Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:37:32 GMT From: Ywan Mason <ymasonnopsamsouth.net> Subject: Re: saab 900s 1992
Steverichardsonnopsamspring.com wrote: > > I own a 92 Saab 900S that just turned 75000 miles. Within the past 10 > days I have paid a small fortune for a blown head gasket, then trash in > the fuel injector and tonight they told me a ball in the ABS was blown, > making the brakes almost inoperable. What is your advice? Is this car a > 75000 mile lemon or did I just hit an incredible run of bad luck? Anyone > else had these problems? 75000 seems to early for blown gaskets. Don't > know if it is too young for the brake problem. I experienced the brake > problem without driving it off the repair center lot! I have been > religious about the scheduled maintenance. Should I keep this car? My > confidence is shaken now even thought I love the vehicle. > Maybe the service providers are to blame. What coolant have they used? Phosphate free? pH buffered? Or just the cheapest green stuff they can get? Has the thermostat been changed as a maintanence item? Has the relays been modified per the factory bulletin so that both fans run when the temp sensor closes? Awful coincidental that the head was off and trash got into an injector. No way for that to happen with a good fuel filter unless the system is opened such as it may have been when the head was off. as for the ABS problem, there are many things that could have happened while the head was off to cause a spike to surge into the ABS and reek havoc. All this would be very hard to prove, but I would be wary of the shop. Good luck and I'd seek another opinion about the faults and their causes. Ywan Mason
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