Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:11:21 +0100 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: 97 9000 CSE Turbo timing chain replacement
In article <dnf5f0574mrfskhc87pb6fpn565siajtpdnospamcom>, donnospamcom says... > He explained to me that the Saab Timing chains have an automatic > tensioner and they are designed to last the life of the car. This guy > is one of Denver's largest independent Saab repair shops and all they > work on is Saab. In any case I won't worry about this till the car > has 100k or more miles on it. 60k isn't the magic number with Saab > like it is with other makes of cars. > The chain in my 1984 T16S was swapped at 125k, not because it was rattling particularly (just a little), but because I was getting te tensioner replaced because it was of the old single instead of double bolt type. They had a look and reccomended changin the chain and top guide, but the sprockets were fine so they rolled the chain in, instead of going for the full replace and rebuild type install. Works great now. 125k isn't a long time either as others have said. -- The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com