Date: 12 Jul 2004 18:07:31 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: 97 9000 CSE Turbo timing chain replacement
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:03:12 -0500, Murray Pastko <murraynospamnet> wrote: > > "Don" <donnospamcom> wrote in message > news:nqb5f05pe5aq07vgasq8mi1tsohmdobmi6nospamcom... >> My wife's 9000 turbo is coming up on 60,000 miles. I asked the Saab >> technician where we take the car (not a dealership) about having the >> timing chain replaced. He said they last the life of the car and don't >> need to be replaced. > > Find a new mechanic. Chains stretch and a fair mechanic can hear it. Yes, if the chain has stretched to the point where the tensioner can no longer compensate, it makes a hell of a racket. Lots (weeks or months) of warning time. But to say "find a new mechanic" when the guy told him what is essentially the truth, is a bit odd. > It is > recommended to be replaced at around 110,000 miles, It is? This is news to me. It's not unusual to have 'em go the full life of the car, into the several hundreds of thousands of miles.
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