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RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won't start - 2/19/2008 3:15:50 PM    Roto Posts: 1244 Joined: 12/18/2006 Status: online Umh, I think it's the weak timing belt tensioneer personally...very comon on the V6's...  just make sure that when you go to fix it you don't pay $80 for a valve...they're like 10/ea _____________________________ 1999 Saab 9-3 5-door. She's back and better than ever Philly Region Autocross (in reply to jwrape) Post #: 11

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won't start - 2/20/2008 10:50:23 AM    jwrape   Posts: 11 Joined: 12/14/2007 Status: offline Yea, the tensioner for the fan belt is worn but that shouldn't affect the timing usually. It's just all very strange (in reply to Roto) Post #: 12

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won't start - 2/20/2008 12:33:41 PM    Roto Posts: 1244 Joined: 12/18/2006 Status: online I meant the timing belt tensioneer. _____________________________ 1999 Saab 9-3 5-door. She's back and better than ever Philly Region Autocross (in reply to jwrape) Post #: 13

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won't start - 2/20/2008 12:44:00 PM    jwrape   Posts: 11 Joined: 12/14/2007 Status: offline Oh, I will check that.... So you think it IS Valvetrain damage? (in reply to Roto) Post #: 14

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won't start - 2/20/2008 1:48:24 PM    Roto Posts: 1244 Joined: 12/18/2006 Status: online um...you said yourself that you think it a bent valve, I'm just saying why it could be.. _____________________________ 1999 Saab 9-3 5-door. She's back and better than ever Philly Region Autocross (in reply to jwrape) Post #: 15

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won't start - 2/20/2008 2:02:43 PM    jwrape   Posts: 11 Joined: 12/14/2007 Status: offline No, I know, i was just asking if you think that the serpentine belt coming off could have made it jump time? Knowing that the tensioner pulleys are usually weak, do you think that it's plausable that it jumped time when the serpentine belt came off due to the increased momentum after the belt let go? I ask because you seem to have more experience with Saab's than I. Thanks, Jason (in reply to Roto) Post #: 16

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won't start - 2/20/2008 4:58:07 PM    Roto Posts: 1244 Joined: 12/18/2006 Status: online well while that is unlikely, freak accidents do happen...no way to know without checking... _____________________________ 1999 Saab 9-3 5-door. She's back and better than ever Philly Region Autocross (in reply to jwrape) Post #: 17

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won't start - 2/22/2008 12:14:04 PM    mrshaun13   Posts: 2 Joined: 2/21/2008 Status: offline I had a similar problem with a customers V8 jaguar. it turned out to be the piston rings. auto choke was staying on and washing the cylinders down. wearing the rings and eventually it just wouldn't start. It was a little smokey before this happened, and was burning oil by the truckload. I don't suppose this was the case...... (in reply to Roto) Post #: 18

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won''t start - 9/4/2008 1:03:49 AM    petty   Posts: 3 Joined: 9/4/2008 Status: offline Seems that there was no compression and maybe the timing belt is wrong. First first if the timing belt is installed correctly. Better take that to the shop. The belt when it broke may have moved the sensor out of position or damaged the wiring to it. Try checking the battery connections too. They only need to be a tiny bit loose to cause problems. Also try checking the water in the battery if it gets low it can ruin your battery. ____________ Blogs | Autos ____________ car covers ____________ (in reply to jwrape) Post #: 19

RE: Friends 9-3 through a belt and now won''t start - 9/5/2008 12:07:09 PM    jwrape   Posts: 11 Joined: 12/14/2007 Status: offline We took the heads off and found that ALL the Intake Valves were bent. We are having them rebuilt for $730,now we have to find a place toget a tension pulley and a water pump while were there. Anyone know where to get a good price on parts? (in reply to jwrape) Post #: 20

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