Originally Posted by linderpat;[url=tel:17711431

17711431[/url]]You have one of the best 928 enthusiasts anywhere right in your backyard - Dennis Hager - @Dmhager here. Maybe reach out to him and see if he can come by and issue spot for you. Could be a good assist with his son too, who also helps Dennis with work on his shark collection.

Originally Posted by Shawn Stanford;[url=tel:17711455

17711455[/url]]Hey! That's Good News: It's a non-interference engine.

I've done two timing belts and tensioners and, as anyone can tell you because I detailed the process here, the second one (on a 32-valve car) did not go well. That one cost my buddy a new engine (for which he graciously did not accept my offer to pay him back).

So, I can tell you from personal experience that a timing belt and tensioner on your car is a painstaking process, but not insanely difficult.

One thing to remember is that the rebuild kit for your tensioner is going to be for the later years, so the rubber dome won't fit exactly right.

Just to cheer you up, here's the saga of the TB on my '82: https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-this-car.html

Good luck! You can do this!

Also: Here's how my tensioner looked when I got to it.

Originally Posted by GregBBRD

Your picture is like a "test" to see what is wrong with what has been done!
Quickly:
On the bolt that you removed to cause this problem, there is not supposed to be a washer under the head of the bolt.
There are no bleeders in the tensioner, so it can't have much oil in it.
The timing pointer on your water pump (to tell you where TDC and 45 degrees are located) is upside down.
Someone used a pair of pliers to hold the crank pulley to remove and tighten the crank bolt.
You will need to make sure that bolt is properly torqued.

Originally Posted by worf928

Is the balancer on backwards? Looks that way.

Originally Posted by linderpat

That's what I thought too but I can't tell. It looks totally shot though, regardless.