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Re: Help Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Fri, 30 Mar 2001 11:20:39
In Reply to: Help, geoff, Fri, 30 Mar 2001 07:00:06 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The blower motor is not an easy task. Check the archives, Townsend imports (http://www.townsendimports.com) and Quasimotor's site (http://quasimotors.gar.net/) for blower motor replacement. You access the blower motor from the engine compartment side, behind a false bulkhead. Expect to spend about 4-7 hours on the task, and a couple of hundred bucks for the motor. Replace the heater core while you're in there.
As to the turbo - what do you mean 'it doesn't work'? Turbos fail in two ways - either the seals get really bad and you burn tons of oil, or the bearings fail and the turbo actually doesn't spin. If you're burning tons of oil, well, that's up to you and how well armed the folks behind you are. If the turbo doesn't spin, then trust me, the car will be close to undriveable. It will have much less power than a non-turbo car.
However, turbos don't fail very often. Most 'turbo' problems have to do with hoses falling off, or the wastegate actuator sticking, or needing a new APC solenoid. If the car drives, doesn't pour out large clouds of black or blue smoke, and the boost needle even touches the yellow zone, chances are the turbo is fine, and the problem lies elsewhere.
As to the transmission - the automatic in the 9000 is a 4-speed, so that makes it much nicer than the 900 tranny. However, the autobox in the 9000 isn't very strong - expect to get about 100K miles out of one before it needs major work. Some folks get much more, some folks less. But count on 100K. If the car you're looking at has a fresh transmission, it's a decent deal. If you don't know when the tranny was done, assume you'll need to replace it.
The key to any used car, and Saabs especially, is maintenance. I never buy a car unless I know its maintenance history, and know it's been well maintained. If I don't know its history, I assume the worst. Just from the sound of this car, I'd guess that it has had a long, hard life, and hasn't been well maintained. If someone lets big things stay broken, chances are good they haven't kept up on the small stuff like oil changes and coolant flushes.
My recommendation - if you see some big, obvious problems, chances are good that there are other big, less obvious problems. If you don't know the 9000 model well, you're taking a big chance. You're better off spending more money for a car in better shape, because it doesn't sound like you're in the market for a project car.
Pass on it.
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