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Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 21:02:46 GMT
From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com>
Subject: Re: C900 1987 - Waterpump


"Paul Halliday" <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:C08FC273.33E4%pjghnospamyonder.co.uk... > in article 1147790814.084081.17710nospam2000cwc.googlegroups.com, Al at > alistairdorenospamo.com wrote on 16/05/2006 15:46: > >> It's making a wheezing noise at tickover, cant hear it at higher revs. >> I'm sure it's the water pump. >> A genuine Saab part is going to cost £80+, whereas a pattern part from >> Elkparts or partsforsaabs is around £25. >> >> You can see my dilema, the car is 19 years old with 178k miles on the >> clock, and I'd be surprised if she lasted another three years. >> >> Anyone got experience of the cheaper version? >> >> I know purists would go for the original, but I can't really see an >> extra £60 is going to give me much advantage. > > The one on my old '85 900i exploded and left me in a cloud of smoke at a > junction and a sticky mess under the bonnet. > > Aeromotive fixed it - give 'em a ring. I was happy with whatever they > fixed > it with. Alas, I gave all the history to them with the car, so I can't > look > back at whether it was second hand or new. Either way, I'd buy the 25 quid > one. > > Paul > > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ Cheers Paul, I'm going to do this myself, it's not exactly rocket science after all! Aeromotive have had a few quid off me recently and as much as I'd like them to do it, I'm not exactly flush at the moment. I'm certainly leaning towards the cheaper version. Al

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