89TR Major Service

hello,

cool pix. but the general concensus on cam belts is every five years, regardless of mileage. is this more of a "reccomendation" by the ferrari dealerships to generate service revenue, or an overall rule of thumb?

thanks.

joseph

 

Looks incredible. Did you do it or have it done?

 

absolutely beautiful, who did the work? How did they make it look so clean?

 

Did you even get your hands dirty?

 

Looks great George. You did a *****ing job. Thanks for posting the pix. Hanger looks super clean also.

 

Wow I'm very impressed !! I performed "restorations" of the engines and engine bays on the two Testarossas I've owned, and it is a ton of work. I overdid it a bit and used stainless fasteners almost everywhere. But getting that frame and suspension clean, or prepping it for repaint....is a big job. I doubt your engine looked that good when it was new!

Questions: Did you replate all the fittings, fuel lines, nuts, bolts, etc.? Did you also replate the motor mounts or paint them? Are the exhaust precats ceramic coated or jet hot coated?

Is the extra relay mounted near the starter to cure hot-start problems?

Lastly....I must say again that the workmanship is terrific. You have great attention to detail (I have the curse too). There are VERY few TRs out there, including very low mile cars, with engines that look that good. You should be very proud! Great Job and Thank You for sharing the pictures. It reminds me that I have a lot of work to do on my car.....

 

Just when I thought that MINE looked good!!! Great job!!

 

Just stunning, i thought mine was almost perfect....but yours is absolutely perfect. I just changed mine about 2 months ago completed after 8 yrs on the belts.

I would like to hear the feedback on what you found. I just found dirt and grime everywhere, but could have gone another year for sure.

Heres mine done and installed.....yes i did all the fuel lines, all the hoses, all the nuts and bolts.
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Dang, that engine is sparkling CLEAN!! Very nice!

 

Were all 7000 miles driven indoors? I've suddenly become very dissatisfied with the cleanliness of my engine!

That thing is just beyond words - "Wow!" is all I could say when the photos popped up.

Those need to be published for reference.

 

I report the same, i had a bad leak on one side....hopefully it wont get this bad again. All in all though, im certain i can get 9 yrs out of the belts. Heres the before when we just took it out.
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Can you give a little more detail about the relay fix for the hot start issues? I may like to do the same thing.