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Timing Chain
Posted by Ed [Email] (more from Ed) on Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:13:52
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I hope you guys aren’t tired of talking about timing chains. I’ve looked back through the treads but I still a question. This is my first Saab. I stumbled across it and it seemed like an irresistible deal. I love this car! It’s a ’92 9000s. I got it cheap because it needed a starter and had nearly 200,000 miles on it. The body is beautiful and the interior is beautiful. It’s been mechanically well kept. I had a Saab mechanic look at it and he says everything looks good, but you can hear the timing chain at idle. He said if I don’t mind listening to it the chain will probably go another 40 to 50k. Otherwise the engine seems great and will probably go another 150k. I’m thinking about doing it myself. It’s a spare car. I don’t mind if it’s off the road for a few days. I guess the options are:
1) Feed a new chain through (nobody seems to recommend this)
2) Change the chain and sprockets without removing the head ( potential for damaging the head gasket)
3) Remove the head and replace the chain and sprockets (safest but most time consuming)
I asked if the head came off, should it go to the machine shop? He said that would be a waste of money, the heads fine. So what are your experiences. What route should I go, or is this a task best left to one of the High Priests?
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Posts in this Thread:
- Timing Chain, Ed, Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:13:52 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Timing Chain, musicmaniii, Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:40:28
- Re: Timing Chain, musicmaniii, Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:40:28
- Re: Timing Chain, meng, Sat, 12 Jan 2002 23:08:36
- Re: Timing Chain, Ron F, Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:57:27
- I would start with taking the valvecover off and >>>>>, Anders, Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:21:14
- Re: Timing Chain, sturz, Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:00:52
- Re: Timing Chain, Yaofeng, Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:29:43
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