[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Well, it is 60K intervals with the new tensioner kit. Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by SWEDECAR [Email] (#112) [Profile/Gallery] (more from SWEDECAR) on Sun, 25 Apr 2004 10:04:25 In Reply to: Bob, the belts are every 30k ->, Derek in Durham, Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:43:27 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

That is the official statement in the Saab bulletin.

We all know by now that different approches are done at each and every repair shop/dealer, but what the dealers has to go by is that they do the timing belt for free at 35, 65 and 95 K miles.

They install a full tensioner kit for free one time and that brings the service level of the belt up to 60K intervals (just like the 9-5 V6). Tensioner/pulleys "never" needs to be replaced again and the service life of belt is 60K.

That's the official service bulletin. Not to be confused with real life.

If I know that the new tensioner kit was installed properly (by me), I have no problem running the timing belt for 60K intervals.

I do not trust anyone saying that they "think" the tensioner was replaced last time, and if the tensioner kit was replaced 60K miles ago it is time for a new kit anyway. That's real life.

Anders

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SWEDECAR

• timing belt failure... am I toast?, Tom B (96 900v6 190K km), Sat, 24 Apr 2004 07:11:56
  • How do you know it's broken? Is it a V6? If it's a, Tcar, Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:15:45
  • Don't know much about V6's but..., Street, Sat, 24 Apr 2004 08:37:38
  • Re: timing belt failure... am I toast?, SWEDECAR , Sat, 24 Apr 2004 08:29:00
    • Re: timing belt failure... am I toast?, Tom B (96 900v6 190K km), Sat, 24 Apr 2004 08:48:08
      • too nice to trash, Tom B (96 900v6 190K km), Fri, 30 Apr 2004 06:30:51
      • Could be repairable >>>>, BobD, Sat, 24 Apr 2004 11:14:58
        • Bob, the belts are every 30k ->, Derek in Durham, Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:43:27
          • Well, it is 60K intervals with the new tensioner kit., SWEDECAR , Sun, 25 Apr 2004 10:04:25 <-- Viewing This Message
            • Thanks for the refresher, Derek in Durham, Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:58:08
          • Is this only for the v6?, TomL, Sun, 25 Apr 2004 00:50:42
            • Yes, only for the V6, Derek in Durham, Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:03:32
              • Correction, only a TIMING belt needs to be changed ->, Derek in Durham, Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:04:29
        • Re: Could be repairable >>>>, Dean, Sat, 24 Apr 2004 11:34:09
          • Re: Could be repairable >>>>, Tom B (96 900v6 190K km), Mon, 26 Apr 2004 03:35:27
            • "done like dinner" - Tiger Williams, Tom B (96 900v6 190K km), Wed, 28 Apr 2004 03:34:52
              • Sorry to hear about it, Derek in Durham, Wed, 28 Apr 2004 07:59:36

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