Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 21:14:02 GMT From: Ken Washington <kenwashinopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: saab 9000 AERO- 1994 Model
I will guess you are in the States... I have an 87 9000S. It has the 2.0L engine and fewer electronics, but a 9000 is a 9000. The tensioner pulley is a weak spot. Glad you did not get hurt. You should check it every 30,000 miles at a minimum. I had to replace my two pulleys some time ago. Mine has a pulley for the serpentine and one for the A/C. The pulleys and belts are not that hard to replace yourself. Get a Haynes manual. The rear wiper motor is a choice you will have to make. I would look at salvage yards for a used motor and save money. Valve cover gaskets are not that hard to replace. I did mine year before last. I ordered my gasket from sobstory.com. all you need is some RTV silicone and a good ratchet and socket to remove the valve cover bolts. Take your time and use the RTV sparingly. Save yourself some money. On your brake rotors. In most cases you can turn them once before having to replace them. I did my 87 9000S in 2000 for $250, new rotors and pads all the way around. Make sure you don't over torque wheel bolts and you should not have a problem warping your rotors...no more than 85 ft. lbs. Good Luck, Ken Washington 87 9000S 243,400 miles 87 900S 83 900T Bommaraju wrote: > Guys- Excellent Car- Has 108K miles- I just love the way it drives!! I > never had a Car that compares to it. > But... But I have run into some major repairs lately. Can you share your > opinions on the following problems. Do u see any future for this Car? > Should I get rid of it? > 1: The pulley tensioner slackened- the serpentine belt got loose- the power > steering pump got busted and I almost crashed the car due to sudden loss of > steering. They tell me that I need a new pump- new belt- (some 800 > dollars). I spent the money and got it fixed. > 2: The wipers stopped working the other day- Found that the rear wiper motor > is gone. Cost of new motor is $ 300 only. Currently I got the rear wiper > disconnected. Should I get New motor? > 3: I see oil leaking from the top of the engine- They say that it needs a > new gasket - Cost unknown yet. > 4: Two years ago breaks were re done with new rotors. The rotors were once > machined after a year. The car now shakes crazy when you break. I got the > 'new rotors' remachined again and the 'shake' is gone now. But they tell me > that I would need to replace the rotors again soon if the shake comes back. > Cost of repair (new rotors- etc.) - unknown yet. > >
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