Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:54:07 GMT From: th <someguynospamwhere.se> Subject: Re: 2001 95 V6 Wagon beware
Fred W wrote: > th wrote: >> Pooh Bear wrote: >> >>> James Sweet wrote: >>> >>>> Should I wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Fred. Why's that? Also mileage is actually 118K... >>>>> >>>> They're just crummy GM engines, do some googling and you'll probably >>>> find lots of reasons which have been discussed endlessly here. few Saab >>>> fans would prefer it over the Saab 4 cylinder engines. >>> >>> >>> Only 9-5s have 'real' Saab 4 cyls any more. >>> >>> 9-3s have another GM unit. >>> >> Maybe even the 9-5 4-cyl are not "real" Saab engines any longer. OK, >> they are made in Sweden but the quality seems to have dropped >> drastically (oil sludge problems, balance chain excessive wearout in >> combination with auto tranny, etc.) compared with the older B202 and >> B204 engines that were used in the C900 and 9000 models. >> > > The oil sludge is only a problem for thiose that choose to observe the > GM/SAAB recomended extended oil change intervals. The balance chains > were problems going back to the early 90's before GM had any major > influence on design. I'd say that was a SAAB design screw-up. But so > long as the chains are replaced when they get noisy, the engines will > still last quite nicely. > Saab has had balance chain/balance shaft problems since the V4 engine in the 96 model, but have gradually improved the quality over the years. The later 9000 models have very few problems. But, as a balance chain change is a 3000$ repair on the B205 at a Saab certified workshop, this is not what you would call ordinary maintenance. There has been no change in oil change recommendation intervals between the B202/204 engines and the B205 engine, the recommendation of 20000 km or at lest once per year has been there since the end of the eighties IIRC. Before that it was 150000 km or one year. With the new B207 usd in the 9-3SS the distance has been extended to 30000 km but I believe the one year recommendation is still there. -- th
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