Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 01:10:53 GMT From: "Steve Arnold" <sra900tnopsam.com> Subject: Re: saab hesitation (turbo?)
Check the vacuum hoses. Especially the one to the distributor. "todd" <doehrintnopsamri.ccf.org> wrote in message news:9rk9qh$6sfnopsam.ccf.org... > hi, > i just got a 1984 saab 900 turbo with about 150k miles. it runs very well, > no missing, very clean engine and exhaust. > > the only issue is that when im going uphill on highways, as the turbo moves > into about the middle of the orange band, it suddenly stutters, the needle > bounces down a little (like 1/4") and then it immediately grabs again. this > produces a "slipping effect". the engine rpm's do NOT visibly change though. > > this problem is not really noticable under hard accelleration such as in the > city. > > i have recently replaced the oil with penzoil 10w30 "turbo" oil. it still > does it, but not *quite* as much. > > my question is, given a currently very limited budget, are these signs that > the turbo is going to poop out soon !!?? > > i have to drive round trip from cleveland new york next weekend and i cant > afford to take it to the shop until nov. 15 (payday). > > any thoughts or suggestions would be extremely helpful. > thanks, > todd > >
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