1998 Audi A4 Quattro
Here is a typical timing belt / water pump job on a 1998 Audi A4 Quattro.
Just to replace the belts, the entire front of the vehicle has to be removed. That's the power of German engineering!
View of the timing belt before the repair
Major oil leaks
Major oil leaks from the camshaft seal
Major coolant leak from the water pump
Oil leak from the crankshaft seal
Bad oil leak from camshaft seal
Leaking radiator
View of the broken radiator
Broken axle boot. Clicking noises on turn
The other axle boot was broken as well
Oil leaks coming from the spark plug wells
Spark plug wells were full of oil due to leaky gaskets
Spark plug wells were full of oil due to leaky gaskets
View of the engine with the old spark plug well seals, after oil leaks were cleaned up. On the left side, the old timing chain tensioner that had to be replaced
View of the engine after replacing the timing chain tensioner
Valve cover and old gasket
New timing chain tensioner on the left and new spark plug well gasket
Close-up of the timing chain tensioner
Oil leaks were cleaned, and new components were installed. Water pump, hydraulic timing belt tensioner
Extremely tight clearance between the belt tensioner and the belt. Another marvel of German engineering!
New belts were installed, along with new tensioners
New timing belt in place
A used radiator provided by the customer was installed