Timing Belt

I have a 1985 928s that has become a money pit but has huge
sentimental value which means that I won't ever consider selling it.
I replaced the timing belt in September of '04. My mechanic has just
told me that I need to replace it again. Seems like someone should
warrant a timing belt for more than 2 1/2 years. Any advice? It's a
$42 part but the labor seems intensive. I'd do it myself if it
weren't a 72 step process (according to the do-it-yourself schematics
on the web). Thanks in advance.

2.5 years and how many miles?

The normal replacement periods are 5 years and 60,000 miles.

The belts are all good quality. Only Continental and Gates make them and
the "Porsche" belt is really Gates anyways.

The T-belt job is fairly complicated with the amount of things that get
removed/installed and the cam alignment. Can be pricey depending on what
gets replaced.

My basic reaction is to have him tighten it to spec and then get another
mechanic. He needs to make a boat payment. Unless, that is, there's a
real problem like the belt running to the outside of the sprockets and
getting eaten up.

russelllking.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a 1985 928s that has become a money pit but has huge
> sentimental value which means that I won't ever consider selling it.
> I replaced the timing belt in September of '04. My mechanic has just
> told me that I need to replace it again. Seems like someone should
> warrant a timing belt for more than 2 1/2 years. Any advice? It's a
> $42 part but the labor seems intensive. I'd do it myself if it
> weren't a 72 step process (according to the do-it-yourself schematics
> on the web). Thanks in advance.
>