[Renalicious]

My car is finally at the shop again, part of the maintenance will be getting the Vario Cam chain and pads replaced. It has almost 130K miles on it, and I don't know if it was ever serviced as I can't find anything in the maintenance records. I guess better now than never.

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[happysails2you]

Is the recommended maintenance a function of mileage or of time/age? My '92 968 has only 53,000 miles on it, but I'm finding that many things need to be done simply because of aging of parts more than wear/mileage. Any recommendations? Thanks!

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[94SilverCab]

Kathy,



As a function of time you should probably be thinking about rubber parts (Belts, Hoses, Seals, DMF) and Plastic Parts (HCV, Hall Sensor).



The list never seems to get shorter.



Jay

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[happysails2you]

[quote name='94SilverCab' post='33984' date='Apr 10 2007, 01:37 PM']Kathy,



As a function of time you should probably be thinking about rubber parts (Belts, Hoses, Seals, DMF) and Plastic Parts (HCV, Hall Sensor).



The list never seems to get shorter.



Jay[/quote]



Thanks, Jay. Agree with you.....nearly everything rubber or plastic or brittle wire was replaced in my last winter attempt to help pay for my mechanic's new kitchen. (My bill that year was $3500, a lot of which was labor, since he replaced gaskets everywhere including the balance shafts, and lots of belts, hoses, seals)



I don't think the variocam has been overhauled yet....based on age, do you guys think that should that be on the list for next winter's project? (53K miles today) I already have front and rear suspension "stuff" on my list for next winter.....although after reading about Dave's visit to Garage Mahal, I may be inclined to drive cross country to see flash! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/biggrin.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> Flash, you ARE quite the gentleman! So many of you have offered to help me with things, I'm looking forward to seeing you all in Hershey!



Cheers,

Kathy

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