A3Manley Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi guys i've just bought a 2010 audi a3 black edition 170 quattro, unsure if its had its cambelt changed but the cars only got 14k miles, should i be worryed? help please! thanks ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbish Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 With a car of that age, I'm sure you'll have a service manual. Have a peruse, it'll take 15 minutes and you will find the service schedule for each period and it will tell you at which point the belt will need changing. I guess it'll be at least 40k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3Manley Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Age is more what im concerned about? They say mileage or age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbish Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I wouldn't have thought age would have that much to do with it. 5 years to a modern car, is not a lot. I would just stick to the mileage figure if it has a full service history. I don't think they perish or corrode at that age. I guess the truth is I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't worry, it'll be ages before you need to think about it. However, I've just read this, but I'm still not convinced! One response is that it should be 4 years or 60k whichever comes first.....this is not gonna stop your worries! You're looking at approx £500, including water pump. http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/170-tdi-cambelt-price.156113/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3Manley Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 bump, any other opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I am pretty sure you can get away with it for a little while longer as its very low mileage. Maybe start putting some money aside for the change. However, if you want to be sure then I would get it changed. At least you will get that fuzzy feeling once it's been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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