You are on borrowed time with that belt. When it goes it will probably
bend all the valves. The zdjl belt does last longer than the 405 belts,
but you are really pushing it.
My mechanic would replace the belt for $125., including the belt. (But I
don't know that the risk of the additional miles to VT would be worth the
savings, if you made it without incident.) A new tension roller is $85,
and might be a good idea.
Peugeot's flat-rate for the job is 3.5 hours.
Brian
At 02:06 PM 7/28/98 -0400, Douglas Sisson wrote:
>How probable is it that the ZDJL engine be damaged by the timing belt
>letting go on my '87 505sti? How bad can the damage get? I ask because
>I don't know when, if ever, the belt has been replaced. It had about
>104,000 miles when I got it. I've had the car for about a year and put
>about 28,000 miles on it.
> A realiable peugeot shop in CT gave me a quote of $350 plus parts to do
>the belt. Does this amount sound appropiate? They didn't ask what
>specific year and engine. Would this make a difference? How hard would
>this be for do-it-yourselfer like myself? So far I've, replaced brake
>pads, altenators, spark plugs and my dad replaced the head gasket on our
>'83 505. Is this over my head?
>Tia,
>Doug Sisson - '87 505sti 2.2l ZDJL auto - West Haven,CT
>
>
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