Mark Anderson

Well we just sold the 1000th timing belt tool manufactured by Jay Kempf. For those of you unfamiliar with this great little tool you need to check it out.

http://www.mailordercentral.com/928i...item=1&mitem=1

Kudos to Jay for providing a simple affordable tool to help keep our 928's on the road.

PS. you can also buy this from 928 Specialist.

JE928Sx4.

Jay's buying the first round at SITM, OCIC, Euro 928 and the Frenzy! Must have your Kempf tool to qualify. Just kidding. You guys start drooling at the meer mention of alchohol.

It's rare when one 928 parts supplier tells you that you can get the same item from another, and a pretty classy thing to do.



Ohhh, and we are pretty lucky to have a gearhead 928 nut on this list like Jay who likes to tinker and manufactur stuff to save us $$$$....he's not a bad European travel guide either.

Regards,
JE

BrianG

Many of us have appreciated Jay's ingenuity, and our 928's are certainly the better off for it.

I'll bet there's about.......... oh, a thousand of us, out here with that perspective!!

hacker-pschorr

That thing looks pretty cool. Call me curious, what does the factory tool look like? I've seen the 944 tool before, didn't know there was a 928 one as well.

Vilhuer

I'm not drinker at all, really


Factory tool 9201 is used in both 928 and 944.

Erkka

1992 928 GTS 5-speed, missing belts
Oak Green Metallic 22L
Classic Gray MX

macreel

Hacker-Pschorr... the factory tool, #9131 looks much like Jay's. (The manual
calls for #9201 on 32-valve engines.)

dr bob

First stage is denial...

I've really cut back on my consumption after that episode with the cheerleaders and the donkey painted to look like a zebra.

Mark

DANG - I thought it was a Zebra, too!

hacker-pschorr

So how do you measure belt tension with Jay's tool.

I probably should go home and open my workshop manuals.

Garth S

The excellent factory tool # 9201 also looks very much like a short stack of hundred dollar bills and can be a little awkward to use correctly - wheras Jay's version of #9131 is much less than a hundred, a delight to use, very repeatable, and is keeping 928 owners happy at all 'corners' of the globe! 1000 X to Jay , 928 I'ntl & Specialists

dr bob

Right side (looking from the rear of the car...) distributor cap comes off, belt cover comes off, rotate the engine to the correct position (tdc on one IIRC), slide the tester on the belt and push it down until the frame contacts the block. Look at the little slot and see if you are tight or loose, adjust, rotate the engine a complete cycle and test again.

The Kempf tool takes out a lot of the guesswork and variation in technique possible with the later tool, costs a lot less, easier to use, just as accurate, etc.

I decided to pull the fan assy out on my S4, so the radiator was drained, coolant and oil cooler lines disconnected, etc. Really didn't need to go to all that trouble I don't think. Anyway, spent a couple hours total time on the tension checking exercise, including a very slight adjustment. Instructions that come with the tool are very clear. All in all a very worthwhile investment. For reference, the local dealer did the first tension check at 2k miles for about 1.5 hours labor charge. They also topped up the sump with non-synthetic oil, washed the black car but left the doorjams/sills/lids with a lot of waterspots. All in all a great reason to have my own tool to do that task.

LT Texan

Not only have I benefited from Jay's tool (yikes!), but his CIS knowledge help me cure my hot start problem that had plagued me for years.

Thanks Jay!

heinrich

Jay, I salute you .... this one simple tool has saved me, and I think most 928 owners, a lot of money. Thanks. I used the tool just yesterday for the so-many-eth time.

Porsche928DT

Alright I'm not much of a poster on this board, but I must break my silence to say "Hear Hear", and thank you to Jay Kempf.

Tony

Anyone see Herr Kempf on this board? I know he's on the emailings.