TDC with flywheel lock in place, and I'm going to bed

by "Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
Published 01/15/2017 at 04:13

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Fairly late in the night, my wife declared she was going to sleep so I decided to get an early jump on the 944s timing belt, that I was planning to do on Monday. I removed some air intake parts, loosened the accessory belts, got the starter off, set it to tdc, got the flywheel lock in place and called it a night.

This is my first time changing a timing belt and so far so good.

King of the front engine Porsches for your time

Replies (6)

"boredalways" (boredalway666)
01/15/2017 at 04:15, STARS: 0

968 ClubSport

Wasn’t there only 4?

"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
01/15/2017 at 04:43, STARS: 1

Strong work, man

"Master Cylinder" (mastercylinder28)
01/15/2017 at 09:08, STARS: 0

Nice work! The timing belt isn’t very hard once you get down to it and have it all apart in front of you.

Just be very careful about making sure that you have TDC right, make sure the pulleys go back on the right way, double check the balance shaft alignment, and don’t let the cam move.

Are you using a tensioner gauge or using the twist check?

"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
01/16/2017 at 03:44, STARS: 0

I finished up tonight. I used the twist method. I triple checked TDC and it started right up after I was done but my wife was at work and my kid asleep, so I didn’t get to take it for a spin.

It really wasn’t that hard, just a lot of steps. I am sure it was less than 6 hours total.

Also, the old belts looked brand new, which I expected but the previous owner thought they were 2.5 years old but wasn’t certain, he did assure me they had very little mileage. Better safe than sorry though.

"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
01/16/2017 at 03:46, STARS: 0

I think it’s a turbo S, there were a couple more of those.

"Master Cylinder" (mastercylinder28)
01/16/2017 at 07:39, STARS: 0

Yeah, I had the same situation with the belts being an unknown - better safe than sorry.

I also used the twist method, I’ve done a few timing belts with manual adjusters before so it wasn’t that new to me. Just be sure to recheck the tension after a few hundred miles. Mine had loosened up a bit after the new belts wore in.

Awesome work! These cars are great for a DIY-minded owner, and they’re really not as complicated as the Porsche badge would suggest.