autobahn_ambition

Hello all,

I just bought an 82' 928 with an auto. It has 130,000 miles on it.

I have had a ton of 944's. They require con-rod bearing at 120,000 miles. Since there is a connection between the two engines, do the 928 engines require con-rod bearing at 120,000 as well?

Kevin

soontobered84

Generally no. I've replaced rod bearings twice whilst doing pan gaskets. Complete waste of time and money. There was very little if any wear showing, but at the time I did it, it seemed to be the WYAIT thing to do. I would never do it again unless the individual engine warranted it, and then, it would be extremely high mileage (>300K+?)

autobahn_ambition

Thank you. I appreciate the word.

I have heard that the engine internals are quite robust on 928's.

What are some weak spots that I should keep an eye on?

Kevin

soontobered84

Water pump. Timing belt tension. Electrical system. Specifically, clean all the grounds. The Work Shop Manual (WSM) has the complete list and locations. Replace all the soft fuel lines. Roger@928sRus sells an upgraded kit

docmirror

Did you WRITE 'whilst'?

Y'all didn git that lernin' from Arkansas comm college. No-siree, bob.

soontobered84

I can't believe that you are the first person to have either seen the "whilst" or to have commented on it. LOL

autobahn_ambition

I discovered that the car has not been drive much in 15 years.

What should be replaced to make it reliable?

Kevin

S4ordie

I though the same thing doc did when I read it. Mr. Curry, you are far more cultured by the language of the British commonwealth that I would have assumed. Made me smile whilst sipping my tea, nibbling on my biscuit.

the flyin' scotsman

keep that up John and we'll make you an honary Scot

Ad0911

Is it needed to do the plastigauge measurement to know the clearance before re-using the old bearings? My 4,5L has approx 90,000 mls on it. Engine is out, heads are off. This seems like the ideal moment to do this.

GregBBRD

If you are going to re-use the original bearings, there is no point in measuring them.....as long as they are going back in the same exact position on the same exact cylinder.