Bmw635

I am stuck with the TB job due to damage / worn pass cam pulley from lose timing belt that the tensioner lost its oil.

So far can't find one from all the sources mentioned on here. Some are sold out or no stock. Didn't hear from Roger so I don't know if he has it. Dealers gave conflicting pricing and availability including obsolete so I can't confirm till Monday. I want to wrap this up as it's almost 2 weeks. Meanwhile anybody got a used 88 928 cam pulley they'd willing to part? Tia.

77tony

Roger is at the Euro928 event in Germany. That's him drooling over the all aluminum 928 at the Porsche Museum in Germany. When he finds out Porsche is not going to sell this car to him, he should be back early next week T

Bmw635

Ah, I talked to him when he was at the airport so that explains it. Thx.

GregBBRD

I've go a couple of used gears left, that still have some coating. $200.00.

I also stock new factory gears....although I used 4 gears last week....so I may be waiting for replacements to arrive.

Bmw635

Darn, you closed today. I'll call you Mon if I can't find anything. Thx.

Bertrand Daoust

That's a very good deal Greg's offering you.
And for lest than 100$, you can have them recoated if you want and be good for many years.

If you want new ones, Roger had some in stock two weeks ago.

Hilton

You can buy new ones from a Porsche dealer for $315 each.

Try Sonnen, or Sunset - both are usually very well priced.

I think Roger's aftermarket ones are slightly cheaper ($305 rings a bell?)

Avar928

New Porsche gears were $400 each last I checked. Roger's come in at $300 each and should last the life of the car.

Bmw635

Ok, I called 3 local Porsche dealers : 1 said $180 shop price but 2 weeks LT, 1 said $330 list but discontinued can't get from Porsche, 1 said $400 with 1week LT. May be these weekenders don't know what's going on. I'll try again Monday and see.

Anybody else works for Roger that could let me know if he has any on Monday? I need to wrap up this TB job supposed to take 1 day turned into 10 dayss and counting. Had to wait 3 days for the PKtensioner.

James Bailey

The dealers have no idea what a 928 is .......most will no longer even work on 928s since their new techs last 15 years have no training on them and the senior techs would rather work on new cars under warranty.

Hilton

$313 plus shipping for original Porsche ones from a reputable Porsche dealership.

http://sonnenporscheoemparts.com/par...&siteid=215405

dr bob

The Roger gears have a much tougher coating on them than the original gears that came off the car. You'll want to replace both cam gears, along with the steel replacement for the oil pump gear, plus the crank gear. Looking at just one cam gear replacement is very myopic. Look at the others too, and decide not only whether they are OK today, but whether they will be OK towards the end of the belt life-cycle. If one is through the plating, the others are very close already and will be through shortly.

and... The value in Gregs used ones is that they are recoatable now. If you are worried about lead time from other suppliers, you'll be worried about lead time having Greg's used gears recoated.

Do it like you mean it, or do it again too soon.

siscogts

Sorry if I come here with this question:what kind of coating you're talking about? My gears were replaced... Cause this coat of ???? wore out?
Francesco

dr bob

There are a couple options available here in the US. But... They need to be applied -before- you start wearing the base aluminum gears. Most folks don't think about replacing the gears until -after- the original anodizing is worn through by the belt. So recoating isn't a realistic option.

The original factory-recommended belt change interval was based on gears and rollers in new condition. As the gears wear, the change interval is reduced. A common recommendation on Rennlist and its predecessors has been 50k (or five years) for the next belt, mostly in consideration of condition of the other non-replaced wear parts like the gears. The factory doesn't share any time-based interval recommendation; I also think they didn't consider that any real Porsche owner wouldn't be out using the car in regular daily-driver duty. Turns out the cars were actually built to be driven. Who knew? So no real chance of having an old yet unworn belt as far as the factory was concerned.

Leon Speed

At the Euro 928 event Roger mentioned he had like 10 aftermarket sets left and that's it. He flew back to the US today so should be in the office tomorrow.