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Always keep an eye on the timing belt condition of the Audi A3.

Model: Audi A3 8V, MK 3 - Years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Part: Timing belt

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In this video, we see a very important message about the need to keep the timing belt of our Audi A3 under control: in fact, the car in the video has only 134,000 kilometers, so it is far from the minimum mileage of 200,000 km for which the belt should be replaced, but it went to the workshop for another job and it was possible to notice that the belt was in really bad conditions: the belt was hardened, probably due to the heat reached under the hood, especially in summer, with the air conditioner on cooling in the cabin but heating in the engine.

The belt must therefore be visually checked at each service, or before each long journey, in order to avoid very serious problems with the engine.


Posted on 16 October 2025 by ScegliAuto


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