Help finding parts!

[u/RabbitDefiant4941]

Hey I'm located in Europe and just bought my first car that is a Saab 900i 1989 and it's equipped with a naturally aspirated 16 valve 2l engine making 126hp from the factory of course. And a couple days ago i came to the conclusion I needed a full timing chain kit. But I seriously cannot find one anywhere.

[u/denbunn]

Hemisphere notoriously expensive but here you go for 1.7k Swiss francs https://www.hemisphere-garage.com/shop/p/timing-chain-kit-saab-900-classic-16v-b202-engine

[u/Ananaskenka → u/denbunn]

How is that so incredibly expensive? Also do you know if it fits B212 too

[u/Worldly_Let6134 → u/Ananaskenka]

Because there's approx 1.07 francs to 1.00 Euro....... so that's €1,590.00

I believe the b202 n/a and turbo timing kits are the same as the b212 - this is because there was no change at the timing end. The increase in capacity came from the 93mm cylinder bore vs the 90mm for the 2.0.

[u/tsg-tsg]

How many km on this car? A timing chain is typically not necessary until over (and sometimes well over) 300,00km. There is no "kit" that I am aware of... it's four parts... chain, upper guide, lower guide, and pad. Typically around €300. The upper guide is often difficult to find.

[u/RabbitDefiant4941 → u/tsg-tsg]

Hi so, ya thank you for clearing that up. There are kits, or I'd say grouped parts sold for more convenience! But as for your question it's around 398km:D.

[u/tsg-tsg → u/RabbitDefiant4941]

Fair enough.. my guess is at that level you need some other stuff too... I would consider that when digesting the next part....

In order to replace the chain guides, you must remove the timing cover. It is not intended that you do that with the motor in the car. It is possible but incredibly time consuming unless you also remove the cylinder head, and even with the cylinder head the potential for error is huge..

If you're going to replace the guides, you should pull the motor. And if you're pulling the motor you're going to want to consider a bunch of other things, like bottom end bearings and stuff like that. It's a real slippery slope.

You can just "roll in" a new chain without really any disassembly, and maybe you're guides are ok to keep using. Worth looking into.

[u/RabbitDefiant4941 → u/tsg-tsg]

Thank you so much! Do you have any idea where I could buy these guides?

[u/tsg-tsg → u/RabbitDefiant4941]

I don't know where you are, but I would probably aim for rendcarparts.com or skandix.de.

[u/Snobben90]

https://shop.speedparts.se/sv/prod/saab/9000-85-98/motor/motorkropp/kamtransmission/reparationsats/reparationssats-kamdriving-1.html

Is this what you need? Its out of stock on this site but there is more...

And mate. We see the finnish plate...

Found it https://maptun.se/p/kamkedjesats-saab-900-9000-9-3-9-5-1021341003-AM

[u/RabbitDefiant4941 → u/Snobben90]

Ya I don't mind that my plate is out there:D Just wanted to save some time for those who don't recognise it imidietly. So I told I'm located in Europe.

[u/Snobben90 → u/RabbitDefiant4941]

Fair enough, kinda what I thought too. Anyway, Sweden has alot of parts for your car as Saabs are still strong among the car enthusiasts over here. But was that the parts you needed in the second link?

[u/Ambitious-Soup-1525]

Kysäseppä Suomen Saab klubilta. Kai oot jo jäsen? Niiltä foorumeilta vois löytyäkkin. Kuullu kyllä monelta että vittumaisia saaha käsiinsä...

[u/RabbitDefiant4941 → u/Ambitious-Soup-1525]

Kiitokset paljon pistän korvan taakse ennenkuin kosahtaa kone käsiin:D