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Hi there you 24V owners,
I have just changed my QV (S) belt after 60kms and 5 years since the last change. The old belt was showing quite a few small cracks starting on the outer surface, and the rubber was going hard. One crack was almost 5 mm long and right through the belt material! So it seems that 5 years is a maximum time between changes, and 60 kms the absolute upper limit. So that 50 kms change time recommendation is a good one, and I feel that the time factor also essential. Do not go beyond 5 years even if the mileage is lower.
Also did the idlers, but the water pump still OK.
As for plug coils sparking away, I smear RTV sealant all over the bottom surfaces of the coils. It works OK and makes the idle nice and smooth. I clean the bottom surface thoroughly with electrical contact cleaner first of all, and those hairline cracks show up well.
Ciao,
1994QV red.
1994 Super black.
Alex.
I have just changed my QV (S) belt after 60kms and 5 years since the last change. The old belt was showing quite a few small cracks starting on the outer surface, and the rubber was going hard. One crack was almost 5 mm long and right through the belt material! So it seems that 5 years is a maximum time between changes, and 60 kms the absolute upper limit. So that 50 kms change time recommendation is a good one, and I feel that the time factor also essential. Do not go beyond 5 years even if the mileage is lower.
Also did the idlers, but the water pump still OK.
As for plug coils sparking away, I smear RTV sealant all over the bottom surfaces of the coils. It works OK and makes the idle nice and smooth. I clean the bottom surface thoroughly with electrical contact cleaner first of all, and those hairline cracks show up well.
Ciao,
1994QV red.
1994 Super black.
Alex.