Dodged a bullet...

**int2str** · 04-18-2008 11:27 AM

Hey all!

2002 A4 B6 3.0 Q 6-Speed here with around 92k miles.

Put it in the shop last week because it "ran a little rough". Turns out the valve cover gasket leaked oil into the spark plug holes which over time has killed a coilpack.

6 new plugs, coil packs, a new valve cover gasket, a new CV-boot and 2 upper control arms later, the shop gets a code thrown during their test drive - timing off on the right bank. Open up just enough covers etc to look at the timing belt - 8 teeth missing from the timing belt...

Seems like no valves were bent and no other damaged occurred. The car runs batter than ever - after $3000 in repairs.

I guess I dodged a bullet there. A snapped timing belt may have been a lot more expensive...

**scorneil** · 04-18-2008 11:34 AM

wow that is lucky. glad my tbelt is done

**My OOOO My** · 04-18-2008 11:45 AM

Awesome story. Glad to know 'they' caught it before catasthrophy.

**pondside36** · 04-18-2008 12:05 PM

Wow lucky... glad you caught it.. now it is time for me to get some free time to do mine..

**absolutegtr** · 04-18-2008 03:06 PM

I already changed my timing belt......but it would take but 10 seconds to pop off my cover and crank the engine over (by hand) to inspect....not a bad idea!