Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:06:12 GMT From: "Ed Korsberg" <nobodynopsamere.net> Subject: Re: Ok 9-5 owners, time for a review of your experience
Which engine does your 9-5 have? I have the SE version with the 3.0 V6. Have you thought about buying an extended warranty policy? "Paul" <norsoftnopsamoblue.net.au> wrote in message news:3c7429d8$0$16636$afc38c87nopsam.optusnet.com.au... > Hi Peter, > just got my car back. The dealer (Alec Mildren) got one of their > mechanics out to look at it while I was there. He knew the history and > explained why they tried to de-carbonise the cylinder heads. Apparently > it was due to a sticking valve lifter, so since the de-carbonising did not > fix the problem they suggested a full valve-lifter replacement with a > newer type of valve-lifter. They kept the car for a week but also > replaced the turbo while they had it apart and a cdi unit and a few other > bits and pieces. It was all fixed under warranty with minimal cost to me > ($80 for some oils etc). I was extremely pleased with the dealers > initiative. Unfortunately my wife drove off with the car when we picked > it up and I haven't driven it yet :(, but I am an extremely happy saab > owner today. Thanks for the heads up about the extended warranty, that > makes me feel a lot more comfortable. I will get it in June when the > manufacturers warranty runs out. I really like the car and would like to > keep it for a long time as long as it keeps going without too many > repairs. A friend who is also a happy saab 9-5 owner (same model, similar > miles and no problems) suggested I take my own synthetic oil along for the > changes as he thinks the oil the dealers use is a mixture of > synthetic/fossil oil. Any comment on this ? > > Regards, > Paul P.
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