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Re: Low Blue Book... Good Buy? Posted by Larry West [Email]  (#1140)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Larry West) on Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:01:13
In Reply to: Low Blue Book... Good Buy?, Philip Schall, Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:11:14 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
According to NADA, the value of that cat is somewhere in the $2,500-$4,800 range (clean trade-in up to clean retail price). That's for either the 4 or the V6.
How good a value depends on which engine...
The V6 is a very good engine, but it requires the timing belt to be replaced (along with other bits) every 60,000 miles. Anything after that, and the motor is on borrowed time. A broken belt means pistons crash into valves and ruin your whole month. Search this forum for "V6 timing belt". Basically, if you have no knowledge of when the belt was last changed, change it!
The 4 is also a very good motor, tracing its roots to the 1980s in the Saab 900 and 9000. But early implementations in the 9-5 can have problems with sludge. There are fixes for it (search here for "PCV 6" and "sludge"), but major repairs may be in order if it is not taken care of properly.
I've so far had 2 V6s and 2 4s, and they've all been fine for me, though I did do the timing belts on both V6s soon after I bought them for peace of mind.
_______________________________________ Current: 2002 9-5 Aero Kombi Cosmic Blue 2000 9-5 SE sedan, Imola Red 1990 900S Rose Quartz, Auto Past: 1999 9-5 LPT Combi 1999 9-5 LPT sedan 2002 9-5 Arc 1990 900 5-speed 1986 900 turbo Convertible 1991 9000 turbo 1980 99 GLi 1986 900 turbo 1986 900 S 1991 900 turbo 1984 900 turbo 1976 99 GL
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