Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:27:19 GMT From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: 9000 Transmission Decision
Salutations: On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:15:36 +0000, Piers <pierskenneynospamscali.co.uk> wrote: > So here's the problem... > > At the beginning of the year I bought a 1998 9000 CSE 2.3T > "Anniversary". Very nice condition, 96000 miles. > > Soon afterwards she developed a minor bump just before coming to a stop. > So off to my Saab dealer who diagnosed an "internal fault", took the > transmission out and sent it off for a rebuild. Some time, and quite > some money later the car came back - exactly the same as before - no > change. I did post a query here about what to do next then and received > very helpful replies. The other possible causes seem to have been > eliminated so to cut a long story short I think I have four options now. > > 1. To have the box rebuilt again (garage to pay) at a ZF approved > workshop this time! (Original rebuild cost 1400 pounds after refitting). > No extra cost to me. > > 2. The garage to put a replacement "known to be good, low mileage" unit > (again at their cost) - this seems the least satisfactory since it could > develop a fault at any time and I would be the 1400 pounds down with no > guarantee. No extra cost to me. > > 3. To put in a re-manufactured unit from Saab/ZF at around 2500 pounds > plus fitting (minus the original 1400 paid to the garage) This figure > was an estimate from the dealer. > > 4. To import a NEW transmission from thesaabsite.com (there are no > longer stocks in the UK or in Germany of the 4hp-18). Link here - > > http://www.thesaabsite.com/9000/9000transmission.htm > > At a cost of 1760 US (around 1500 pounds by the time delivery to the UK > and tax has been added). This seems quite cheap really. > > Option 4 seems the most logical as I want to keep the car for as long as > I can, plus I have an insurance policy that will be paying 60 per cent > of the bill. Surely a brand new box is the best option anyway - right or > wrong? > > So, if I go with option 4, is there anything that I should check and > double check before the unit starts its voyage to Europe? > > Thank you for your time. > > P. (remove xs to email) Damned difficult call - but I would actually go with option one. This is because a ZF approved shop *should* be able to properly diagnose the transmission before repair to find out why *exactly* the transmission is making the bump. I would insist that the whole car be sent to the approved ZF shop for a good once over to exclude all other systems interacting with the transmission before dismantling. -- Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Tim Tamashiro - All I do is Dream of You http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/155.RAM all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time
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