Date: 9 Jan 2002 16:24:48 -0800 From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: Timing Belt replacement
"nospam" <nospamnopsamam.net> wrote in message news:<2p%_7.2436$75.1911516nopsamsvr28.news.prodigy.com>... > "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1ec6845d.0201090231.2e20126dnopsaming.google.com... > > "nospam" <nospamnopsamam.net> wrote in message > news:<PaR_7.2396$75.1889084nopsamsvr28.news.prodigy.com>... > > > "Doney" <remove2reachdavedoneynopsamm.com> wrote in message > > > news:u3ndjih95s2mc4nopsam.supernews.com... > > > > 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. > > > > > > So much for Saabs. I thought Saabs were more reliable than other cars. > > > I should have known better than to listen to some zealots in this > newsgroup > > > > And what exatly happened to you Mr. Nospam? We are all ears and don't > > mind listen to all experiences whether god or bad. Since the poster had > > a belt and not a chain, it could be the that he had the non-saab sourced > > V6 engine. Furthermore, the mechanic made a mistake of not replacing the > > idler pulley. > > > A well designed idler pulley, considering its simplicity, and the > limited job it performs, should last virtually forever. > You don't have to change such simple things in Japanese cars. I got one, I > know. And you have a Japanese car that never goes wrong, so what? Maybe another guy in another street has another japanese car and is less fortunate, who knows? All I can say is that I have owned several cars in my time. My 8 year old Saab is flawless and in better condition than a new car. Yes, I have had to maintain it and fix some things, but that has been worth while. Other cars I've had in the past was impossible to fix after 5-6 year and could only be scrapped. See the difference? See? Johannes
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