Audi 100 2.5 TDI - So how many miles will she do?

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from Courtney Thomas > contains these words:

> Exactly which Haynes manual pertains to the '90 Audi Turbo 200, please ?

No idea - I was talking about the Audi 100 2.5 TDI 5-cyl as mentioned in
the subject!

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from Courtney Thomas > contains these words:

> Exactly which Haynes manual pertains to the '90 Audi Turbo 200, please ?

Possibly this one...
http://tinyurl.com/dopb9
(eBay uk auction, 5½ hours left)

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Steve,

I've tried to write you off line but, even though I omit the SHOES, your
email address still doesn't work.

Do you not accept personal email ?

Courtney


On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:04:40 -0400, Steve Sears wrote:

> Courtney,
> No, you can replace the belt with it in the car, it's just easier with it
> out of the car. You should replace the water pump and the front crank seal
> while you have the thing apart.
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
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> "Courtney Thomas" > wrote in message
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>> Can the "cam belt" be replaced without removing the engine ?
>>
>> The reason I ask is that the factory manual starts the replacement
>> instructions with the statement, "with the engine removed".
>>
>> Thanks to everyone for the kind advice,
>>
>> Courtney
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:50:06 +0100, Guy King wrote:
>>
>> > The message >
>> > from Courtney Thomas > contains these words:
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>> >> Do I also have to replace cam belt(s) and if yes,
>> >> will it tear up the engine when they break ?
>> >
>> > In my opinion - yes and yes.
>>

"Courtney Thomas" > wrote in message news
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:11:09 +0100, Guy King wrote:
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>> The message >
>> from Courtney Thomas > contains these words:
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>>> Can the "cam belt" be replaced without removing the engine ?
>>
>> We're talking about the straight-5, yes? In that case, yes, and quite
>> easily. The Haynes manual tells you how.
>
> Buy,
>
> Exactly which Haynes manual pertains to the '90 Audi Turbo 200, please ?

Get one of the factory manual CD on ebay, they have all the audis for the past 20 years and it's only a couple dollars.

cp

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> "Courtney Thomas" > wrote in message
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> > On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:11:09 +0100, Guy King wrote:
> >
> >> The message >
> >> from Courtney Thomas > contains these words:
> >>
> >>> Can the "cam belt" be replaced without removing the engine
> ?
> >>
> >> We're talking about the straight-5, yes? In that case, yes,
> and quite
> >> easily. The Haynes manual tells you how.
> >
> > Buy,
> >
> > Exactly which Haynes manual pertains to the '90 Audi Turbo
> 200, please ?
>
> Get one of the factory manual CD on ebay, they have all the
> audis for the past 20 years and it's only a couple dollars.
>
> cp

the procedure is the same on all petrol five pots whether a turbo or
not and yes it can be done in the car, its really easy! any old haynes
will do!

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"Adrian Sims" > wrote in message
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> Thanks for all the replies so far!!
>
> Cheers
> Ad

Adrian, just to follow up on what others have written, the procedure is
basically the same for all of the in-line 5-cylinder engines. The 2460 cc
diesel 5-cyl is good for many hundreds of thousands of miles, if properly
looked after. But... (and it's a big "but") the cam belt does need changing
at the right intervals, because if it breaks or slips, the pistons will hit
the valves and you'll knacker the head. I see you're in the UK, so you'll
need a decent belt for the "maximum revs" smoke test in the MOT anyway, so
I'd be inclined to change it just before the MOT every two years.

Also be warned that the belt drives the water pump (water pumps seem to be
one of the weak spots of many Audis) and if the pump seizes it'll take the
belt with it. This actually happened to me last year on my A6 5-cyl diesel
(basically the later version of your model) very shortly after a new belt
had been fitted. The belt didn't actually break, but it stripped some of its
teeth with expensive results. So I would change the belt and the pump at the
same time. On the later 100/A6 you have to take half the front of the car
off, so you may want to get someone else to do it. On earlier 5-cylinder
models it's easier (I've actually done a cam belt on a 1997 model petrol
100) but the crankshaft nut can be "entertaining", to put it no higher. See
numerous threads on this in Google.

In response to the question from another poster about the Haynes manual for
a 200 Turbo, the manual number is 0907 (covers the petrol 100/200) and
Haynes' website indicates they have it in stock. It doesn't include quattro
aspects (come to think of it, I thought all 200s were quattro, BICBW) but
it's a useful manual with far more information than some of their more
recent stuff.

Regards

Jonathan