Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 10:42:07 -0500 From: KeithG <noonenopsamspring.com> Subject: Re: 2003 9-5, V6, is it really a bad engine?
Wrong! Chain. KeithG meme meme wrote: > I,ll think you will find that the new 4 Cylinder engine in the latest 9-3 > has a timing belt > > > <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message > news:au62q8$4e14o$2nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... > >>Someone who looks an awful lot like shyam <shabarakadanopsamail.com> wrote: >> >>>I've heard coments being made about the 3.0 V6 engine (in the 9-5 Arc) >>>as not being 'as-good-as' the 4 cylinder engines, in this groups as >>>well as from some SAAB sales people. However, I haven't heard of any >>>actual complaints of them going bad or specific problems the V6 engine >>>has. I test frove a 9-5 Aero and an Arc and liked the way the V6 >>>handled over the 350HP 4-cylinder in the Aero. But ... >> >>Timing belts, mainly, from a technical standpoint. Oh...I think you'll > > find > >>that the Aero is 250HP, rather than 350HP, unless they offer a > > substantially > >>different Aero where you are. >> >>Biggest thing, perhaps, is how long do you long do you plan to keep the > > car? > >>If it's just a "3 years and trade", and if you get the servicing done as >>it needs to be, it's no worse than any other timing-belt engine. All of > > the > >>4's that Saab is selling (Gasoline) use timing chains, which won't cause > > your > >>engine to turn into an expensive anchor as the belts can. >> >>Dave Hinz >> > > >
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