Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 07:47:06 +0100 From: "Adrian England" <adrianospam.moleskinnopsamin.net> Subject: Re: 9000 CSE 2.3T Buying tips
davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > Someone who looks an awful lot like SimonJ <Menopsam.net> wrote: > >> Ba;ance shaft tensioner, chains etc stretch and wear badly by >> 100,000, so make sure it is a reon engine, or budget to replace >> those also. > > Really? I can see maybe the old-style tensioner (pre-87 I think), > but it's not unusual at all to have the chain last the lifetime of the > car (300K miles and up isn't unusual). Where are people getting these > self-destructing trannies and chains, and why aren't they asking about > them here, I wonder? I,ve got a '92 9000 CSE with 160k on it. Hd the head off at 140k all looked ok? -- take off "ospam" to mail me
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