Date: 6 Jun 2006 12:10:57 -0700 From: "pidgeonpost" <timhnospamhries45.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: Saab 900 Classic Timing chain issue
> > Well, it doesn't sound like a normal noise (from here). Do you have a > local Saab Specialist you could take it to? Where are you located? I once had a noise that I feared was timing chain - couldn't hear it with the bonnet up, but you could at certain revs if you drove alongside a wall or solid fence with the drivers window down. Drove me nuts, but it turned out to be a loose heat shield between the manifold and starter motor. Replaced a couple of nuts and problem solved. As, suggested, you really need someone who knows what a duff chain sounds like, or maybe listen to someone elses car that is known to have a good chain setup.