goodspeed928

A 87S4, red on black (very nice car) just sold down the road from me,
I worked on the car 2 years of ago 87000 mi on it.
The TB had a re-tension done at 60000 (she paid 1400) They saw her
coming!
The gearhead who now has the car knows "0" about 928's,
and I MEAN "0".
I told him not to drive the car, and to call me and will talk about the car.

I think that a SWEET RED 928S4 is going to DIE!

Dan87951

$1400 for a re-tension? Wow! Hope your able to talk some sense into the new owner otherwise hes got an expensive paper weight.

Jim bailey - 928 International

Ah...."The TB had a re-tension done at 60000 (she paid 1400) .." I wonder how much they charge to actually change a timing belt ??

Jim R.

And we wonder where the "too damn expensive to own" ranting comes from!

JIm

Mike Frye

Damn, I'd have done it for half that.

SwayBar

$1400 is right in line with a TB/WP job, so I'd bet that's what she really had done, and the rest got lost in the details since she's not a motor-head.

worf928

Here, A local owner was quoted $1300 for a retension from a Porsche dealer. I can think of three possible explanations:
1) They quoted a belt replacement, not knowing what a retension was.
2) They do not want to work on 928s. Ever.

3) I can fathom that a Porsche dealer (actually any shop) would not want to do a retension (only) on a 928 for which they had no maintenance history. If they touch the belt then they have some warranty exposure. You cannot do a complete inspection of the whole system with just the p-side cover off. If you were to tension (and tighten) the belt with a bad pivot bolt in the water pump and then the car soon thereafter has a "Big Dave" incident, your proverbial rotary impeller is soon coated in fecal matter.

IcemanG17

$1400 for a re-tension thats at best a 1-2 hours job.....insane...it should be free from the shop that did the T-belt in the 1st place.....I also think it goes back to the dealers that don't want to work on 928's......which really aren't that hard to work on....

Shark Attack

Some 928's will die in the hands of mortals. its just the way it is

goodspeed928

$1400 for a re-tension thats at best a 1-2 hours job.....insane...it should be free from the shop that did the T-belt in the 1st place.....I also think it goes back to the dealers that don't want to work on 928's......which really aren't that hard to work on....


The TB IS 20 YEARS OLD!!!!
Never bin DONE!

Daniel Dudley

Now, now, don't try to cheer us up.