[Ducati] 999 Timing Belt service?

[Rich Roberts]

Besides all the points already mentioned, another reason to look at it is just to check things, never hurts to lay your eyes on belts, pulleys, timing. Might be a good time to actually have cams degreed though that will add a bit to the labor costs as well as require offset keys. Age is also the enemy of most rubber goods so it is not just a question of miles and temp but age. Since you do not know all of the history of this bike it is good insurance that all is well if you have a good mechanic at that dealership. Make sure they check all the fasteners behind overs, older bikes the one stud nut had a habit of loosening ans if it falls into belt...not sure about 999 but those back cambelt covers likely held on with stud and nut as well on 999. It was rare but still the consequences of that sort of failure or belt failure is pretty huge....so worth the time and expense to make sure it is right. Rich

mike major <textike at gmail.com> wrote:  10-4 to that. My new, to me, Strada is an 05 and I will insist on changing
the belts on the first service, cheap at half the price for the peace of
mind. Moonbeam

On 3/8/08, andy wrote:
>
> Your bike is what $10k? Your service requires you to remove the belt
> anyway. Why be cheap on $200 belts (or less) and risk it destroying your
> motor? Its not like your paying labor to replace the belt since its
> already covered on other areas of service.
>
> Belts are recommended 2 yr or 12k miles which ever comes first.
>
>
> andy
>
>
> > Hi, I have a 2003 999 that only has 3500 miles on it.
> > Since I want them to change all the fluids, etc., my
> > dealer recommend a timing belt service also.
> >
> > Does 999 really need timing belt replaced based on its
> > age ( 5 yrs old) ? or miles? The owner manual says the
> > next service after 1000km is 10,000 km (6,250 miles).
> > It seems kind of early to change timing belt.
> >
> > Also the maintenance schedule is not clear in the
> > owner's manual. Any info will be great.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Fred
> > 2003 999/Termignoni kit
> >
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