How Many Miles Between Alternator Belts?
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Burning Brakes
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How Many Miles Between Alternator Belts?
Getting close to 26K miles on my alternator belt. Does Porsche have a recommended maint schedule?
Ken
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I would do by years since the rubber belt can crack with age.
Mine actually broke recently, but luckily got it home. I am no mechanic, but was able to replace all the belts following the DIY on Pcar.com.
Mine actually broke recently, but luckily got it home. I am no mechanic, but was able to replace all the belts following the DIY on Pcar.com.
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I just replaced mine...the last time it was replaced was less than 4k miles ago but it was close to 3 years ago and were cracked due to age and heat...it's not just a wear from use issue.
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As a humorous aside, I replaced all of the stock, original belts on my 2001 4Runner at 171,000 miles. And they were still servicable.
I purchased the truck new.
Andreas
I purchased the truck new.
Andreas
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Three Wheelin'
I just replaced my OEM belt after 4k miles and 1 year of service!!! The belt was starting to shred on the edge. It did not look good. Belt tension checked out good and I have the pulley update so I dont know why it did not last long. My alternator was sent into Porsche for warranty so maybe that had something to do with it.
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Steve,
Would these non-factory belts cause problems with an OBD-1 car? How hard is it to replace these belts? I looked on the Pelican website and they sell the Contitech belts as an alternative to the factory ones. If it isn't too difficult I would change them myself though to the factory ones.
Would these non-factory belts cause problems with an OBD-1 car? How hard is it to replace these belts? I looked on the Pelican website and they sell the Contitech belts as an alternative to the factory ones. If it isn't too difficult I would change them myself though to the factory ones.
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Three Wheelin'
Steve,
Would these non-factory belts cause problems with an OBD-1 car? How hard is it to replace these belts? I looked on the Pelican website and they sell the Contitech belts as an alternative to the factory ones. If it isn't too difficult I would change them myself though to the factory ones.
Would these non-factory belts cause problems with an OBD-1 car? How hard is it to replace these belts? I looked on the Pelican website and they sell the Contitech belts as an alternative to the factory ones. If it isn't too difficult I would change them myself though to the factory ones.
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Three Wheelin'
I think the Porsche maintenance schedule did not say to change it, but rather to check it every 30K miles. Seems like a long interval...
dave