Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 20:52:02 -0500 From: "Rod H" <rodhoggnospamnet> Subject: Re: My DI Cassette failure
"Richard Sauer" <chongkilnospamast.net> wrote in message news:LtGdnVA_rcfWk_vbnZ2dnUVZ_v-tnZ2dnospamast.com... > Well it had to happen. At 93,000 miles my rear DI Cassette on my 2000 9-5 > SE (v6) died. The scene: Started car in the parking lot of a Chinese > restaurant. Car shook-misfires in 1,3,and 5-burning odor. Shut car off. > Fortunately I was only 10 miles from the Saab dealership. The other DI > cassette was already replaced by the previous owner. I feel a bit sad > about this because the catalytic converter didn't burn up, thus depriving > me of the total DI cassette experience...the cost, the down-time. A month > earlier I replaced the battery..perhaps the full cranking power of a new > battery helped finish off the rear cassette..I don't know. At least I > feel like a true Saab owner now. > > Rich > I keep hearing about these di cassette failures and it sure makes me nervous. maybe I should purchase one and have it in my car just in case. rod