Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:48:17 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com> Subject: Re: 9-5 Timing Belt
john.bain4 wrote: > Hi > I have a UK Saab 1998 9-5 SE 2.3ltr in excellent condition which has given > me excellent service until earlier this year (Jan) when it decided at 66,000 > miles to blow a cylinder head gasket. To repair this with all the palaver > involved cost me over £1000. Fortunately I had managed to get the > turbocharger replaced under warranty before Xmas as it was leaking oil. > When the car was in the garage I asked them to replace the timing belt > whilst the main job was being done. After a bit of research, the service > manager told me it doesn't have a timing belt - it's a chain and doesn't > need replaced. I am sure I read in the manual that the belt needs changed > circa 60,000 miles. > Could anyone with this model tell me the correct answer please? It's a chain, with no replacement interval. -- Grunff