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aggressive preemptive maintenance
Posted by LesH [Email] (more from LesH) on Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:18:49
In Reply to: want to buy a saab, but..., wayne, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:42:01
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So far I've had to do a battery and SID in my 01 9-5 wagon.
Look after the car, fix things before they break, and it'll last a long time. I plan to replace DIC and serpentine belt pulleys and retorque head at 100k km (60,000 miles) which I will hit next year. Frequent oil changes (10,000km/6mo with quality full synthetic, forget semi synthetic) and quality filters will go a long way towards making the turbo last. Monitor brake wear and replace before wornout pads score the rotors. Change all the fluids every couple of years. Fix fluid leaks if you see them. Don't use any no-name parts or fluids.
I get the impression that many people that have big problems aren't really car people that depend solely on a mechanic or dealer for all their needs (eg. anyone that says 'my engine just blew') and possibly don't recognize the signs of something getting sick. Then when that serp belt idler pulley that's been squealing for two weeks explodes and the engine overheats....
Les
happy '01 9-5 wagon owner
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Posts in this Thread:
- want to buy a saab, but..., wayne, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:42:01
- saab purchase??, Tom, Sat, 12 Mar 2005 05:42:58
- Some things to consider, Allan, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:41:06
- Why you want a Saab, Ari , Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:42:34
- Have had 11 since 1999, davidgmills, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:53:18
- This is mainly a TROUBLESHOOTING board.. NOT, John T, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:20:09
- Re: Try this..., Kirk, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:37:48
- Re: want to buy a saab, but..., penelope, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:36:49
- ***Wayne again... thanks a lot... please review***, wayne, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:30:51
- For the price difference, take the CPO Aero., Woody, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:55:01
- Re: ***Wayne again... thanks a lot... please review***, tincob, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:37:52
- Get snows, UnderDog, Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:49:49
- Re: ***Wayne again... thanks a lot... please review***, Rafe, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:37:32
- Re: want to buy a saab, but..., SeaSaab, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:16:50
- Re: want to buy a saab, but..., JG, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:12:36
- Re: want to buy a saab, but..., SAAB-san, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:00:25
- Re: want to buy a saab, but..., Amar Balikai, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:38:34
- aggressive preemptive maintenance, LesH, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:18:49 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: want to buy a saab, but..., Paul E, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:43:45
- I Love My 9-5, Gordon , Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:37:23
- My take on the car and the troubles reported here-long, Louis, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:37:15
- Your right, buy another cheap, boring car...., Mike Lynch , Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:31:55
- Re: want to buy a saab, but..., GMcGrath, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:30:52
- 100,300K miles - very minor problems, Joe D., Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:29:29
- How's this?, ChuckD , Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:26:30
- Re: I agree, david, Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:03:20
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