Value : 2003 BMW M5 50,000 miles

[Nostril Cheese]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

no, new audis are more reliable, better made, and better to drive.

lmao. :d

[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by RANDY P

if its really cold outside and I turn full lock on an uneven surface I get a chatter....

Your tensioner is probabaly getting weak.

me too, but only if car is sitting still and i crank the wheel abruptly.

i was thinking tensioner and a belt shud b good to go

[RANDY P]

Start with just a belt. Remove fan, swap belt. Quick n easy. Remember the fan is reverse threaded. I use a crescent wrench and a small prybar wedged against it and over one of the surrounding bolts that hold it. Takes .02 seconds to remove it, no fancy tools needed

Make sure the fan isn't cracked while its out

Just screw in it back on, give it a light tap on wrench to tighten it, that's it. It tightens as it runs.

[911SauCy]

roger that

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by RANDY P

Audi isn' a DIY friendly car- at all. That S4 timing chain issue isn't just on the V8 cars. A few miles out of warranty?

NO way.

rjp

That's a 10 year old Audi. I was referring to the brand new models. They've always had nicer interiors, but just about any comparison will rate the new Audis as being better to drive than comparable BMWs. The reliability surveys are putting Audi near the top of the list. BMW seems to be more about tech, less about the driving experience in their modern cars.

[RANDY P]

I guess we'll see about that. It don't look like it's getting any better..Not like I would know anything about "New" cars....

Check back in 5 years.

rjp

[RANDY P]

One more thing-

PS pump- they are known to work loose at high miles- I loctited mine when I first got the car to avoid this- remove belt, then pull (3) bolts one at a time and apply loctite:



Today's drama: my recent Behr radiator lasted 18 months- split at seam- which explains the recent bleed problems I encountered-

Wonderful.

[911SauCy]

My expansion tank exploded wednesday, taking the fan shrowd with it.

fixing tomorrow