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Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 02:29:49 GMT
From: "LC" <goalie22nospamail.com>
Subject: Re: Info to keep your turbo running A1?


John, Yikes! Okay.. so you've scared me a bit, and I'm somewhat reconcidering the car. I know what my wife would do if I bought another car and it broke down on me right away! I'd be sleeping alone for the next 6 weeks. I have a few questions for you about the crankshaft pulley problem. I'm not sure if the owner had it replaced or not. He told me he was pretty certain the belts were getting loose. He's a saab guy, and belongs to saabnet They are also 5 yrs. old. 1. What causes the pulley to seperate? Can anything be done to prevent it? 2. How hard of a job is this as a DIY? (Remember, you're talking to a computer geek here) 3. How much should I expect to pay someone to do it? 4. What is the worst that could happen if I don't do it right away? The owner is adamant that there are no fluid, oil, trans fluid, etc. leaks whatsoever. Looking in his driveway and under the car after driving it, I didn't see anything. I read something about when replacing crank pulley, there is a point where you replace some oil pump O-Rings, and reseat the pump, etc? Shouldn't there be an oil leak of some type that goes along with this problem? Thanks for your help! -LC "John B" <rotten_NOSPAM_nospam.org> wrote in message news:slrncud0jq.35j.rotten_NOSPAM_nospamam.example.com... > On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:45:28 GMT, LC <goalie22nospamail.com> wrote: >> 1. The squeaking is coming from inside the vehicle, not in the engine >> compartment, so I'm assuming a superficial nature of the sound. Also.. >> The >> clutch pedal travel is normal, and It didn't miss a shift, or pop out of >> gear, anything out of the ordinary. > > The clutch master cylinder spans the firewall, so it could be audible from > inside. But that said, if it's working fine, no need to mess with it I > guess. > Maybe you could try lubricating the pivot point where the clutch pedal > attached > to the master cylinder. > >> 2. The squealing of the alternator belt went away after about 5-6 (if >> that) >> minutes of driving time 10 minutes total runtime. It wasn't even a loud >> squeal either.. just a small noise for a second or two, and then >> nothing.) > > That would be typical of the crankshaft pulley separating. But if you > think > it's a belt, you could try tightening or replacing the belts, and see if > it > goes away. No harm in that. > >> >> Being a turbo idiot, I'm curious if your crankcase oil is also what >> lubricates and cools the turbo? If so, I'm definitely switching to a >> synthetic, or at least a syn/conv. blend. >> > > I drive a naturally aspirated 900, but I am led to believe that the turbo > is > oil-cooled, with additional cooling by water in the later models. People > on > this group generally seem to suggest synthetic for turbos. > >> I appreciate your suggestions, and look forward to hearing from you all >> more >> in the future. >> > > Sure, no problem. > > > John >

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