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Location: Adelaide OZ
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Timing Belt replacement
Next weekend I will be dropping my spare engine into my car. The donor engine has sat for three years and the previous owner had got the belts and rollers changed. I regularly turn the engine over by hand.
Can you guys provide advise on what I should do to the engine before installation.I will be definitely changing the thermostat, engine mounts and cleaning up pipe connections from rust Would you the change belts? Is there any real need because it's not like they are getting wear.
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5Ltr 2004 Holden Monaro 5.7 Litre 1976 Triumph Dolomite Sprint 2L 16V 1999 Daewoo Lanos (everyday car) 1.5L |
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05-01-2011, 04:14 PM
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Get new belts because of age, inspect the rollers, new ones will not spin freely.
Get taps for the bolts, when the engine sits, the oil and debris harden causing issues with the bolts being removed and reinstalled. Make sure your pulse senders are gapped correctly before installing engine. Check crank shaft bearing play. Heck install a crank scraper while the engine is still out.
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1988 944S Guards Red---Hers FRWilks Chip, MSD Blaster 2 1987 944S Blue Diamond Mine Crankscapper, MSD Blaster 2 Coil, Weltmeister Race chip, Sports pack. Hit by a sleeping driver at 2pm, soon to be the Black and Tan 1985 944na Gray---His Eibach Gound Control Struts/Koni Rear, Throttle Response cam. SOLD 
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05-01-2011, 04:25 PM
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man 944 owners dont mess around with there timing belts considering a cheep neon belt last about 10 years - 105,000 miles!
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05-01-2011, 07:59 PM
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Once you have one go, you become more pro active. I have changed a cam and balance belt in @ 40 mins. Which includes 5 minutes of inspecting things.
I think its a love thing.
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1988 944S Guards Red---Hers FRWilks Chip, MSD Blaster 2 1987 944S Blue Diamond Mine Crankscapper, MSD Blaster 2 Coil, Weltmeister Race chip, Sports pack. Hit by a sleeping driver at 2pm, soon to be the Black and Tan 1985 944na Gray---His Eibach Gound Control Struts/Koni Rear, Throttle Response cam. SOLD
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05-01-2011, 08:12 PM
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05-02-2011, 01:13 PM
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mine lasted until it broke. $2000 in parts and machine work later I'll be changing them every 3 years.
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05-02-2011, 01:17 PM
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Yeah, but you could probably run a neon camshaft off a rubber band. Just follow the safe advice. 3 years or 30K miles. Rubber belts dry rot just like tires and other rubber things when they sit around for years. It's a $15 belt and an hour job for a skilled DIYer. Replace the water pump if the bearing feels rough or loose at all.
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05-02-2011, 11:38 PM
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