Belt Replacement

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

Same thing. Here are great instructions of how to change it:

As a side note, I noticed that prior to the belt change, whenever I turned on my A/C, there was a hiccup in the idle for a few seconds, but after putting on the new belt, the hiccup was gone. Maybe the old belt stretched a bit over time.

http://www.realtime.net/~rentner/Blog/B600322026/C1691662107/E397927809/index.html

Thanks for the link. The link however shows a 2.5L engine. Are the pulleys and stuff all in the same place for the 2.7 L?

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

The pulleys are the same. But, the Service Interval also has a time component - 5 yrs. - 60k mi. or 5 yrs. whichever comes first. The Belt may look fine, but contains internal cording for strength similar to a Tire. A simple visual check will not confirm the Belt's integrity. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[porsche986spyder]

Can anyone recomend a good belt at the cheapest price and place to buy? I don't mine paying more for a good quality belt. Just want to get my money's worth and want to make sure I get one of O.E.M. quality.

[Boxtaboy]

Concur with Jim. The pulleys are the same, as well as the part# for the belt. I bought mine online from Suncoast Motorsports.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

Concur with Jim. The pulleys are the same, as well as the part# for the belt. I bought mine online from Suncoast Motorsports.

Thanks, that's a good price for an O.E.M. belt, only $25.00 at Suncoast. I wonder how much they charge for shipping? Can anyone else recomend a place that can beat this price?

[djomlas]

i got the belt from sunset, with 6 sprkplugs and belt they charged me $42 i believe, $8 for shipping.

changing it out was a freeze, actual swap takes like 5 mins, once i got the cover open from the inside i figured out that i dont have a wrench that is big enoug (pepboys, napa,home depot, or lowes didnt have the size available), i found it at autozone for $8.

heres a pic of my 2.5 change, and what the belt looked like at exactly 60k (well, 60,032 hehe to be specific)
here is the before


and after, you can clearly see the cracks on it

[Perfectlap]

looks clean in there for a nearly 10 year old car.
WHat size wrench did you use to change the belt?

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

looks clean in there for a nearly 10 year old car.
WHat size wrench did you use to change the belt?

If you click on that link posted earlier it say to use a 10mm socket and a 24mm socket with a long wrench to drive it.