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Car Forum / Porsche / Porshe 944 / April 2005timing belt
well, i know that it is recommended to have the timing belt changed every 50,000 miles. so, i think its about that time. i've put about 20,000 on it, and i dont know how many were put on it the last time it was changed. so, it could be long overdue. what i need to know is about how much it will cost to have it done at the dealership. also, im not sure if the balance shaft sprockets are good. i still havent looked into my vibration issue. if i have to have those changed out, new belts for the balance shafts, and a timing belt, about what will that run me? any other additional help would be great. thanks! dave '87 944na > well, i know that it is recommended to have the timing belt changed every > 50,000 miles. so, i think its about that time. i've put about 20,000 on [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > dave > '87 944na Seems I recall seeing a Porsche dealer in these parts (se Michigan) asking $400 for the timing belt, assuming no other part than the belt. Independents should be charging a little less John Cairns > well, i know that it is recommended to have the timing belt changed every > 50,000 miles. so, i think its about that time. i've put about 20,000 on > it, and i dont know how many were put on it the last time it was changed... You are on WAY borrowed time. They should be replaced every 30k miles. The rollers and such should be replaced every 60k miles. So don't be suprised if your mechanic recommends it. And once replaced, they must be retensioned after 2-3k miles. Some have them retensioned at 15k miles too. > so, it could be long overdue. what i need to know is about how much it > will cost to have it done at the dealership. also, im not sure if the > balance shaft sprockets are good. i still havent looked into my vibration > issue. if i have to have those changed out, new belts for the balance > shafts, and a timing belt, about what will that run me? Find an independant Porsche mechanic that knows 944s. Dealer will charge you an extra arm and leg, and are more interested in warrantee repairs on new cars than they are on 944s. Please note that the proper way to set the tension on the belts is with a special $$$$ Tool, designed for 944s and 928s. Ask them to show you the tool (out of curiosity, of course! :) as not every mechanic will have one. Some may claim that they can use alternative tensioning gauges or 'by feel'. Take these claims with the proper-sized grain of salt. Walt - 86 944 NA -...- Walt Spector (w6ws at earthlink dot net) I was checking the same thing at Rennworks here in the south SF bay area--- Steve looked it up and the book says it is a 4.4 hour job. At their standard rate of $110 per hour that is about $550 before you buy the parts. Depending on their cost and profit in the parts you would probably be looking at $700- $750? I decided to do it myself. Brian Moore 87 944 na > well, i know that it is recommended to have the timing belt changed every > 50,000 miles. so, i think its about that time. i've put about 20,000 on [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > dave > '87 944na belts. rollers, seals and waterpump will run in the vicinity of $400 from a reputable 3rd party parts house ( like Performance, Zims, Vertex, Pelican, etc) , add to that the roughly 4-5 hour labor ans you are looking at near $800-900 ( it cost me $853.26 from a reputable 944 mechanic in the SF bay area for everything on the fornt of the engine) It is generally suggested that belts be replaced at roughly 30K-40K intervals (or every two years) and the at the 60-70K (or every four years)mark you replace the belts, rollers, seals AND waterpump. >I was checking the same thing at Rennworks here in the south SF bay area--- >Steve looked it up and the book says it is a 4.4 hour job. At their [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > ouch. if i knew how to do it myself, i would. but, i dont have the tools or the know-how to do it myself. i was hoping to only spend a portion of my tax money. looks like its all going to go away now. then again, since you guys are in the cali, it may be a little cheaper in ohio. possibly not, but in my case, i can only hope. thanks for the help though! much appreciated. dave '87 944na what part of Ohio Dave. Don 87 944 Coupe Amherst, Ohio im from elyria. no more than 5 minutes from the hospital. not far from you at all. I have an amazing mech. that works on the stuff I don't want to or can't do. If you want I'll e-mail you the information. don hey don that sounds great! i dont know of anyone in the area that works on 944's, so that would be great. thanks! dave I wouldn't change the water pump at 60K - on my 85.5, the factory water pump started to leak at 90K, I replaced it, and the replacement was fine when I gave the car to my brother at over 250K changing belts is not hard, you could hire a mechanic to show you how and do it yourself thereafter - I make my daughters do their own, and they both can do it no problem > belts. rollers, seals and waterpump will run in the vicinity of $400 > from a reputable 3rd party parts house ( like Performance, Zims, Vertex, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >>dave > >>'87 944na |
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