Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 08:48:26 -0700 From: B&D <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> Subject: Re: 9-5 engine mount broken ?!
On 5/9/03 2:29 AM, in article b9fshj$eu$1$8300dec7nopsam.demon.co.uk, "Pete Bennett" <petenopsamle.demon.co.uk> wrote: > How unusual is this? Do I have the world's worst friday afternoon car? You might want to take it for a second opinion. Replacing the front or rear brace probably does not require the removal of the engine and transmission. They might be "taking you for a ride" as we say in the US. > (Please send me an e-mail if you want the full sorry history of this car) > What is the movement that this has allowed under acceleration (which is > quite good now that they have fixed the engine management computer - 2.0 LPT > with the Saab performance chip) likely to have done? Will it have caused > damage to any ancillaries? Perhaps damage to the drive train? The dealer > says that the engine will have been allowed to 'lift' without this mounting > being there. You might want to have a second opinion as I do not think the mounts are on the front or rear.