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Urgent Help/Advice Buying 2002 9-3SE
Posted by Tom [Email] (more from Tom) on Mon, 12 May 2008 19:56:22
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Okay please give me some advice. I am planning on buying this car in a couple of days. I have spoken with the Saab dealer and my mechanic as well and I am just looking for some assurance. This is what the Saab dealer found and did to this car that has 61k miles on it. They said the car failed the "tensioner test" like 17.82 and the max is supposed to be 15. So they dropped the oil pan and found some sludge however they also said that they tested the "main bearings" and it tested witin Saab specs. This is what they replaced TIMING CHAIN, GEAR, TENSIONERS, AND GUIDES ONLY. Apparently this had some sludge damage.
Now does all this make sense if everything tested out now, they cleaned the oil pan out and said the engine is fine now?
Would you buy this car feeling that the possible main cause for sludge is fixed now?
Thanks so much for your input, please give me some advice its my wife's dream car!
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