Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 11:25:33 -0700 From: "Bill Brooks" <sea.brooksnopsamdnet.att.net/no_spam> Subject: Re: Car running hot....
My 88 9000T was starting to run warmer than usual--about 3/4's of the way up on the temp gauge-- a few weeks ago (when it finally got above 70 F here in Seattle). Since it cost me about $3,000 the last time I saw a temp needle go in the red (in a BMW Bavaria) I decided to let my local independent Saab garage (Scanwest in Seattle) have a look at it. They charged me about $135 to replace both the thermostat and the cooling fan switch. Now the temperature needle barely moves above the midway point on the gauge. I hear the cooling fan kick on a lot more often in city driving, but it was running warm on the freeway as well so it's quite possible both components were culprits. Both the thermostat and the fan switch were $17 a piece. They also had to put in a gallon of new anti-freeze to replace what leaks out during the installation. An hour's labor and tax totals out to $135. The guys at Scanwest said it's not unusual to blow a head gasket if the engine is allowed to overheat. I'd be nervous about running the engine hard with the temp needle anywhere near the red, but maybe I'm just gun-shy. One other wrinkle: 9000's built after 88 have two-speed fan switches. You can tell it's a two-speed if there are three wires coming out of the switch (down at the bottom of the radiator). That switch might be a few more bucks. The switch replacement is easy; the thermostat involves removing some turbo-related plumbing. Good luck. <jlmeyer743nopsameja.com> wrote in message news:7o0dhr$58c$1nopsam1.deja.com... > For quite some time my '91 9000T has been running rather warm. Only on > extremely hot days (100+ F) has the temperature gauge traveled into the > red, but the car normally runs on the edge of the red. On a recent > visit to the local dealer (Patrick Saab-which really sucks, by the way), > the service tech mentioned that the problem might reside in the either > the thermastat or the cooling fan switch. They estimated that it would > cost upwards of $200, which I feel is rather steep. I have located both > the thermostat and switch from independant dealers, but I was wondering > what kind of job is it to install the componets? > > I would appreciate any insight on this problem. > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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