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9-5 Engine (2.3) Question - Looking to Buy
Posted by 9-5Search [Email] (more from 9-5Search) on Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:40:31
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I am shopping for a 9-5 wagon with 6k budget. Today I drove a 2002 9-5 with 90k miles. As I was driving it to a saab shop, it idled a bit rough, I could smell antifreeze in the heat and the engine oil light came on. Yippee ! The shop said the oil level was fine and that I would be lucky to get the car back to the lot w/out throwing a rod. The shop super offered me some advice, and that is what my real question is....he says that the 2.3T can go about 90k miles and then the need to replace the engine is imminent. This is foreboding since my budget means 90k + miles. I understand about sludging and the need to drop the oil pan, but is this really accurate information ?
Thanks
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Posts in this Thread:
- 9-5 Engine (2.3) Question - Looking to Buy, 9-5Search, Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:40:31 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 9-5 Engine (2.3) Question - Looking to Buy, Davecl , Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:48:17
- Find a different "SAAB" shop too. n/m, J Myers, Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:16:00
- Boolshat.., RobsSaab, Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:38:52
- Re: 9-5 Engine (2.3) Question - Looking to Buy, Carlo , Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:08:05
- Re: 9-5 Engine (2.3) Question - Looking to Buy, Carlo , Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:07:58
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