RE: Yet another newbee
 

$220 for the part alone.

RE: Yet another newbee
 

YOUCH!
Factory part or aftermarkets available?

RE: Yet another newbee
 

factory is about$470

RE: Yet another newbee
 

Oofaa!
Is this a job that a mere mortal such as myself can do or should I send her off to the pros?

RE: Yet another newbee
 

have you ever done a timing belt? You could do it if you ahve a fellow mechanic that would give you a print-out from the directions to do it from ALLDATA or similar program.

RE: Yet another newbee
 

Never done a timing belt on a Saab. (I've done a few boat engines before (timing chains), probably best left to someone that actually knows what they're doing.
Again, thanks for the heads up.

RE: Yet another newbee
 

it's not difficult, if you ever done it on anythign else you'll be able to do it on a saab. You just need directions.

RE: Yet another newbee
 

I'm off to find directions, pray for my car!

RE: Yet another newbee
 

post up when you do get them. I'm sure the tensioneer is the most expensive part there, the belt is like $50

RE: Yet another newbee
 

Found this so far, still digging.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DN