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Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 13:15:00 -0800
From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet>
Subject: Re: 86 Saab 9000T engine
Ken Washington wrote:
>
> Douglas,
>
> Just as I told Justin, the engines for the 900 & 9000 are basically the
> same, but there are some differences, not to mention the 9000 is a
> transversal mount and the 900 is not.
> The heads for both 16V engines differ slightly, as do the required spark
> plugs...I know this for a fact because I owned an 87 900S 16V 5 spd for
> two years before I bought my 87 9000S 5 spd....Unless a person is
> familiar with the differences, as well as the similarities, using the
> Bently manual could cause problems for the novice 9000 owner...
> I have the Haynes Manual myself.
And I replied that this is incorrect. The heads are the same,
the block is *effectively* the same. Both are B202 engines
as designated by Saab. The ONLY difference between the two
engines is the angle where the head meets the block, on a 900
it's 45 degrees, on a 9000 it's something else. Mechanically
they are identical. The pistons, valves, cams, whatever all
are 100% interchangable.
I have the factory service manuals for both 900s and 9000s,
and the specs and tolerances sections are the same between
the two books.
And the plugs are the same too. I swap NGK BCP6EVs between
my 9000 and 900s. I buy them in bulk - with four Saabs
around I use a lot of plugs. ;)
I won't take it personally if you choose not to believe me.
All I can say is that with 11 or so Saabs in the past few
years I have a fair amount of information at my disposal...
-Justin
'84 900T (sold 77k)
'90 900T (wrecked 134k)
'88 SPG (bought wrecked)
'90 SPG (54k and going strong)
'85 900T (190k and needing a head gasket)
'80 900T (the Experiment; 183k)
'87 SPG (needs a clutch 125k)
'87 9000T (dismantled 190k)
'88 9000T (going strong Return to Main Index
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