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Re: Buying Advice: Used 1990-92 9000
Posted by T (more from T) on Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:09:07
In Reply to: Buying Advice: Used 1990-92 9000, Masur, Joshua M, Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:26:05
I think most, if not all persons will tell you that the 5-spd 9000 is far
preferable
to the automatic unit, unless you can be sure that the car was driven
'conservatively'.
The naturally aspirated 2.3l with Direct Ignition was introduced in
1990.5 - and in my opinion is far better than the 2.0l (turbo and
natural) configurations. Some people will even contend that the natural
2.3l (with 150 hp) is still underpowered for the 9000 - so you can
imagine what it must be like to drive the natural 2.0l (about 135 hp as I
understand). The number one area of failure, that most persons seem to
have with early DI cars, is failure of the DI unit itself. Later
versions of the DI unit (which can be identified by a removable
electrical connector on the end of the unit - early versions had no
connector, just a wire that went inside the unit) are allegedly more
reliable. Interesting to note that in new gen 900s, the DI unit was
eliminated for the natural 2.3l engine, in favor of breakerless
distributor instead.
Another difference is the introduction of the manual A/C controls in base
9000s (all non-turbo units) in the 1990.5 (2.3l era) models. Although
you loose the automatic 15-button ACC unit, you do have manual
ventilation controls, which may cost less to repair/replace in the long
run. I believe the 1990.5 model year was also the first year of ACC II
in the 9000s which can be identified by an 'OFF' button on the ACC unit
and a centrally located sun declination sensor on the dashboard - ACC I
vehicles had no 'OFF' button, and the sun sensor was located at the
passenger speaker grill. All 9000s earlier than the 1990.5 MY had the ACC
I system regardless of their trim level (at least those destined for the
US market).
Test the ACC II system on all cars you look at, by holding the auto and
vent button (the one that looks like <[]> ) simultaneously. Faults will
appear in the display.
Thats all I can think of for the moment.
If anybody notices errors, please correct me.
Thanks,
Taufan
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Taufan A. Tjioe
tjioetno39sdcx6spamx782technologist.com (Redirected E-Mail Service)
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