Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 21:42:03 -0500 From: "Tom Steele" <tpsteelenopsamspring.com> Subject: Re: BMW's crap engines! (3.0 V6 or 2.5 V6)
The V6 used in the US-Spec. 900 from 95-97 was a piece of crap. SaabUSA recommends replacing the timing belt every 45K miles. The first change is done under warranty, but you're on your own for subsequent changes. I understand it has a tendency to swallow valves otherwise. The new asymmetrical turbo V6 in the 9-5 SE is a completely different engine, from what I'm told. I've driven it, and the low-end torque is great - no waiting for the engine to come up on cam. It does feel a bit "heavy" as compared to the 4-cyl. turbo, though. Now if only they'd put the high-output 4-cyl. in the 9-5... Tom Steele '97 900S 2.3 (the last of the non-turbos) ROGER BEAR wrote in message <79qqm0$25pk$1nopsamsvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>... >I think you/ or the original poster got miked up. They ment the old 2.5 V6 >in the 900. NO one has criticized the 3.0 in the 9-5. To my knowledge. >You'll probably agree that the 2.5 isn't anything special. > >You say the 3.0 V6 is in the Opels now? Cool. Are you sure it's the same >one? If so I'm surprised it's only 193 H.P. The 3.0 in the 9-5 was >reported to have "more H.P. without the Turbo than with" just not as much >torque. > > > > >
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