Maybe a moderator could update the topic title to something like "Engine died – broken timing belt" to make it fit the eventual outcome better. -- Thanks, Kraig

LA County near Ventura County.

My long-time, trusted mechanic says (on the phone) that I’d be in for at least $3,000 for the valve job, new timing belt, etc. I see nicer ones for sale for less than that, plus I can maybe get something for mine on Craigslist, as Lee suggests. Sad, but it looks like it’s time to move on. Anyone in ...

That write-up is nice – thanks, jcdillin – but the job is clearly much more than I can address right now. It would be a fun hobby thing, but not something I could pull off in a few days, for various reasons (e.g., having nothing to drive to get parts and additional tools, my back is cranky at the mo...

Lee, much thanks for the perspective. I'm wondering what the percentage would be in my first trying a new belt (or kit?), even given the slight chance(?). Because beyond that, my next recourse would be to tow the lot to my mechanic and have him do whatever the next least expensive fix might be, e.g....

Abscate called it: the timing belt broke. It had only 30k miles on it. But that’s how far the car has gone in the past 8 years (from 135k to 165k), so maybe age itself was a factor. I’ve read varying things about how serious the engine damage will necessarily be. The fact that I heard little or no n...

Since I did get the fault code for the camshaft PS, I've gone ahead and ordered a new one (via 2nd day air). But if anyone has read through my 850‘s symptoms and thinks the no-start problem might be something other than the CPS, please chime in, I'm all ears. Either way, I'll update this thread when...

j-dawg, That would be great news. At a glance, it looks like replacement of the camshaft position sensor should be easy – just two screws and a connector. I didn't think that could be the trouble because my wife's Saab had the same failure yet her car continued to drive fine – it only had to be repl...

My 1995 850 Turbo wagon just lost engine power on the freeway and I could use some suggestions as to the cause. I’m not super car-savvy, but I am handy (maybe the most “serious” thing I myself have done on my 850 was to replace an oxygen sensor). I have ramps, jack stands, and a wide selection of no...

Sorry, when I said I was doing some traveling soon, I didn't mean to imply that the car itself would be – just that I had a short time to deal with this before I left (I'm flying to Australia four days from now). Actually, I only drive about 2,000 easy miles per year, which is partly why I thought a...