Quote Originally Posted by Nitro1 View Post
"Audi Service Departments recommend performing this service when your vehicle reaches 100,000 miles, but we've seen symptoms of various forms of timing chain failures much sooner than that. Our kit will include everything needed to perform the recommended service and features all Original Equipment Audi parts along with updated parts that were revised by Audi after originally installed at the factory. These include parts like the problematic chain guide that cracks and is responsible for cold start rattles along with the tensionsers and adjusters that are prone to failure as well."

Couple of things...First...Very happy you guys put together a one stop shop to get all the parts for the service. I am, however, very disappointed in the above statement concerning this needing to be done at 100k. I have never heard any Audi service dept or indy shop remotely say that. . You deal with this issue when you hear the chain slap getting worse. Why would I spend the $6000-$8000 to fix something that is not showing signs of breaking yet? Or even a rattle?

This statement is one that has plagued our cars in the market for the last 3 years and it is so false! I would have expected a more positive statement from JHM "If you begin to hear the rattle or are in need of the repair then we are here for you." Instead of this untrue statement of needing to spend $$$$ for a repair that is not even in the manual for our car.

Now...when anyone comes to look or purchase a vehicle, they have JHM stating that our cars are needing some kind of expensive service at $100k. Which is totally false. Sorry to vent, but this really pissed me off.
Honestly you sound ridiculous. JHM has dealt with god knows how many cases of this. They have spoken to numerous sources to develop this kit and determine aproximately when and how you should go about addressing this issue WE ALL face. You sound like the guy who puts up an add stating Mint S4 with 95k little bit of rattle nothing to be concerned about and that couldnt be further from the truth. The statement plaguing our cars right now is that this issue affects less than 1% of owners and you shouldnt have to deal with this. This will cause a lot of owners to lose potentitally good engines by not doing this service preventatively. This is not oil consumption its a totally different situation.

No where here does JHM state it is mandatory to perform this service at 100k. They only make a reccomendation. They will be your first call if/when you should ever experience this so you should be a bit more greatful. This thread will not change the market for our cars. 06+ cars should have no issues selling with or w/o this service having been done for quite a while but on earlier models with higher mileage you have to take this into consideration imo. Sorry but the truth hurts.