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Old 12-24-2011, 03:17 PM
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I set up an 85, 86 and 87 erroneously at low window.

All three required rework.
Old 12-24-2011, 04:00 PM
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I think Jay's instructions that come with the tool include his recommended settings. Although there may be some controversy about that and the tool, I usually set tension about 3/4ths up the window, although the top of the window is said more correct for S4s. Anyway, with this setting I find the belt on 1500 mile recheck to be above 1/3rd to 1/2 of the window - safe and not low enough to trigger a warning. I tweak it back to 3/4ths if it is below that. That's just me. I can't say I have a real good reason. Just some intuition lead me to do that. I take the covers off the visually inspect the belt, rollers, gears and water pump and check the tension every 15K miles thereafter. If I find any drop in tension on these later checks, I get concerned. I did have one belt stretch out at about 25K miles. I replaced it.
Old 01-01-2012, 04:26 PM
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After I got the tensioner light I shut the car off an restarted and still put on about 7 miles till I got to mechanic and light never came back on so maybe that part was glitch. But at the same time belt settled in, I dunno what to think but later on I found the instructions that came with the kemp tool and it had a lot of fingerprints like someone at the shop read it couple times haha so all I can do is hope he did good job on my 928 and I bolive he did but just to be sure the PO i talk to a lot will be Back in march I bolive and he will double check for me .

As for now my928 runs great, my friend that has Evo MR said he started looking for a nice 928 haha he told me that his evo is quick and all but he fell in love with my 928 and driving the Evo wasn't the same since , all he thinks while driving is my 928 haha And he waxed my car too

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Old 01-01-2012, 07:22 PM
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This needs to be diagnosed. Yes, there me be some comfort from it not coming back on. The wire connections may be loose at the cover or behind it at the spade on the tensioner arm. Or there may be a break inside the wire. I worked on one car that would intermittently trip the warning despite our best offorts to get the tension correct. Finally while testing continuity of the wire to the spade behind the cover we wiggled the wire and continuity broke.
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I have not seen a 928 attack a ski slope like Evo - that is one hell of a winter ski car.



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