1Z Bug: Interesting Defect Found

Hi,

When a car has 280,000 kilometers on the odometer (like my father's Audi 80 TDI 1z), then strange things start to break down.

- Recently, I replaced the head gasket and then discovered that two core plugs were in the trash (which I have already mentioned).

- The car has never really had any major problems. However, it was strange that the ribbed belt, including the tensioner pulley, was constantly failing. My newly installed ribbed belt and tensioner pulley failed after only 5000 km on a trip (I wasn't there, of course ). After that, my father went to the dealership. They then discovered that the aluminum guide that directs the rotating axis of the tensioner pulley was completely worn out. As a result, the entire console was replaced... don't even ask how much it cost... 600 euros -> they must be making a killing on that .

hello christian

They probably aren't quite right in the head!

I just checked in AKTE, just for fun, and the complete kit (including the aluminum casting, roller, spring element, and various small parts) costs less than 300 euros (which is quite expensive for such a small amount of stuff!). This is in addition to the ribbed belt. I'm not sure if that's for a replacement part or a new part. However, I looked at the Passat, but theoretically, the parts should be the same for the Audi. Did the people at the association charge 300 euros } for the replacement, which would take at most 1.5 hours on my Passat, even in the worst case?


edit: This would be something worth adding to the error database!

joergs wrote:

They probably aren't completely airtight!

Hi Joerg,

Austrians

Another dealer in Austria once read the error codes for my father's car (-> problems with the central locking). They charged him 70 euros for that . Something like that should cost a maximum of 5 euros... well, what can you do.

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Another dealer in Austria once read the error codes for my father (-> problems with the central locking system). They charged him 70 euros for that . Something like that should cost a maximum of 5 euros... well, what can you do .

or as part of our excellent service, and completely free of charge!

Association of Poor Businesspeople, basically!