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Old 10-03-2005, 08:35 AM
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how hard is changing water pump for 2000 A6 2.7t and how much they go for
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i just tried to add water, i cant drive the car anymore, the whole water just drop on the ground.
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Default You are leaking coolant? I would try to ID where the leak is coming from.

labor for the water pump is like labor for a timing belt so....I would make sure it's not a broken hose or something first.
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If it is the water pump, do a full timing belt service.
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Big 2nd!
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Default $1300 for the job?

am towing it to the mechanic now, i believe its water pump because there is a sound coming out from it. i took it to a mechanic for an estimate it was $1300 for water pump and timing belt service. $400 parts $900 labor.
is that how much it go for, i looked around and water pump goes for $70-$100
and if i follow these instruction will it work wtih my model
https://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng39.shtml
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Well the water pump dicretion in the TECH section works? even though its for 2.8
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even bigger 3th
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Should be more like $900. How many hours did they quote and whats their labor rate?
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Default Re: I dont know just gave me an estimate of how much it will cost

thats all they did, took it to my friend garage and said it will cost around $700-$900 for him


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