Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:29:46 -0700 From: Grumpy Mike <dalcassian301nospamom.net> Subject: Re: Timing Chain failure at 46k miles
On Oct 8, 5:23 pm, Adrian <toomany2...nospaml.com> wrote: > Eeyore (rabbitsfriendsandrelati...nospamail.com) gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying : > > >> > About an hour later they called and said that the timing chain > >> > had broken. They said that unles I replaced a bunch of other parts, > >> > I'd be back to them again in 3 weeks. The quote was =E2,=AC1700 (=E2= ,=AC700 > >> > parts, =E2,=AC700 labour, =E2,=AC300 VAT) because it required remova= l of the > >> > engine, taking off the head and sump, etc. > >> =A3700 parts sounds high. > > It may have been Euros. I suspect he's in Eire. > > Ah. Still sounds high, but knowing dealer parts prices... Thanks Adrian, As Eeyore suspected. I am in Ireland and the price was in euros. However, even when I convert the price given at PartsForSaab and add carriage, it comes to Eu275 versus the Eu700 I was quoted. Kinda makes me wary of their matching quote of Eu700 for labour. I take your point about lots of short journeys being punishing on a car and I would fully expect problems with exhaust, etc. but I wouldn't have thought that it would have much impact on the timing chain. Then again, perhaps a 1000 journey of 8 miles means 1000 starts from cold with poor initial oil circulation, whereas 100 journeys of 80 miles would mean that there was excellent oil circulation for a much higher percentage of the miles travelled. Thanks again Mike
