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timing chain
Hi Stepdaughters 93 sl2 died today.Car has 90,000 miles.Mechanic says it is
the timing chain. Is this one of the engines that are damaged when the timing chain breaks? mechanic says could be $1000.00 to replace depending on what he finds when he looks inside. Sounds high to me but I really don't know for sure. Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Doug |
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On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:00:20 -0500, "doug" > wrote:
>Hi Stepdaughters 93 sl2 died today.Car has 90,000 miles.Mechanic says it is >the timing chain. Is this one of the engines that are damaged when the >timing chain breaks? mechanic says could be $1000.00 to replace depending on >what he finds when he looks inside. Sounds high to me but I really don't >know for sure. Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated. >Doug > The chain can be had for less than 100 bucks and it is not that hard to change. 300 to 500 would be a lot more reasonable. It is not a interferance engine that I am aware of. |
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> It is not a interferance engine that I am aware of.
It is definitely an engine with an interference type design. If your timing chain breaks, it will likely cause a lot of internal damage. If that damage already occurred, it would be cheaper to purchase and install a used motor than to try to rebuild the existing one. > mechanic says could be $1000.00 That sounds right for what it might cost. Or, if you're mechanically inclined at all and have a bit of patience, you can pick up a used motor for a couple hundred bucks and install it yourself in a weekend. I've swapped a motor without ever having done one before and it's not that bad of a job. Lane [ lane (at) evilplastic.com ] --- Visit my Saturn Car Audio and Performance Page at http://www.evilplastic.com "SnoMan" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:00:20 -0500, "doug" > wrote: > > >Hi Stepdaughters 93 sl2 died today.Car has 90,000 miles.Mechanic says it is > >the timing chain. Is this one of the engines that are damaged when the > >timing chain breaks? mechanic says could be $1000.00 to replace depending on > >what he finds when he looks inside. Sounds high to me but I really don't > >know for sure. Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated. > >Doug > > > > > The chain can be had for less than 100 bucks and it is not that hard > to change. 300 to 500 would be a lot more reasonable. It is not a > interferance engine that I am aware of. |
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