5 cyl interference

[Peter Guthrie]

Stephen Bigelow wrote:
> 
> > >     Oh, by the way, breaking a belt in an Audi isn't so bad. If the
> timing
> > > belt on my 308 slips just 3 teeth I have interference. If it breaks it
> means
> > > a $8K to $10K rebuild. Ferrari belts are religiously changed at 30K mile
> > > intervals.
> >
> > And it's an engine-out job on some of 'em, right?
> 
> It certainly is on the mid (rear) engined models.
> 
> 30K or two year intervals.
> 
> Wee.

I can understand why they specify a time interval as well as a mileage
interval, ever seen a high mileage Ferrari??

20 year old examples with 20k (or less) are common here, anything above 50k
seems to be unsellable.

Peter