Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 21:50:04 -0500 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: used '96 vs '98 900's
"John R. Weiss" wrote: > I keep the boost gauge below atmospheric when warming up, and take the > requisite 10-second rest after each drive in my '82 Saab 900 Turbo with 155K on > the original engine (except for water pump, clutch, and thermostat). I also > use synthetic oil in it. From this first section alone, you are doing THREE things that most people in D.C. would not do. 1. Warming up the engine 2. Cool the engine down after each drive 3. Use synthetic oil > Other than needing a modicum of common sense in warming up and cooling down, a > Saab Turbo can be driven like a "normal" car and survive very well. You are probably like many long-term Saab owners, "quirky and unique" with a different sense of "normal". I bet you even use a torque wrench to tighten your lug nuts and change the crush washer everytime you change the oil. Most "normal people" don't even know about crush washers or the torque specifications for their lug nuts. You casually mention "a modicum of common sense" which I have not seen in most drivers. My experience has been that most people have their car rolling as soon as they can get the engine running. These people also race into a parking space and shut the engine off as soon as they have stopped. This is what I would call "normal" for most people in the Washington D.C. area. Hopefully "normal" is different in Washington state. > BTW, I suspect mine will last well beyond 200K.. I don't have to SUSPECT that mine will last beyond 200K. As I have said before, "Been there, done that already!" BTW, All of my cars get Mobil1 at every oil change. > .--------------------- > John R. Weiss > Lake Forest Park, WA > www.tsca.net/puget/ > > Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> wrote in message news:38C86569.9F658415nopsamcom... > > > I am not "dissing" the turbo, but merely pointing out a well-known fact that > > turbos require more care and maintenance than a normally aspirated engine. > The > > only people who benefit from the ignorance of this fact are the people that > > sell and install new turbos. > > > > The major issue is letting the TURBO COOL DOWN, but you avoided that issue > > entirely. Since you ONLY have 101K miles on your car, let us know when you > > reach 200,000 miles on the ORIGINAL turbo. Then you can tell us either about > > how little maintenance turbos require or more likely how expensive they are > to > > replace. I have been there and done that and know from personal experience > the > > maintenance effort required reach that level. > > > > I understand there are devices called turbo timer which will idle the engine > > long enough to cool the turbo. This will work with an automatic, but not a > > Saab manual transmission, as the car must be in reverse to take the key out, > > unless you want to walk away from a 900SE in neutral with the key in the > > ignition. > > > > > >
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