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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:16:00 GMT
From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com>
Subject: Re: 9000 tensioner problem?


"Hyperdog" <hyperdognospame.rr.com> wrote in message news:HJOvd.64917$AL5.53541nospamter.nyroc.rr.com... > My only experience with belt tensioner failure on a 9000 was growing noise > followed by a bang and overheating. Don't remember vibration. > > Tom L. > My experience of the serpentine belt going was a bang followed by immediate loss of power steering...... > "Richard Sutherland-Smith" <richard.ssnospamr.net.nz> wrote in message > news:1c32da1c4d.Richardnospamard.ss.clear.net.nz... >> We have just replaced the chains in my friends 1996 9000 Aero >> Automatic. He is now suffering from a vibration at low revs which >> smooths out to be unnoticable up the rev range. The chains were all >> adjusted to TDC and the marks on the balance shafts and cams all lined >> up, and were still lined up having rotated the engine a few times by >> hand before we put the timing cover back on. We put a new water-pump on >> and top engine mounts, replaced the two pulleys and belt, and >> reconditioned the starter and alternator. I am wondering now about the >> belt tensioner and would like to know how this goes bad and the effects >> of it doing so please? >> Does anyone else have any ideas to work on? >> -- >> >> Richard Sutherland-Smith >> 19 Webb Road, Wanganui 5001, >> New Zealand > > Hi Richard, my 9000 2.3 FPT had a really nasty vibration from the engine bay at idle for about a week, which disappeared with application of power. Took it straight to my local SAAB Specialist, and they couldn't find a problem. Checked engine mounts, exhaust mounts and bolts, belt pulleys etc etc. It went away after a week, never explained it, and nothing has gone pop since it went away. Not a great help I know, but I would suggest you let her "bed in" or a few hundred miles first. Al

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