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03 A6 3.0 water pump question
Posted by: soxfan401 (17453) on 2015-01-19 17:00:50	Share \| Report

Hi all,
I have a quick question for all the Audi gurus on here. I am aware that the water pump is timing belt driven on the 3.0 engine, however can the water pump be changed without removing the timing belt.

A little back story here. I bought the car with 87k on it and had the timing belt kit done before I picked it up. About 15k later the water pump sized and snapped the timing belt. So they did the job again with minimal cost to me (thankfully). Fast forward another 15k miles and the water pump is once again leaking and whining. With the belt being only 15k miles old it should not need replacement again, so I am hoping that it does not need to come off completely and I can work around it in place.

Any thoughts are welcome.

Thanks!

Thread:

03 A6 3.0 water pump question - soxfan401 2015-01-19 17:00:50 (324 views)
- Once it;s apart, you shold always just go ahead and change eveything - JonD-2.7tDallas 2015-01-19 18:29:53 (309 views)
  - The pump can absolutely damage the belt. My totally unscientific observation is - just me 2015-01-22 12:45:14 (288 views)
    - Grant, I agree with your "unscientific observation" but your conclusion puts the cart before the - berniebenz 2015-01-22 16:00:01 (271 views)
      - I agree. Ergo replacement of those components. Now, as i said..  -  just me  2015-01-24 13:33:16 (259 views)
        
        Ergo, great word! Meaning: For this or that (undefined or unknown) reason. My better(?) plan,  -  berniebenz  2015-01-24 15:24:08 (280 views)
        
        I'm receptive to that, but fearful on TBs because...  -  just me  2015-01-26 13:08:25 (262 views)
        
        IME, waterpumps give warning. Bearings may or may not give warning.  -  4Driver4  2015-01-26 13:46:55 (266 views)
        
        except transmission fluid ;)   -  kinderutz  2015-01-26 14:58:32 (262 views)
        
        LOL.   -  4Driver4  2015-01-26 18:06:20 (224 views)
        
        x2   -  just me  2015-01-27 20:55:09 (209 views)
        
        You are saying: nothing lasts forever, except transmission fluid!...?   -  berniebenz  2015-01-26 15:16:10 (274 views)
        
        lol   -  ThetaTau87  2015-01-26 17:33:32 (265 views)
        
        ;)   -  kinderutz  2015-01-28 22:04:29 (209 views)
      - Bernie, your logic is spot on.  -  4Driver4  2015-01-22 16:20:36 (252 views)
        
        "however I have seem a few with the teeth stripped off due to age/dryrot." A WAG in all probability!  -  berniebenz  2015-01-22 17:19:15 (286 views)
        
        Drive one to failure sometime and then you'll get to see how they actually look when they fail due  -  Dave Doolittle  2015-01-22 21:15:19 (263 views)
        
        I'm trying!   -  berniebenz  2015-01-25 16:23:23 (232 views)
        
        "No other parts contributed to the failure as far as I could tell." How far was that?  -  berniebenz  2015-01-23 15:33:02 (246 views)
        
        yes   -  Dave Doolittle  2015-01-23 17:49:43 (227 views)
  - But DFWAB! - berniebenz 2015-01-20 15:40:44 (238 views)
    - can you tell if the timing belt was damaged by looking at it? - JonD-2.7tDallas 2015-01-20 22:35:15 (237 views)
      - Yeh, if it has two ends.... - berniebenz 2015-01-21 10:20:46 (241 views)
    - Not that simple. Risk/cost assessment needs to be done. - 4Driver4 2015-01-20 16:49:46 (275 views)
      - And you, many still carry collision insurance on these old buckets! Keep it up, support the economy! - berniebenz 2015-01-20 18:56:30 (265 views)
- I have no direct experience with the 3.0, but every other Audi timing belt V engine by I've worked - ThetaTau87 2015-01-19 18:07:45 (336 views)
  - I have every intent on changing the brands. The shop that warrantied the first job and the ensuing - soxfan401 2015-01-19 19:06:30 (288 views)

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