It also depends on how much you drive the vehicle. The best guide would be the car handbook to see what the manufacturer mileage recommendations are. It is safer to replace the timing belt even earlier than the manufacturer recommends. In general, however, timing belts needs to be replaced from 60,000 miles up to 150,000 miles.
All Audi Q5 engines from 2008 to 2021 are interference. A combustion engine relies on either a timing belt or timing chain to maintain the proper timing and distance between its pistons and the intake valves and exhaust valves in the combustion chamber. An old or damaged timing belt is prone to failure, which could lead to catastrophic engineHow to Replace timing chain on Audi A4 B8 3.2 FSI quattro. Timing chains located at rear of engine. Removal/installation of timing chain(s) requires: Transmission removal. Flywheel removal. A4/A5/Q5: Engine at TDC on No.1 cylinder [1] . Ensure camshafts correctly aligned [2] . Threaded holes in camshafts point upwards. If not, turn crankshaft . 397 181 16 299 87 279 206 125 41