Newer A6 engines have Timing belt or chain?
03-18-2011, 10:56 AM
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Newer A6 engines have Timing belt or chain?
2007 and up A6 - 3.2 ( belt or chain?)
2009 and up A6 - 3.0T Supercharged ( belt or chain? )
2008 and up A6 - 4.2 V8 ( belt or chain?)
I'm assuming any other AUDI I get in those years with those motors are all the same (Q5, Q7, A8 etc ? )
BTW I did search this topic here as well as online..so if the info is already out there I must be really bad as searching..
I am in the market for a newer Audi ( not brand new )
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2009 and up A6 - 3.0T Supercharged ( belt or chain? )
2008 and up A6 - 4.2 V8 ( belt or chain?)
I'm assuming any other AUDI I get in those years with those motors are all the same (Q5, Q7, A8 etc ? )
BTW I did search this topic here as well as online..so if the info is already out there I must be really bad as searching..
I am in the market for a newer Audi ( not brand new )
Thanks
03-18-2011, 01:40 PM
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All Models Listed above have a TIMING CHAIN. All A6 C6 Audis have a timing chain to be exact.
(The only C6 that might have a timing belt is the Euro model 2005 2.7TDI)
(The only C6 that might have a timing belt is the Euro model 2005 2.7TDI)
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03-18-2011, 01:55 PM
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2.7 TDI has a chain (V6)
2.0 TDI has a toothed belt 4 pot
1.9 TDI has a toothed belt
2.0 TFSI has a toothed belt.
The 1.9 TDI toothed belt has to be changed at 95,000 miles
The 2.0 TDI & 2.0 TFSI toothed belt has to be changed at 114,000 miles
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03-18-2011, 04:24 PM
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That's great news....thanks this is very helpful!..Now I just need to decide what I want.
BTW this may be a stretch for my pockets but the V10 in the S6...timing chain also right?
BTW this may be a stretch for my pockets but the V10 in the S6...timing chain also right?
03-18-2011, 08:49 PM
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Yes the S6 is also a Timing Chain, happy shopping! you won't have to worry about a timing belt change.
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03-27-2011, 06:36 AM
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Just wanted to follow up and say the 07 A6 is gone and I just purchaced a 07 S6...I have a ton of questions for this and will be here alot trying to learn and find answers and hopefully contribute. Thank you all for being so incredibly helpful.
03-29-2011, 12:28 PM
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I hope you know the 04 A6 has a timing belt and a whole timing belt tensioning system that needs to be replaced, amongst a ton of other parts. If it's under 75k do not wait for 75k to change it, failures as early as 68-70k, 60-65k is the safe timing to change it.