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Timing Belt

obi604 · 2010-06-23 12:35:07

I have a 2005 Audi A3 turbo Diesel, 2 litre, 140 BHP, SE model, 3 door. It is early 2005 so its not the facelift Audi A3 that was brought out later that year At how many miles is it recommended to change the cambelt/timing belt on this car ? P.S. I dont even know if it has a timing belt or a cam belt and dont know the…

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I have a 2005 Audi A3 turbo Diesel, 2 litre, 140 BHP, SE model, 3 door. It is early 2005 so its not the facelift Audi A3 that was brought out later that year

At how many miles is it recommended to change the cambelt/timing belt on this car ?

P.S. I dont even know if it has a timing belt or a cam belt and dont know the difference between the 2 !!!

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#2 23-06-2010 1:29pm

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"Timing belt" and "cam belt" is the same thing. However, some engines have a chain instead of a belt which may not need to be changed on regular intervals.

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#3 23-06-2010 1:36pm

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Ring a dealer or look at the service book but I think the pd tdi is 4 years or 80k miles the common rail one I think is 120k. If I was you I'd check it out...

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