Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:07:17 +0000 (UTC) From: "Andrew" <quietnospamnothere.com> Subject: Re: is it a turbo
Thanks .... Is there a brief / laymans comparison of the differences between turbo, lpt, ecopower and injection on Saab engines... Also how can I easily find out definately which I have... assuming the logbook might not be correct? (description truncated...) I remember there was a code on the car somewhere ... but I've misplaced my handbook? thanks Andrew Johannes H Andersen wrote: > Andrew wrote: >> >> Happy owner of a 1996 4 door saab 9000 CD 2.3 ecopower auto.... >> But whenever I try to get insurance ... or go to a Parts supplier (eg >> exhaust)... >> they have trouble matching my model... >> Insurance company said "there's no such model"... she could match it >> as a CDE but not CD... >> (and they insurance CDE's differently) >> or they say "is it the turbo"... I say well its an LPT ... they say >> again "is it the turbo"... >> ... or they say "is it injected" ... I say "they all are aren't >> they?" >> I'm beginning to doubt what I've got... I don't want to say turbo to >> the insurance co if that >> unnecessarily sticks the premium up... nor do I want to get the >> wrong parts .... >> Any advice on what I've got?... > > Then try another insurance co. It often amazes me that people who are > in a business don't know what they're dealing with. Motor insurance > people are in business of insuring motor vehicle, hence they should > have lists of all possible makes and models. Saab Ecopower was a well > known engine range, in fact I told them that my 1993 LPT was the same > as Ecopower, and they accepted although this label started from 1994 > MY.
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