New timing belt kit

[puggsy21]

Hey everyone,

I need to get hold of a timing belt kit for my audi a3 1.8 turbo 2001 AUM engine i have phoned and asked the dealers they want £132 is that a good price or can someone point me to a bit cheaper or better quality kit other than audi.

I love my car but not to the extent that audi dealers told me would be around £440 for parts and fitting got a mate doing it for £100 does alot of these jobs i would do it but due to not having a drive or shelter and my long work hours i just dont get the time to do anything on it at the moment so paying him alot more to have all these parts i got sitting here fitted and setup

cant wait till i take it to him end of next week

Reason i have asked just wanted to find out if there was a popular place or brand people stick to

Thanks

 

[vrbob]

Contitech is the brand normally used with timing belts

this is the Euro car parts contitech kit including pulley and tensioner

Audi | Euro Car Parts UK’s No.1 Car Parts Retailer

same kit on ebay £50 less Quality Timing Belt Kit AUDI A3 1.8 T 1.8 QUATTRO 1.8 T QUATTRO 1.8 96-04 | eBay

 

[puggsy21]

cheers vrbob that link for that kit that will def fit my car then wasnt sure which one when i looked earlier had 5 diff ones come up using my registration

 

[vrbob]

It states it fits your 2001 S3 as it also states it fits my 2002 S3

For peace of mind drop them an email to confirm but that's the kit I get linked to on ECP`s website using my registration. And you wanna make sure you get the kit with the new tensioner and pulleys like the one I linked to

 

[puggsy21]

is it the same as mine i listed i have a a3 not s3 lol :thumbsup:

 

[vrbob]

Sorry that will show me for skim reading

It states in the list of compatible cars that this kit fits and Audi A3 2001 1.8t Quattro so I cant see why it wouldn't fit your car

 

[puggsy21]

ok cool just to ask whats the difference between these from dealers ones

 

[vrbob]

not a lot as I think the OEM stuff is contitech too so probably just the pricing that's different

 

[puggsy21]

ok cool thanks for the help