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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 2009 Volvo XC90
Comprehensive set of images showing a typical timing belt replacement job. As you can see, a lot of other parts had to be replaced, either because they or broken, or as part of maintenance. The vehicle had only 85K miles.
Oil leaks around the camshaft actuator
ECU sockets. The control modules has to be removed to gain access to the timing belt
Passenger engine mount had to be unbolted to have better access to the water pump
A broken plastic fitting on the thermostat housing on a 2009 Volvo XC90
Another view of the timing belt area shows the oil and coolant leaks
Oil and coolant leaks in timing belt area.
Closeup of the leaking front camshaft seal
Oil leaks in the back of the engine pointing to leaking rear camshaft seals
New camshaft seals were installed
Closeup of the new front camshaft seal
Valve cover prior to spark plug removal
Engine block was cleaned before installing the new water pump
New water pump and tensioner were installed
New idler pulley
View of the crankshaft after the oil pump was removed
Old paper gasket on the oil pump shows oil leaks
Oil pump was removed, new paper gasket, oring and crankshaft seal were installed
Special tool to hold the camshafts in place
Font crankshaft sprocket with the belt installed
New timing belt was installed
View of the timing belt area after engine was cleaned and new parts were installed
New thermostat housing in the center. Notice the part is made of metal and only the small barb fitting is made of plastic. Guess what will fail first?
Defective master cylinder, pedal sinks to the floor
A used part was supplied by the customer, but it didn't fit. One reason not to buy your own parts
A new master cylinder was installed
Leak from the drive shaft axle seal
Defective drive axle
The defective drive axle
Brake pads were almost gone
Old pad vs new pad
Tie rods had to be replaced, too