Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 17:49:50 GMT From: "nospam" <nospamnopsamam.net> Subject: Re: Timing Belt replacement
"Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote in message news:1ec6845d.0201090231.2e20126dnopsaming.google.com... > "nospam" <nospamnopsamam.net> wrote in message news:<PaR_7.2396$75.1889084nopsamsvr28.news.prodigy.com>... > > "Doney" <remove2reachdavedoneynopsamm.com> wrote in message > > news:u3ndjih95s2mc4nopsam.supernews.com... > > > Let me second that suggestion. My wife took our 96 900SE with 62,000mi > > > Saturday morning. 10 minutes later she called home to tell me "Your car > > > blew up, it's smoking and all these warning lights are on and it won't > > run" > > > > > > When I got there the idler pulley bearings had seized. causing the new (at > > > 48,000 mi.) belt to smoke and tear apart. > > > > So much for Saabs. I thought Saabs were more reliable than other cars. > > I should have known better than to listen to some zealots in this newsgroup > > And what exatly happened to you Mr. Nospam? We are all ears and don't > mind listen to all experiences whether god or bad. Since the poster had > a belt and not a chain, it could be the that he had the non-saab sourced > V6 engine. Furthermore, the mechanic made a mistake of not replacing the > idler pulley. A well designed idler pulley, considering its simplicity, and the limited job it performs, should last virtually forever. You don't have to change such simple things in Japanese cars. I got one, I know.