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Originally Posted by cdynaco
WOW!
What a PITA! No wonder Saturn went chain on their DOHC.
Thanx for the detailed write-up!
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Saturn S series cars used chains for both the SOHC and DOHC cars. The chains would start to stretch badly at about 150K depending on usage. Some would go way, way longer. Later models of the S series engines had better tensioners. We had two of them, both 1993 SW2s and they were very nice. After the S series cars, Saturns had timing belts like most everybody else. (My wife--against my wishes--bought a 2003 Vue, after GM had reabsorbed Saturn as a GM division. That car redefined "lemon.")
All makes have their quirks. PTs have an accessibility quirk.
