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Welcome, and what engine do you have?
Posted by Don L [Email] (more from Don L) on Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:08:33
In Reply to: Former Porsche Owner now a '96 Saab 900 Conv. Owner, DoubleNutz, Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:06:45
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First welcome, and enjoy your Saab! As others stated, this board is a great community and an excellent source of knowledge on your NG900.
> What I should look for immediately for preventative maintenance
> (timing belt intervals, tune-ups, best oil, what to listen or look for,
> etc).
The only engine that had a timing belt was the V6, and I believe 60k was the all important interval for the belt and tensioner. The turbo and NA four cylinder motors are chain driven, so no worries there.
If you have a turbo, you may want to source a spare DIC (the red thing on the top of the valve cover). These should be considered a wear item, and they all fail eventually. According to reports on this board they last ~80-120k.
Also the four cyl --
If you don't know the history change the idler pulley and the serpentine belt. The idler pulley is not exactly robust, and failure is a showstopper. Keep the old ones as spares.
Other than that, standard 'new to me' car stuff...
Oil - Quality Synthetic (Mobil1 0w-40w)/AMSOIL etc...
Oil Filter - Purolater PureOne 10241
Gearbox Oil for manual - Saab MTF0063 or Redline MTL
Coolant - Saab Coolant
Fuel Filter
Run a bottle of Techron Concentrate with gas fill up.
Spark plugs - NGK BCPR6ES or BCPR7ES - depending on driving style
Inspect/replace the four vacuum hoses on the throttle body for preventive maintenance.
Above are I suggestions sourced here, and have worked well for me YMMV.
If you've worked on the Porsches, don't worry about the Saab. It has a few quirks, but I've found it pretty easy to wrench on.
Hope this helps,
Don
Atlanta, GA
1999 9-3SE HOT 85k
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Posts in this Thread:
- Former Porsche Owner now a '96 Saab 900 Conv. Owner, DoubleNutz, Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:06:45
- Welcome, and what engine do you have?, Don L, Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:08:33 <-- Viewing This Message
- 964 question..., Crispin, Wed, 28 Dec 2005 06:57:39
- No worries, Peter
, Wed, 28 Dec 2005 06:06:46 - Re: Former Porsche Owner now a '96 Saab 900 Conv. Owner, dealspeed, Wed, 28 Dec 2005 04:34:41
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