Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:57:51 -0400 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: Seeking advice
"Deniz" <deniztorlaknospamail.com> wrote in message news:ad0200b4.0407220711.20a3c974nospaming.google.com... > Hi there, > > I got this 1990 Saab 9000s (190.000 km) recently. It seems it might > have problems and I may be stuck with it. I need some advice. > > I took the car to the Saab servcice. The guy told me "Knocking sounds > could be heard from the engine. Could be piston slap (Pistons loose in > cylinder) & Crank Bearings. Need to open the engine and inspect for > precise evaluation." And he added "It's not worth it, it will cost you > too much." > > I took it to the guy who sold the car to me, to "try" returning the > car and obviously he said something like "he used the money and > cannot return it to me". The guy is a mechanic and a friend of a > friend of mine. And he says if anything happens in three months he > will fix it for me paying half the cost of the parts and all the > labour (he'll fix it anyway). And he says that noise was there all the > time when he was using the car too. > > So obviously I cannot return the car, other than going to court and > hope to get something like half of the money I paid. If I sell the car > to scrap yard I'll just get %25 of what I paid. The best choice seems > like continue using the car and hope it doesn't break, and if it does > and if the cost is too much just sell to the scrap yard, or I try to > sell it to another mechanic who is willing to fix the problem. > > What to do oh what to do? > Any advice is appreciated (I'm in Quebec/Canada by the way) > - Deniz Get a second opinion on the noise. I would bet (especially considering the model year) that it is a timing or balance chain / sprockets problem rather than loose pistons or rod bearings. When the chain is slapping around inside the timing cover it can sound like something else to the unitiated. This is not an expensive problem (yet) but could be if you let it go till the chain snaps or skips teeth. -Fred W
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