Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 22:19:42 -0500 From: "Doney" <remove2reachdavedoneynopsamm.com> Subject: Re: Timing Belt replacement
Let me second that suggestion. My wife took our 96 900SE with 62,000mi Saturday morning. 10 minutes later she called home to tell me "Your car blew up, it's smoking and all these warning lights are on and it won't run" When I got there the idler pulley bearings had seized. causing the new (at 48,000 mi.) belt to smoke and tear apart. $200 later, I'm up and running. This is my 1st Saab and though I like the car, as a former Toyota and Acura owner, I don't know if my wallet can take much more. "Just Bob" <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote in message news:pc7j3ug3s92k355ukm0eosdv3j95b9oag7nopsamcom... > On 6 Jan 2002 14:43:44 -0800, johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H > Andersen) wrote: > > > >> Unless it's a v6, it has a chain, not a belt. The chain doesn't need > >> replacing unless mileage is very high (>200k) or it is stretched beyond > >> spec. > > Perhaps you are thinking of the "serpentine belt" ? That's the one > you can see externally on the motor. You should replace it along > with the idler pulleys somewhere around every 50K miles. > > Bob
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