[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos The trick is going to be finding a shop that will Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by RS [Email] (#15) [Profile/Gallery] (more from RS) on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:54:34 In Reply to: Re: 8-valve engines are non-interference, so there's, empress, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:31:13 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

put a new one in. It's not easy to replace with the engine in the car.

A friend had a timing chain go south on his '90 900S (he was up in Vermont, so it means a lot for it to go south :-) It was towed to a big shop nearby. The shop owner took on the project himself, saying "I never get to have any fun anymore." And he developed a way to replace the chain with the engine in the car.

Sad to say, it's a matter of economics vs loving the car. I can't give you a rough cost for the timing chain replacement, but a guess is that it's probably near or over the book value of the car. But the value of the transportation provided by the car is probably in line with the work, providing nothing else is about to want a major cash infusion.

• broke timing chain means final days?, empress, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:15:29
  • Re: broke timing chain means final days?, Paul S, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:14:26
    • Re: broke timing chain means final days?, empress, Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:23:22
    • That would probably be a good option, RS , Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:25:05
  • I think it might be worth it..., Chaz, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:10:01
    • Re: I think it might be worth it..., RichardM, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:56:20
      • She stated in her post BR LA. I assumed L.A...., Chaz, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:18:16
        • Re: She stated in her post BR LA. I assumed L.A...., RichardM, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:19:34
          • Thanks Richard n/m, Chaz, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:42:03
    • Re: I think it might be worth it..., empress, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:29:33
      • Re: I think it might be worth it..., RichardM, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:57:00
    • 8-valve engines are non-interference, so there's, RS , Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:14:21
      • Re: 8-valve engines are non-interference, so there's, empress, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:31:13
        • The trick is going to be finding a shop that will, RS , Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:54:34 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Re: The trick is going to be finding a shop that will, empress, Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:38:50
            • Unfortunately I'm in ATL, RS , Tue, 11 Apr 2006 20:05:50
              • Re: Unfortunately I'm in ATL, empress, Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:27:04
          • Re: The trick is going to be finding a shop that will, empress, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:08:11
            • Re: The trick is going to be finding a shop that will, ryoung, Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:07:28
              • Re: The trick is going to be finding a shop that will, empress, Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:21:02

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