Date: 9 Jan 2002 02:31:30 -0800 From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: Timing Belt replacement
"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. Johannes
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