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Re: balance chain failure
Posted by YEEHAH (more from YEEHAH) on Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:58:50
In Reply to: balance chain failure, ds, Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:15:55
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Doug---
I guess it depends, as far as how long these chains last. I've seen them depart at 80K, but the ones in my '95 SEt lasted 172,000 miles (she has 236K on her now). They usually don't go quietly--they make a Godawful racket when they start to losen up. I had the ones in the original 2.0 litre replaced (yes. Replaced. They are not necessary for the running of the engine. Saab put them in to remove any possibility of engine vibration. I never noticed the difference--chains vs. no chains.) And, when we installed the 2.3 litre last winter (among other goodies)the chains on the 2.3 were removed--even tho that engine had only 50K on it before the transplant. Again, if you drove my NG, you'd never notice that the chains were gone.
The biggest culprit for early chain death is lack of oil changes and beating the snot out of you car. If you change the oil regularly (every 3-5K for my NG) and DON'T drive it like you stole it, you should be fine.
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