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Since the V6 engine was introduced with the NG900/9000 model in 94, Saab (and also GM) has had a fair amount of problems with timing belt and tensioner failures which resulted in several service bulletins and also that Saab started to replace the timing belt for free at 35K, 65K and 95K in the NG900 and 9000 model.
They also installed a whole new tensioner kit and pulleys for free at one of those intervals.
So I guess the reason to do the belt for free at 60K on the 9-5 is that they wanted to get in there and take a look at things to see that the problems from the NG900/9000 days were taken care of.
Well, they only do the belt for free and now we read about engines/timing belts here and there that are failing some 5K to 30K after the free belt replacement when the next belt is not due until car reaches 120K.
Maybe some years from now Saab comes out with a bulletin that the tensioner and pulleys needs to be replaced for free even on the 9-5 model?
Anders
posted by 67.113.87...
SWEDECAR
Posts in this Thread:
- My $903 free timing belt, adl6009
, Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:11:38- my serpentine & pulleys ran $600 when they, mdj, Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:54:26
- Re: My $903 free timing belt, Lee, Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:49:09
- $90 an hour isnt bad, Bevan, Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:08:53
- Free Belt?, Tom D, Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:36:29
- Re: Free Belt?, SWEDECAR
, Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:37:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: My $903 free timing belt, Greg W, Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:55:49
- Re: My $903 free timing belt, Tom, Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:31:01
- Actually, adl6009
, Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:33:04
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