Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 09:18:37 -0400 From: "Scott" <scott.fitzgeraldnopsamc.ca> Subject: Re: 1995 Saab SE
Is the engine a V6? The first two years of the new generation Saabs ('94 and '95) had a V6 "option", which used a timing belt. The V6 is an interference engine, so if the timing belt skipped badly (more than 5 or 6 teeth), you're going to need a new engine, because the pistons and the valves would have collided. I'm not the expert that most others here are, but I believe the 4-cylinder Saab's have timing chains, and are also non-interference engines - so even if the chain did skip, it wouldn't cause much more damage than couldn't be fixed by an oil change. Good luck; sounds to me like it's the shop's fault, and if they're an honest shop they'll admit. They'll also do their best to stand behind their mechanics and protect their reputation - so if you yell loud enough... "Peter Dunkelberger" <dunk02nopsamcom> wrote in message news:20010502080459.02383.00002144nopsama1.aol.com... > Actuall, it is a Goldwing (SP?) engine, but it is a belt, not a chain. But it > does make more sense that the chewed-up gasket was a result and not a cause. > > Thanks. > > Peter Dunkelberger
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
