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Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 08:10:12 +0100
From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com>
Subject: Re: 900 + 9000 roadside breakdowns - failure modes


Lance Morgan wrote: > The con rod really suprised me too (and the DIs) - but I've only driven > but never worked on a few 9000s. _Did_ the 9000 have a con rod weakness > (which motor?), similar to the c900 2.1L head gasket/block problems? Not as far as I know - I've only ever heard of a broken con rod on a Saab once, and that was it. > Do > you recall/was there enough info that it was the rod (and not bearings > given some forewarning)? As far as I can remember, he was driving along the motorway, lost oil pressure, then saw bits of metal in the rear view mirror. They were bits of block and con rod. Who knows what happened! -- Grunff

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