Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:24:35 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Did Saab Make a16V B201 Turbo Engines? [WAS:PCV Valve on a 89 900 T16]
in article ape5a0$hft$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net, KeithG at noonenopsamspring.com wrote on 26/10/2002 14:23: > the short answer is no as there is no such engine as a B201 16V. B201 is > 'Saab code' for 8V (2.0L, 1 (cam) shaft), B202 is 16V (2.0L, 2 shafts). > In the US, 8VT was up to 84. 85-93 are all 16VT. The 8V NA (CIS) was up > to '88 in the base model. 89 + base model got 16V LH injected engines. > The S engine was 8V NA (CIS) to 85 and 86+ got the 16V NA engine. IN '91 > we got the B212 (2.1L 2 shaft) 16V engine in the S and maybe even in the > base, but I am not sure. All 2.1L in the US are LH injected. All 16V > engines in the US are LH injected. I know in EUR, the 8VT (CIS) was sold > longer but am unsure of the dates and models. You even got the Saab 90 > that we never saw here. As a comparison of codes, the B234 in the 9k was > 2.3L 4 shafts (2 cam and 2 balance!) Thanks for that Keith, I've had a brain-stem removal recently :) I got a bit of misleading information over the dates of the engines. I *had* thought that the B202 was the new engine for the 16V turbos which appeared around 1988 in the UK, but actually 1985. As usual, we get things a bit later than you guys in the US. Duh! B202=16V ... yes, I knew this - I just got a bit confused. That said, in my Haynes manual "Saab 99, 90 and 900 - 1979 to 1993" (our UK equivalent of your Chiltons) at the end of the Servicing Specifications section for the 1979-1984 99/90/900 model, a "Saab 900 900i 16V 1981- on" (sic) is listed for a certain make of fuel filter. Perhaps a typo ... anyone got any more information? What does the Chiltons say? Was there actually a 16V from 1981? Paul 1985 900i 16V 1989 900 Turbo S http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html
