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Re: timing chain
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Sun, 7 Jan 2001 17:42:09
In Reply to: timing chain, mike, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 10:25:35
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Do you have the V6 engine? If so it has a timing belt, not a chain. Timing belts should usually be replaced around 60k as a precaution as they can fail with no warning resulting in belt valves and other troubles. The GM/Saab V6 is at least as prone to timing belt failure as other engines. $2k is far too high for such a job, even at dealer rates. I would expect to pay well under a thousand. That said, if you have a 4 cylinder then I can think of no reason for a new timing chain at 63k without catastropic failure of something like the tensioner or balance shaft sprockets. I suspect that you have a V6 though and getting a new belt is sound advice, just find someone reputable to do it for less.
Craig
Posts in this Thread:
- timing chain, mike, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 10:25:35
- Re: timing chain, Yaofeng Chen, Mon, 8 Jan 2001 11:53:07
- Should be free maintenance if a belt, Robert Davis, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 18:23:36
- Re: timing chain, Craig, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 17:42:09 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: timing chain, Maurie, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:38:33
- Re: timing chain, Bill Davies, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:07:10
- Re: timing chain, claude, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 13:13:30
- Re: timing chain, TS, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 12:27:31
- Re: timing chain, Mike, Sun, 7 Jan 2001 10:50:26
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