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Didi is the man for dizzy rebuilds, his turn around is so quick it negates an exchange unit. [email protected]LSDFJ00 said:Thank you for the replies so far...
Trantorman, you've replaced 3 x 993 belts this year?
How many 993's do you have?
Am thinking of replacing the entire distributor unit...
Can anyone please recommend a repairer or preferably somewhere I can buy an exchange unit and the likely costs associated with each option?
Cameltoe & Heel said:Not sure why you would replace the whole unit unless it was damaged?, there are some consumable items in there that can all be replaced (belt and bearings) once done you're good to go.
One belt people often don't touch is the power steering belt, sat at the back right of the engine, this belt will also degrade, often times as with mine the black plastic cover will be damaged too so replace that whilst there.
Trev
decgraham said:Hi wilsonny,
I checked my PAS belt and replaced the cover that had 2 broken lugs on it. However, to do so I had to remove the air filter box and drop the engine down on the rear engine mounts as far as it would go. Not so much as to remove the old cover but to refit the new one. I believe that the lugs had been broken at some time during a routine service where the belt was checked. It was very hard to get the cover off with the engine in its normal position.
From what I remember if I had needed to change the belt I could have done it with the engine in situ but the belt was good.
ATB