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Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 10:31:51 -0700
From: Marty <nospamyouscumsuckingslimmurennopsamnet>
Subject: Re: How are your SAABs doing?


The least likely cause of your problem is a manufacturing defect. The most likely cause is lubrication failure, as in loss of oil pressure, oil contamination, or no oil at all. Even if grinding burns from manufacturing existed, I think evidence of that would be obliterated by the grinding of ultimate bearing failure. I work with modified turbo applications on the Saab, and I have to say the Saab motor is among the strongest and well made by virtue of it's history of reliability under the most severe usage. . Marty / SPG9 Andy wrote: > I bought my SAAB 9000CS in Göteborg. It was new. Every 20.000 km I had it > checked and always only by authorised SAAB garages in the Netherlands and > in Germany. I drove almost all its mileage long-distance with speeds between > 100 - 160 km/h on smooth motorways in Germany and in Netherlands and I can > say I have taken a good care of my car. Therefore, I was shocked when one > day, driving on a motor way in Germany, suddenly at a speed of approx. 160 > km/h within a few hundred meters a terrible metallic noise developed in the > engine. > I stopped the car immediately, called the nearest SAAB service and had my > car towed for an inspection. The crankshaft and its bearing failed. Just a > day before I had my car serviced at a SAAB garage in Rotterdam. > Once the defective engine of my car had been disassembled I had the > crankshaft inspected to find the reason of this premature failure. And > indeed...! Major grinding burns(*) were revealed on the journals. With this > type of a defect it is surprising that my car lasted three years and as much > as 160.000 km. The garage and the lab that inspected my crankshaft explained > it was Evident that this failure of the engine in my car was clearly a > result of a Serious fault in manufacturing. With this ruling I contacted the > customer department of SAAB in Trolhatan. > And then, here comes the major reason for my disappointment. Ms. Johnson, > responsible for all customer contacts, bluntly pointed out to me that my car > was by then three years old and thus out of the warranty. She did not think > SAAB could account for a car as old as three years!!! One-year guarantee was > long enough and if after this it should appear that the car and the engine > were put together by glue and paper clips it was all at the buyer's risk. > So, I had the engine fixed. Had to pay a fortune, almost a price of a new > engine. > Now I am desperately looking for a buyer for my car. I want to get rid of it > and get something reliable. I'm contemplating a Volvo. Meanwhile I have > learned that Volvo uses a state of the art inspection method to inspect > all critical engine components for manufacturing defects such as grinding > burns(*). > > So, how are your SAABs doing? Have you had any similar experiences? > Please let me know. > Andy S. Wojtas > > (*) A grinding burn is what happens to an engine part during surface > finishing i.e. grinding if the part is allowed to overheat. Just like when > you sharpen a knife and press it too hard against a grinding wheel. You'll > see it turn red hot and right in that place the knife will lose its > hardness, so vital for its endurance.

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