All 2011 Audi A5 engines have a timing chain and are interference. See the data outlined in the table below. 2011 Audi A5 Belt Or Chain. Engine Option. 2.0L 4 Cyl. Turbocharged. Belt Or Chain. timing chain. Interference or Non-interference. Aug 29, 2020. #2. The VW / Audi UK guidance is generally 4 or 5 years, but you may see from internet research that this is subject to debate! Guidance for continental Europe is often that the belt is for a much higher time or distance interval, even that it's for the life of the vehicle. kgthomas. 84 posts · Joined 2016. #2 · Jun 15, 2016. Audi recommend 135000 miles or 5 years for changing of the cam belt. Make sure to get the water pump and tensioners etc changed at the same time. I usually do a fan belt at the same time also. Life is too short to sweat the small things :wink2: S. sam1970 Discussion starter. Originally Posted by eddie_m. Complete job without the cam adjuster was around 7000$ parts and labor warranty was paying for it and and since the engine was out I did additional things like one engine mount, thermostat, water pump pcv valve and two cam adjuster for the timing chain weren’t covered by warranty payed out of pocket around 2000$. From the model year 1996 to 2023 the Audi A4 has various engines with either a timing belt or a timing chain. However, all of its engines are interference. Scroll down to see specific data for your model year below. The timing belt (or chain) maintains the proper synchronization between the various engine components in a combustion engine. Subsequent DPF replacement interval is a minimum of 120,000 miles (195,000 km) thereafter. Audi of America, Inc. believes the information and specifications to be correct at the time of printing. Specifications, maintenance intervals, standard features and options subject to change without notice. If it is one of these older units that uses a timing belt the dipstick should be at the front of the engine instead of the left, and the oil filter will be lower. The recommended replacement interval is every 120,000 km (75,000 miles) or every 5 years. When replacing the timing belt, the tensioners, idler bearings, water pump and thermostat After years of timing belts, Audi and VW switched back to chains on some of their cars in 2005. For years, they had the timing belt turning one cam and a chain with a variable valve timing tensioner running the other cam. The 3.2L Audi engine has no less than four chains running the oil pump and keeping everything in time. The Recommended Fix for 2.0L TSI Timing Chains. Fortunately, the fix is a fairly easy one. Instead of following Audi’s recommendation of changing the oil every 20,000 miles (after the first five), do so a lot sooner. After repeatedly dealing with timing chain issues, our techs now recommend that you change your oil every 5,000 miles. aDMG.

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