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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Wheaton, IL (Chicago 'burbs)
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Most everyone I know with an Audi replaces at 60-80K miles. The old 12V 2.8 engine isn't heavily stressed but still will break a belt, and that's an interference engine so you'll bend valves when it breaks.
There's a lot of good info on the old AudiWorld forum, but most people have migrated over to QuattroWorld now after AW changed it's format. I've done two Audi t-belts myself but on my A6 with the same 2.8 (at 60K miles), and my allroad with the 2.7 twin turbo (65K). In each case I pulled the front bumper off and took out the radiator.
Don't forget to replace the water pump while you're in there. You're doing all the same labor so it's cheap insurance to do the water pump at the same time. Almost any Audi shop will automatically quote the job with the t-belt, tensioner and H2O pump.
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Ed
'86 911 Coupe (endless 3.6 transplant finally done!)
'14 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0 Turbodiesel (yes they make one)
'97 BMW 528i (the sensible car, bought new)
'12 Vintage/Millenium 23' v-nose enclosed trailer
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