Iam just finishing the timing belt replacement on my 2015 Jetta TDI, EA288, CVCA engine. I had a few surprises, one being the lower timing cover has been bolted to the oil pan with bolt heads inside the oil pan. The water pump is driven by the back, smooth side of the belt, I had the wrong pump shipped from Rockauto, they won't take it Adheringto our owners manual recommended timing belt replacement at 130k miles is likely perfectly acceptable. Chances are, since most of us are paranoid whack-jobs, we'll replace the belt at 100k. Chopping off 23% of the belts' advertised service life is probably a small price to pay for comforting our insanity. 7. AudiB8 2.0 Timing Chain Kit Replacement Symptoms. Timing chain failure happens on the Audi B8s due to the original style tensioner. This tensioner had a critical design flaw which allowed the tensioner to max out and stretch the chain. 2010-2013 Audi A5 Quattro; 2012-2013 Audi A6; 2013 Audi A6 Quattro; 2011-2012 Audi Q5 Iam about to buy a used 2011 Audi A5 coupe TDI black edition. I am concerned that although the car has a full Audi service history the timing belt had never been changed. The car is 6 years old with 64,000 on the clock. their own specification extends the timing belt change to 5 years for the 59-plate onward. Theaverage price of a 2019 Audi A5 timing belt replacement can vary depending on location. Get a free detailed estimate for a timing belt replacement in your area from Values OurAudi timing belt tool rental program allows technicians to use the special tools required, without the investment. For example, a set of special timing belt tools for a 3.0L engine can cost around $600 or more. Audi Timing Belt Tool Rental Kits can be in your possession for a total of 7-days. We add appropriate transit time to your 7 Theaverage price of a 2012 Audi A3 timing belt replacement can vary depending on location. Get a free detailed estimate for a timing belt replacement in your area from Values Thereplacement of the timing belt in the Audi A5 2.0 TDI is expected to reach 210,000 km. Since this is a very long interval without any time limit, it is always recommended to carry out a check when approximately 150,000 km is reached. My05 Audi A4 2.0T FSI S-Line has full Audi History and the Belt was changed at 4 years old and 115,000 miles by Audi - Currently on 132,000 miles 2.0 TDI Cambelt change & warranty situation. funkycat; May 12, 2005; Replies 1 Views 1K. May 12, 2005. Japper. J. 2.0 TFSI Timing belt change. KRL; Mar 27, 2009; Replies 15 Views J Jack110473 Discussion starter. 7 posts · Joined 2016. #1 · Aug 2, 2016. Hello, I am about to take delivery of my first A5 - 2.0 TDI Black Edition - woop woop. My first question is does the TDI have a timing Belt or Timing Chain? The car has done 89k and when looking through the Service history, there is no indication the timing belt has rRSB0.