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Greetings & Salutations 900 1994

posted by  spook on  Wed Jan 11 11:53 CST 2006
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Deah Southerrrn,

Good p.m. and hope this find y'all well. First thing to do on the 960, is to get the timing belt changed. If it breaks, you'll spend about $3,000 for a new head and/or engine. The reason: 960 engine is an "interference" design. If the timing belt breaks, the valves mash into the piston tops, bending valve steps and damaging valve guides. On the 940 series cars, when the timing belt breaks, the car stops. Dead. Right where it is. But the engine isn't damaged at all.

If y'all don't have hard copy proof - work order copy - that shows your car's timing belt was changed, get the belt changed. NOW!! Don't drive the car to the mechanic, have it towed. If the cars has lots of miles, get the tensioner changed too.

Yours faithfully,

spooooook






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