Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:03:58 GMT From: "M PLUMLEE" <eplumleenopsamouth.rr.com> Subject: Re: Engine / Tranny Replacements for 1988 8 valve 900
GET A BENTLY 900 8V MANUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "eichler" <eichdsgnnopsam.com> wrote in message news:3b2660f2$0$88182$1dc6e903nopsam.corecomm.net... > Sorry - forgot to add the problems I am having. > > The engine - > - the engine has excessive valve train noise. Thought either oil pump / > pressurecotrol system or valve lashes are now all bad. I found that the > oil pump was not delivering enough oil pressure. I checked the bearing on > the #4 cylinder's camshaft lobe & there is a lot of wear there. I have not > yet done a compression test. My daughter drives this car & has been known > to drive her hard & not know the finer points of SAAB noise. I am afraid > of a completely worn set of main, rod & camshaft bearings. Also, last > summer, the engine went through a serious overheating - to the point of > melting the braze joints at the radiator's upper hose. There might be some > warpage here also - she leaks oil from the front seal & also loses coolant > from somewhere in the front of the car (the radiator is new, of course.). > - the tranny has a lot of resistance to shifting - feels like the > synchros are worn. She shifts hard & has been known to give the shifter a > better nudge than needed, when pressed. The guy I bought her from was an > old friend from college who was also a "sporty" driver. > > I am looking to get ideas on options here. This way, I can later start to > get $$$numbers, lead times, etc. & then figure out my options. > The rest of the car is pretty solid. This is going to be a beater that > will be used to run to the store & flea markets, etc. for the next 10 - 15 > years if I fix her up. > I miss not having the electric windows & the sunroof & the horsepower of > my 16 valve 900, so what ever I do will have a lot of paperwork behind it. > > Hope this helps. > > eichler > > In article <3b26366d$0$88183$1dc6e903nopsam.corecomm.net>, > eichdsgnnopsam.com (eichler) wrote: > > > I might need to replace the engine & trans on my kid's 1988 900 8 valve > > with a 5 speed. > > What experiences do others have? > > I have removed / rebuilt other engines before, the work looks like a pain > > in the ass but does not seem to be that hard > > I no nothing of the SAAB options, so here goes. > > - I assume SAAB has some type of "crate" exchange system? > > - Do I have other motor / trans systems available, either the 16 valve > > or the turbo? (I assume there are other parts I will be replacing if I > > change motors.) > > - Are there aftermarket suppliers that offer complete motor / trans > systems? > > - Are there better shops that could rebuild the motor & trans, as > > opposed to replaceing the unit as a whole? > > - I assume that if I stay with the 8 valve that I will be replacing > > some other parts - motor mounts, inner cv joints & boots (110 k miles), > > hoses, belts, ... What else should I expect? > > > > - What am I forgetting? Is this job too much a pain or just not worth > > the bucks ? > > > > Thanks > > > > eichler
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