7k for replacing with used (2004 A6 with 50k) engine; or
$12k for replacing with rebuilt engine.

What did you do? I'm thinking of writing to Audi of America to see if they will bear the cost partially.

Thanks for the post!

08-26-2007, 11:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
a6glider Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Gallery: (0)	A6 Cam Belts and auxilaries Just wondering if anybody else has experianced this problem. I have just suffered the failure of an auxiliary belt (ribbed belt) tensioner on a 2.5Tdi A6. This has also caused additional damage hence the bill is looking very large. Has a anybody else suffered this problem and if so at what milage. For info this one failed after being replaced 16K ago.

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09-11-2007, 10:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
gsseow Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Gallery: (0)	Yes, my 2002 A6 3.0 Quattro had the tensioner/belt failed last Friday at a traffic light. It was real scary because I cannot steer or move the car. It has 66k on the odo. I'm looking at terrible choices: $4k for repair of valves/pistons and related parts; or $7k for replacing with used (2004 A6 with 50k) engine; or $12k for replacing with rebuilt engine. What did you do? I'm thinking of writing to Audi of America to see if they will bear the cost partially. Thanks for the post!

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