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timing chain; balance shafts questions
Posted by Jason 0W-40 (more from Jason 0W-40) on Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:30:11
In Reply to: Re: A few more answers and a correction, BaldB, Sat, 21 Jun 2003 06:40:58
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Regarding question #3- but there IS a chain present, right (?), you're saying it never needs attention though?
Also on one of the other BB's here (9-3?) some posts were complaining about the strength of the mechanical pieces that drive the balance shafts--does the 9-5 have the same pieces, or are they stronger?
Anyhow, like you, I am also under the impression that these engines are bulletproof, but the last SAAB I owned had a pre-balance shaft 2.0L 16V turbo engine, which was a slightly different beast. I did get 205,000 miles out of it and it was still running strong when I got rid of it; the problem was the weak ZF automatic transmission.
On that car, the timing chain got rattly (and my mechanic said it was stretched a bit) by around 150,000 miles and I had it replaced then.
Jason
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