Cambelt/ Timing Belt Interval: Audi A5 2.0 TDI 2015 – 17-07-2023, 04:07 PM Hi Everyone, I contacted Audi main dealer today to get myself booked in for a Ive not looked at the 1.5 but some of the modern engines are horrific when it comes to belt changes, the Ford ecoboost as an example gives a book time of 9 hours. It's a "wet" belt it runs inside Thereplacement of the timing belt in the Audi A5 2.0 TDI is expected to reach 210,000 km. Since this is a very long interval without any time limit, it is always Iam about to buy a used 2011 Audi A5 coupe TDI black edition. I am concerned that although the car has a full Audi service history the timing belt had never been changed. The car is 6 years old with 64,000 on the clock. their own specification extends the timing belt change to 5 years for the 59-plate onward. Ifyour Audi experiences any of these symptoms, call Triangle Imports immediately before you have a catastrophic engine failure. We are experienced at diagnosing and repairing serious problems like timing J Jack110473 Discussion starter. 7 posts · Joined 2016. #1 · Aug 2, 2016. Hello, I am about to take delivery of my first A5 - 2.0 TDI Black Edition - woop woop. My first question is does the TDI have a timing Belt or Timing Chain? The car has done 89k and when looking through the Service history, there is no indication the timing belt has AudiUK recommends a cambelt change interval of five years or 140,000 miles, whichever comes first, What I cannot understand is why main dealers are all saying the timing belt is due for replacement at 75,000 miles ( apart from money grabbing reasons) A6 C7 Avant 2.0 tdi; Audi Year: 2016; Share; Posted June 23, 2022. 2009 VW Jetta TDI, Golf TDI timing belt removal and replacement, JSW the factory recommended service interval. Make sure to change all these components because even if the new belt could last the next 120,000 miles, the other components won't. Tools and Parts list for VW Jetta, Golf, Sportwagen TDI and Audi A3 TDI timing belt replacement Inmy case with the B8.5 2.0TDI the book also says 210k km or 5 years. I agree 210k km is way too much. I got mine done at 140k km, as that was my mileage at 5 years. Audi A5 B8.5 Sportback, S Line, 2016, 2.0 TDI, Manual, 140KW/190HP. Reply Like. Adheringto our owners manual recommended timing belt replacement at 130k miles is likely perfectly acceptable. Chances are, since most of us are paranoid whack-jobs, we'll replace the belt at 100k. Chopping off 23% of the belts' advertised service life is probably a small price to pay for comforting our insanity. 7. GRPq.