Audi A8 3 0 Tdi Cambelt Or Chain

Handling is superb and with a much shorter lighter chain cam v6 engine the car is basically better balanced than the 6 0 w12 hj s car.

Audi a8 3 0 tdi cambelt or chain. Also if it is a cam belt what s a good price to have it replaced i m sure i ve read that it needs changing at 70 000 miles and i m on 67 000 miles now. The a3 has both a cambelt and a timing chain the timing chain will sound like diesel car when it s due for a change. Which models have a belt chain. Cambelt is on the left side of the engine and the chain is on the right side.

Till 2002 audi a8 cars with the 6 0 w12 engine had a chain and the rest had a belt. I am new this posting stuff but i have an 08 audi a5 coupe 3 0 tdi before that i had the a6 allroad on 07 plate. In this year range only the 2 0 tdi has a belt and the others are chain driven. The cambelt you change every 100000km.

The 3 0 tdi engine aroused admiration from journalists and clients who drew attention to fantastic dynamic characteristics. 3 0 tdi quattro extremely impressive rivalling mercedes s320cdi but with added benefits of less weight four wheel drive roadholding and better economy. 3 0 tdi cam belt or cam chain 18 03 2012 08 38 pm i have a 3 0 tdi cab b7 on a 2006 plate. I have done both on my à3 and it s now at 165000km with no problem.

The 3 0l v6 tdi engine was developed by audi a member of the volkswagen group and introduced in 2004 as the new engine in the audi d3 a8. From 2002 till 2009 cars with the 3 7 and 4 2 v8 engines had a chain and others such as the 2 8 fsi and 4 0 v8 had a chain. From 2005 to 2008 the 2 7 v6 3 0 v6 and 3 2 v6 have a chain and the other a4 s have a timing belt.