[Main 95 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Many owners... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:03:58 In Reply to: I have a 2003 Arc (V6), drb9, Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:48:24 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

don't know about the free BELT replacement on the V6s at 60k. Also, that covers ONLY THE BELT, and as has been proven over time, the belt is only one of the potential problems. The tensioner and pulleys are also wear items, and though Saab may swap out the belt at 60k, it doesn't really help you if the pulleys/tensioner go at 80k...

The "best practice" today is to replace belt, tensioner and pulleys every 60k, and water pump every second belt (not because it goes bad, necessarily, but because a- it's only about $100 for the pump, b-you have to do 70% of the TB work just to get to the WP and c-if the WP does fail unexpectedly and catastrophically, it can damage the TB, potentially causing the belt to slip, or fail altogether).

The only way to know for sure that the belt was done, and when, is an entry in the Saab IRIS system, or appropriate receipts with date, mileage & VIN for the car. Guessing can be costly.

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• I4 vs v6, Johnson , Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:49:10
  • Re: I4 vs v6, Larry West , Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:58:03
    • I have a 2003 Arc (V6), drb9, Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:48:24
      • Many owners..., Larry West , Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:03:58 <-- Viewing This Message
        • Re: Many owners..., Johnson , Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:54:54
          • a dissenting opinion, saabsince 93b , Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:57:56
            • "Purist"..., Mike Lynch , Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:24:46
            • Re: a dissenting opinion, Rick D, Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:10:34
              • "free" V-6 timing belt change, Aero'ed, Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:49:01
                • Re: "free" V-6 timing belt change, Rick D, Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:34:44
              • Re: a dissenting opinion, saabsince 93b , Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:08:33
                • Re: a dissenting opinion, Rick D, Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:40:57
                  • ADVICE FROM AN AUTOMOTIVIE MACHINIST...., LUKE, Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:08:38
                    • Re: ADVICE FROM AN AUTOMOTIVIE MACHINIST...., slvr6, Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:13:02
                    • I don't recall seeing that on this board, Aero'ed, Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:35:54
                      • doesn't matter who built it.... the I see FAR MORE V6, LUKE, Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:24:33
                        • Re: doesn't matter who built it.... the I see FAR MORE V6, slvr6, Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:01:12

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