Changing The Fanbelt?

[clickman]

More, run away from that mechanic as fast as you can. Changing the belt is a half hour job, which you can do yourself quite easily. How did he see the tear if he didn't get in there in the first place?

You can save a boatload of money doing a lot of these simple jobs yourself. Get a Bentley manual, the 101 projects book or just search this site's DIY section.

[More]

Originally Posted by clickman

More, run away from that mechanic as fast as you can. Changing the belt is a half hour job, which you can do yourself quite easily. How did he see the tear if he didn't get in there in the first place?

You can save a boatload of money doing a lot of these simple jobs yourself. Get a Bentley manual, the 101 projects book or just search this site's DIY section.

You took the words right out of my mouth Clickman. I was thinking the same thing before how did he see it when all he did was put the car on the elevator to change the oil and oil filter. Could he have seen it from there?

He charged me $23 for the oil filter.
$126 for the oil and a $126 labor.

Thanks for the links guys

[jc986]

Originally Posted by More

You took the words right out of my mouth Clickman. I was thinking the same thing before how did he see it when all he did was put the car on the elevator to change the oil and oil filter. Could he have seen it from there?

He charged me $23 for the oil filter.
$126 for the oil and a $126 labor.

Thanks for the links guys

More,
You can change your own oil for about $60 (just need to order filter and crush washer on line - here in the States I used Pelican Parts. Also got my oil from Walmart - Mobile 1 $26 for 5 quart bottle, times 2 - you need about 10 qts)
It's actually very easy, I did mine and it only took about half hour. Here is another link for you. Give it a try yourself next time, if you've ever changed oil in a car, the boxster is actually very easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0m-hDzvfns

[More]

Thanks JC.

I'm hoping to buy the ramps in the video pretty soon I found some on Amazon but they don't ship out to Australia.

[jb92563]

Originally Posted by More

You took the words right out of my mouth Clickman. I was thinking the same thing before how did he see it when all he did was put the car on the elevator to change the oil and oil filter. Could he have seen it from there?

He charged me $23 for the oil filter.
$126 for the oil and a $126 labor.

Thanks for the links guys

Jeez, 126 for labor.

Here is what I paid last weekend for an oil change.

$109 for 10qts redline oil online, shipping includded.
$12 oil filter

Used 2 jack stands under the rear end with a floor jack to get on the stands.

Jack up car ~7 min
Drain Oil while replacing oil filter ~7 min
Examine filter for debris (None) ~7min
refill with new oil while taking rear off stands ~10min
Put stuff away/clean up ~5min

Totals $121 & 36 minutes at a leisurely pace.

I would run away from that mechanic, he is taking extra money out of your pocket for no good reason.

[CoBeerToad]

I'm having a hell of time replacing my belt. I put the old one on, and it went on fairly easily. But the new one... Wow. It just don't want to go on. I tried saving the lower idler pulley for last, and I've tried saving the A/C for last.

Do you think heat expands these much? The new belt has been sitting outside for a few days. I'm thinking about putting it in the microwave!

It's a Dayco 5060833. I checked that first.

[qwerty]

To put the belt on you have to loosen the tensioner by turning it clockwise about 45-90 degrees. If it freely turns and tension does not slack then reach behind with a 15 mm wrench and hold the nut in place while you tighten the tensioner. Then try again 45-90 degrees clock wise. Install the lower idler/tensioner last I think. The belts should not change with heat and should be the same length.