Audi A6 2.8 V6 Cambelt cost

[mickyc79]

Anyone have any idea as to the going rate for cambelt (+water pump/tensioners etc) on an Audi A6 2.8 V6?

Have spotted a potential bargain, but needs cambelt changed. Might change the bargain side of it if it's almost as much as the car!

[Adrian E]

It won't be cheap and they require doing every 5 years or so, irrespective of mileage. Cost will depend a lot on how thorough a job you have done (i.e. tensioners, water pump, thermostat, ribbed belt) and how expensive local labour rates are. On our A6 I think the last belt was around £600, but we sold it a good few years ago now. Parts were something like £450 of that, using OEM bits

[mickyc79]

Thanks for the reply...If it was £600 a few years ago, i don't imagine it will be much cheaper now.
Car looked a bargain @ £1000, but this is probably why.

Cheers

[Adrian E]

If it's been done properly at some point it'd be tempting to run it as per bangernomics principles till the belt snaps, if the intention is to have a cheap runabout and you can afford to dump it whenever that happens? It could last many years, but the risk is it could snap tomorrow....

[mickyc79]

Apparently the kit to change the cambelt is included, seller just hasn't gotten rounds to doing it yet.

[GeorgeR]

A few years back I ran an A8 with 2.8 V6 engine. Had the belt changed prior to delivery but the engine then chewed up the timing chain.

Shame as it was a lovely car.