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99 V6 timing belt broke - what else needs replacing?
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:41:47
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I've got a 1999 9-5 V6 and the timing belt broke while on holiday. A first there was a low moan for about a block, then quiet for 3 blocks, and then a rought idle, burning rubber smell and the engine quit. It was towed to the dealer, and they diagnosed a failed tensioner and broken timing belt.
Currently, the car has 108,000 km (67K mi) and I had the dealer replace the timing belt at 53K miles. I've since gone back to the dealer who changed the belt, and they said that they inspect the tensioner when the belt is being changed, and if they deem it good they don't change them. They didn't think mine needed changing, but obviously it did, since it didn't make it anywhere near the interval for two belt changes.
Right now the car is at a dealer 200 miles away having the belt changed, and afer that they said they could do a compression/ leakdown test. After reading some of the posts here when I got back, it appears very likely I've got bent valves. Rather than pay the dealer to pull the heads and do a valve job, I'll trailer the car back home and do it myself. I'm very familiar with working on Jaguars (both V12 and I6), but this is the first Saab I've had.
Aside from a valve job on the heads, is there anything that I should do while I'm in there, or any parts that need replacing (aside from a gasket set), such as head bolts?
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