Timing chain replacement
Timing chain replacement
I have just read that Audi recommend that the timing chain is replaced between 50 and 100k miles at a cost of £6k (main dealer prices)
Can anybody verify this or have any experience of having it changed and how much please?
Thanks
Can anybody verify this or have any experience of having it changed and how much please?
Thanks
Re: Timing chain replacement
Thought this was just the s4 v8 engine that needed the chains doing at that mileage
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Re: Timing chain replacement
£6000? Ha ha time to sell up!
I thought rs4 didn’t need doing??
I thought rs4 didn’t need doing??
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Currently remapped vw caddy
& 2009 rs4 saloon, TTS supercharged, mrc mapped, miltek catback, kwv3, h&r arbs, gutted precats, ceramic brakes 610bhp
Re: Timing chain replacement
The rs4 v8 timing chains/engines are built to last till 150k "on paper" according to audi I believe, and as mentioned above its the a4 v8 that suffered from timing chain issues and need replacing much sooner, do you have a link as to where you read this, cheers.
Re: Timing chain replacement
i have never read any where the chains had to be replaced the guides yes but not the chains but high milers it might be worth while but a hell of an expense
if your near MRC pop in and talk to them there nowt they dont know about the RS4 or give them a call they will set you straight about it
if your near MRC pop in and talk to them there nowt they dont know about the RS4 or give them a call they will set you straight about it
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Re: Timing chain replacement
I think they are supposed to be done at 155,000 but when I asked my local indie they said just to leave them until they start getting noisy.
Think I am about 28 miles short of hitting that figure.
Will post an update next week when the engine blows up.
Think I am about 28 miles short of hitting that figure.
Will post an update next week when the engine blows up.
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Re: Timing chain replacement
Thanks for the replies guys. It's not something I'm concerned about. Just thought I would ask the question bearing in mind I hadn't heard about it before. Seems like the facts aren't strictly correct on honest john then.
Re: Timing chain replacement
I think the S4 engine used plastic parts on the guides or possibly the tensioners which is why they had issues failing once they had higher mileage on them.
On the RS4 these parts were made of metal so not an issue.
I remember reading about a B7 RS4 in Germany that had over 200,000 miles on it (and still going strong) that was still on its original chains.
On the RS4 these parts were made of metal so not an issue.
I remember reading about a B7 RS4 in Germany that had over 200,000 miles on it (and still going strong) that was still on its original chains.
Misano Red RS4 B7 Avant
Re: Timing chain replacement
+1 on this! It's the v8 fitted to the s4 and others where guides/tensioners are on borrowed time 80k upwards - probably why you can pick up s4's for next to nothing these days as they're nearly all high milers.
coffey555 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:19 pmI think the S4 engine used plastic parts on the guides or possibly the tensioners which is why they had issues failing once they had higher mileage on them.
On the RS4 these parts were made of metal so not an issue.
I remember reading about a B7 RS4 in Germany that had over 200,000 miles on it (and still going strong) that was still on its original chains.
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Re: Timing chain replacement
I had a B6 S4 and the chains started to rattle at 60k. So off loaded in part ex for my 1st RS4. You know when they start to rattle, especially on a cold start.
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Re: Timing chain replacement
Good to know Cov, hopefully I don't hear the rattle for a few years yet but it will need doing one day.
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Lovely looking RS4, dark blue was always my first choice of colour.
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Re: Timing chain replacement
Well I'm going to run mine into the ground and whatever needs fixing it will be fixed. I hope I've still got it when I'm 77 like my grandad who had a 2.8i Special Capri and a 1.9 205 GTi on fully comprehensive any driver. He was such a top grandad as he used to let me and my brother drive them both.
RS4 B7, Mugello Blue, K&W V3 & HR ARBs, set up by Centre Gravity, Milltek Valved Non Res & cat bypass pipes, BMC air filter, braided hoses, DOT 5.1, Terraclean, MRC Full Carbon Clean, MRC remap 448PS 477NM, 20" S7 alloys with 4mm spacers & Hawke spigots 66.6 > 57.1, AP Racing front discs. Sold Sept 2019. Now rocking an F80 M3
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Everyone tells me I only look 52
RS4 B7, Mugello Blue, K&W V3 & HR ARBs, set up by Centre Gravity, Milltek Valved Non Res & cat bypass pipes, BMC air filter, braided hoses, DOT 5.1, Terraclean, MRC Full Carbon Clean, MRC remap 448PS 477NM, 20" S7 alloys with 4mm spacers & Hawke spigots 66.6 > 57.1, AP Racing front discs. Sold Sept 2019. Now rocking an F80 M3
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