Date: 19 Oct 2001 07:33:16 -0700 From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: Any word on a Saab Diesel?
thyl.engelhardtnopsamline.de (Thyl Engelhardt) wrote in message news:<9qoqmr$pq5$02$1nopsam.t-online.com>... > "Paul" <nonopsam.com> wrote: > HI! > > I have been driving a 9-3 2.2 TiD since March 1999, so far 80000 km. The > engine feels decently powered, up to 180 km/h there is still a considerable > acceleration, above that, it takes some time to reach its top speed of 200 > km/h. > > The engine has obviously been constructed by Austrian company Daimler Steyr > Puch with the "asssistence" of Saab. I do not know which company produces the > engine. > > The engine does certainly not run as smooth as e.g,. the diesel engines from > Audi, which are also used for VWs etc. The fuel consumption is also somewhat > higher, as it seems. The vibrations are in fact a bit annoying and I am still > awaiting the day they will have shaken something loose (though I now have a > strange noise, maybe they succeeded). > > There seems at least one problem with the engine which is known to Saab. Some > gasket seem to develop leaks after a while, and the engine starts loosing > oil. Sorry for not knowing the English term for those gaskets. This happened > to me at about 75000 km, but is known to occur any time, since it seems a > general assembly / quality problem. > > The engine is not certified for Biodiesel (if that is of interest to you) and > a conversion is somewhat problematic, due to the long fuel lines which need > to be replaced. > > Salut, Thyl > AFAIK, there are two generations of the 2.2 TiD Saab diesel engine; the first had 115 hp, the latter has 125 hp. Can anyone confirm this? Johannes