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9000 CSE Timing Chain & Head Gasket
Posted by GV [Email] (more from GV) on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:36:27
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Hi!
I have a 1997 9000CSE 4 cyl. with ~84,000 mi. There has been a rattling noise from the engine (not just on startup) for some time, and now I'm adding coolant on a regular basis. My dealer says it's the head gasket and that the noise is coming from the timing chain; he says the tensioner can't be adjusted any further, and that to change the timing chain, he'd have to replace the head gasket as part of the job - for $2,700! I want to sell the car (even before all of this news). Soooo, is his diagnosis correct? Does the rattling noise mean that a broken timing chain (and therefore engine) is imminent? I think it would be easier to sell the car if all of this were fixed, than to reduce the price by some or all of the $2,700 and sell it as-is. Is the $2,700 a reasonable cost for the timing chain and head gasket replacement? Thank you very much!
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Posts in this Thread:
- 9000 CSE Timing Chain & Head Gasket, GV, Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:36:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 9000 CSE Timing Chain & Head Gasket, yaofeng, Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:56:26
- Re: 9000 CSE Timing Chain & Head Gasket, Donald Lipke, Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:22:02
- Re: 9000 CSE Timing Chain & Head Gasket, Donald Lipke, Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:01:19
- Re: 9000 CSE Timing Chain & Head Gasket, Rod
, Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:52:26 - Re: 9000 CSE Timing Chain & Head Gasket, yaofeng, Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:18:56
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