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Welcome,
As soon as you post a few comments you will have ful rights.
Lots of NY/NJ members, keep checking the Local Events forum and join us for some fun times.
Regards,
Jay
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Welcome. I'm in central NJ and am active with Schattenbaum, including track events. PM me if you have any questions.
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Welcome from the West Coast. I would guess that given the cars rather low mileage it is possible that the balance shaft and timing belts have benn changed only on time. If it has been more than three years since they were changed, you should have them changed immediately. The maintenance schedule calls for the belts to be changed every 30,000 miles, but our collective experience tells us that they age out. One of our west coast guys (DS 968) suffered just such a belt failure with the usual results. the engine in a 968 is an interference engine which means that if the timing belt fails you will have pistons colliding with valves.
If the service book has been stamped you should be able to go back to the shop where the work was performed and have them check their records to tell you when this critical maintenance items was last done.
Chris Vais
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Welcome aboard! The belt advice from Chris is critical in a 968. If you intend to track the car I'd do the belt work immediately, if the belt goes you'll buy the car all over again getting the engine rebuilt. Have fun!
Jim
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