nynyvtecjstkickdinyo

travleing at say, 20mph....?

no discernable noise.... just engine shutdown.

does that sound like a TB failure? Is it always catastropic in terms of other damage?

car has 61k miles.

5speed6 v.2

...I've been waiting for my friend Phills 2.0T to blow up...he's got almost 65K on the odo.

2PUTT

auto normally shuts down. more damage can be made from a manual car breaking a TB.

nynyvtecjstkickdinyo

she said it just died. no fuss no muss, it just shut off.

2PUTT

probably $300 - $800 labor and material.

gk1

I experience a timing belt failure on a 90's escort and it's not a problem since the pistons do not collide with the valves when the belt breaks. However I believe every Audi is interference fit and will likely bend the valves if the belt breaks while the engine is running.

Schlampenschlepper

I also had the timing belt go as well.