To conclud: ALL cars with belts have now new belts every 3 years or at 50.000 kms. See the (?) difference in price for belts of TR and 512TR ... and 512M ... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Anybody here who can help Romano on answers about the prices of Engine-Out (EO) services in your country please ?
The 512 tr and M engines come out thru the top. The Testarossa engine drops out thru the bottom. Evidently it is harder to pull up rather than down. Gravity must be a factor!!LOL
why the 512TR and M engines have to come out to the top? my testarossa engine ( 1987 ) I always take out to the top because I hate the procedure for a new wheel alignement, what most not do when they put out the engine to the buttom
There's no reason to align the wheels just because you removed the engine assembly. The rear suspension remains intact.
not really ok. you are right that the rear suspension itslef remains intct, but the whole suspension could move a little to the right or the left side. and so the center of the rear axle may be not the same as the center of the front axle. you ever meassured before and after? I did once and that is why I not take out the engine to the buttom.
It seems impossible for any significant misalignment to occur from merely unbolting and reinstalling the engine on a Testarossa. I have one in my shop now, on a stand that I recently removed from the car. It is attached by 20 14mm close fitting bolts and also 12 others that attach the shock towers. It only attaches one way. I am far more skeptical of your centerline measurement technique than I ever would be about the assembly of the car. That said, it is entirely reasonable to expect that a car that is getting a major service could benefit from a wheel alignment. Just not as a result of any changes induced by the engine-out procedure. Image Unavailable, Please Login
when I baught my koenig competition a former technician from koenig told me so and I also could not believe. for me once it was also impossible, but after I meassured before and after I have seen that this mechanic has been right. so next time you may also meassure before and after please.
I agree with 2NA, there is no way that subframe position is changing with that many mounting points and hardware
Took my TR for alignment after engine out. No change. This last complete re work, trans, engine out, new suspension bushings. Will take it for alignment when the weather improves.
when you would get issues it will be too late then. the belts not tell you shortly before they will make problems
But the cost to repair the motor after 14 years will be less that doing a major service every 3 or 4 years.
I doubt doing a motor right it needs far more than 50.000 but also I think a major every 8-10 years and low mileage is still ok I just do a major on my BB and the belts still looks not bad ( after 15 years but only not even 10.000 km ). but there is always a risk the longer you will wait
shldnt belt replacement be a function of usage (miles) and not time, unless the car lives in the sub zero or 120+ f environment? i mean if a car is stored at 60 degrees with humidity control and the car does 10k miles over 10 years, what is degrading the belt?
No perfect answer. risk analysis vs risk tolerance Me? Every 5 years on a low mileage, well cared for car does it.
Too many variables: Ozone levels Storage temp Temp fluctuations Heat soak Frequency of running the engine (when in storage, the belt tension varies greatly over the length of the belt) No doubt.... many more
i just cant see changing a timing belt every 2k miles on a car stored in a climate controlled facility
I have a different philosophy on belts and ferraris than most people. I believe the more they sit, the quicker the rubber parts degrade. I drive my car. A lot. After 14 years and over 36000 miles since the last belt change/major, it still runs perfectly and only now has started to drip a little oil from the differential plug. No rattles, no noises. Smooth as silk. I'll probably change the belts this month and I'll try to keep FerrariChat with me in photos. I do have a few questions:
1. Is the Hill engineering tensioner bearing better than the ferrari piece? 2. Is the Gold Connector kit by Dave Helms worth the $2362 price tag? 3. Has anyone changed the water pump during a major. 4. Valve shims - are the modern shims hardened on both sides? 5. Anyone tried a zero-pressure coolant system? I'm sure I'll have more questions as the project continues. Thanks, Jimbo
