Audi A3 2.0 TDI - Service Question?

[Adam Evans]

Hi gang,

My audi is coming up to 70k + 5 years +

Just wondering what you would recomended it having done.

I regularly change, oil, air, fuel, etc the standard stuff.

What about Cambelt / Timing belt if it has one?
Gearbox oil?


Any other suggestions would be great.

I have to do

New pads + discs
New droplinks
New Glow plugs

 

[RichardT]

Cambelt should be changed at 50K miles (unless it is a chain - depends on engine)

 

[traindweller]

Hi gang,

My audi is coming up to 70k + 5 years +

Just wondering what you would recomended it having done.

I regularly change, oil, air, fuel, etc the standard stuff.

What about Cambelt / Timing belt if it has one?
Gearbox oil?

Any other suggestions would be great.

I have to do

New pads + discs
New droplinks
New Glow plugs

Adam,
ref the Cambelt, (if it has one), you will get multiple opinions on this one ranging from 5 yrs to lifetime belts! My suggestion to you is to look in your handbook or with your specific model on the Audi site then decide what you want to do or want to pay.

As an example my 2016 1.4 on the Audi site states 140,000 with no time limit. You can see the difference from the old 5 year rule but personally would I go 140 k before changing given the potential for damage, no, but probably will about the 70/80 k which for me is going to about year 7/8 if I keep it.

 

[BrummieLad]

Hi gang,

My audi is coming up to 70k + 5 years +

Just wondering what you would recomended it having done.

I regularly change, oil, air, fuel, etc the standard stuff.

What about Cambelt / Timing belt if it has one?
Gearbox oil?


Any other suggestions would be great.

I have to do

New pads + discs
New droplinks
New Glow plugs

Gearbox oil needs to be done every 40k or 3 years so you have about 10k,to go assuming it’s been done at 40k. However this only applies to the S-tonic/DSG models as your post doesn’t mention which gearbox you have.

Yours car has the ea288 engine which is cam belt driven so I would be looking to get the this and water pump done too. Also worth checking the shock absorbers for leaks as they are notorious for leaking at an early age on this model, so at 70k they are probably passed their best if not already changed.

Also check the condition of the fan belt and look for any cracks. The genuine part is cheap but if it breaks the potential damage can run into the thousands. If it breaks it normally eats into the timing belt cover and into the timing belt and knocks out the timing as result which will result in valve/piston damage. This happened to me on one of my cars quite a few years ago and annoyingly the car had just been serviced at a main dealer 3 weeks prior and did not flag this up on their “health check”In fact the service sheet said it was in good health. I didn’t know at the time I could have kicked off a fuss to Audi and got it fixed so ended up footing the bill myself. Luckily though I only had to buy the parts as the labour for the engine rebuild was carried out free of charge by a family member who specialises in vag & bmw.