Why a water pump?

Why a water pump?

When doing major surgery it’s always best to error on the side of replacing parts that could go bad shortly, then having to the labor part all over again…

That is sound advice, Imagine replacing a timing belt (078 109 119 H) on an Audi S4 2.7 liter. in order to get to the timing belt you must remove the noise insulation, front bumper, air intake hose, engine cover panel, fan, air shroud for the fan, serpentine belt, belt tensioner, timing cover, timing belt, tensioner, and pulley. This process would take about 5 hours to do.

The replacement of a water pump (078 121 006 A) will require you to remove the noise insulation, front bumper, air intake hose, engine cover panel, fan, serpentine belt, and belt tensioner. This process should take about 4 hours. The water pump only costs about $103.oo

It would probably make sense to replace the serpentine belt (078 903 137 BL) and belt tensioner (078 903 133 AB) while it is off.

Pap-Parts has simplified the process by offering a kit with everything (078 109 119 H super 2). The only other piece that could use to replace is the serpentine belt tensioner.

Just a Thought...