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Re: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell
Posted by compaqted (more from compaqted) on Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:37:10
In Reply to: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, I Am Going Crazy, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:53:46
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The gas smell and the check engine light might be related and might be caused by a leaking or improperly tightened gas cap. The car senses the lack of pressure and puts on the check engine light.
As for tires, I always buy from an internet site (like tirerack.com) and have a local shop mount and balance them for me. The markup by a shop like Midas is at least 100%. Also, the tires on the 9-5 are high performance tires. If you don't intend to go 120MPH+ each day to work, you can get more reasonably priced tires for about $60-70 each. They have a lower "speed rating" but you can still drive all day with them at 90+ MPH.
As for the exhaust, definitely DO NOT go to Midas or the local shop. I've seen more than a few Saabs with hacked up exhausts. What they do is grab their 'generic' muffler then make it fit by bending pipe. Go to a real Saab mechanic (see the Mechanics link below) and have them replace it. It might still be $360, but it will be the correct exhaust and you won't have any future problems with it.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, I Am Going Crazy, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:53:46
- Re: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, Alan, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:57:26
- Re: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, AeroLady, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:52:38
- My tire and exhaust comments....., Roger, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:14:59
- Re: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, compaqted, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:37:10 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, BG_SAABer, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:15:45
- Re: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, Nicole, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 19:31:33
- Re: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, andy , Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:02:24
- Re: Tire, Exhaust, Check Engine & Gas Smell, Bill N, Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:03:34
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