Changing Under Pulley and found the belt to be in horrible shape! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

j.fro · 04-28-2011, 03:05 AM

It looks to be in the same condition as a couple that I have changed on 97-99 cars. I agree that age does indeed affect the belt.

violametallic-S- · 04-28-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by j.fro

It looks to be in the same condition as a couple that I have changed on 97-99 cars. I agree that age does indeed affect the belt.

I find it hard to believe it could be that bad from age. Could hard driving habits have anything to do with it?

AndyA6 · 04-30-2011, 05:44 PM

That belt really looks bad..... I just installed your TT (thanks again for sending it) and my belt from '04 looks absolutely ok, like brandnew, has a Porsche part#. Is/was yours OEM?

Your driving habits won't make a difference.

violametallic-S- · 04-30-2011, 06:35 PM

Hey Andy. How long did it take you to change the pulley?

AndyA6 · 04-30-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by violametallic-S-

Hey Andy. How long did it take you to change the pulley?

About an hour I'd say, really didn't look at the time...

WhipE350 · 04-30-2011, 06:36 PM

Holy cracked belt!! I changed mine at 54k miles (2000 'S') and it was like new...almost didn't bother putting the new belt on because it was so tight I was worried it would cause water pump issues. That's amazing. Maybe certain years used different OE providers.