Date: 13 Jul 2004 20:20:43 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: 97 9000 CSE Turbo timing chain replacement
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:08:06 -0400, David Taylor <djtaylornospamoot.com> wrote: >> I agree with him. The SAAB timing chain easily lasts 200k miles, >> possible much more. > > Tell that to this chap! > http://www.nospam.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33972 Without knowing a lot more about it, it's hard to say what caused his timing chain failure. The question being responded to was the wisdom of changing a chain at 80,000 miles or so, "just because". One guy having a chain go doesn't change the accuracy of the statement that they're typically good for several to many hundreds of thousands of miles, and aren't a part with a "just because" change interval.