Idler Pulley?????

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Old 12-06-2006, 07:01 PM
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Why did Audi go from not having an idler pulley on the earlier model 5 cyl, to having one?
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Be my guess that they increased the rev limit of the engine and wanted a longer timing belt to make tensioning less of an issue at higher revs.
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That makes sense!
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