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Re: cel 1312 and 1334.....WTF only 50k on the car.....
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Posted by Allan (more from Allan) on Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:11:44 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: cel 1312 and 1334.....WTF only 50k on the car....., earthbrown, Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:45:55
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Like Jas said, there is/was a recall on the DIC. Not all years were covered but my guess is yours was. If you've got the original DIC (aka ICM) then you can likely get it replaced free.

Many of us keep a spare. I prefer to buy new DICs when I need them for a more reasonable price on line. Used ones can be picked up to serve as spares for less than $50 these days. If you don't have a spare and wait until your DIC totally craps out, then you're stuck paying a dealer $300-$400.

No one wants to buy a new one, but I've had other cars (and boats) leave me stranded due to failed ignitioncoils, coil wires, and cracked distributor caps. This isn't a problem specific to Saabs, or other coil on spark ignition systems.

In 6 years and 90,000 miles, my '99 has stranded me only 3 times: Once because of a failed DIC but it wasn't for long because I had a spare DIC; once when the accessory belt took out the oil cooling lines; and onces recently when the fuel pump failed. The turbo also went bad at 96K miles but I was able to get the car home where I repaired it.

Every other repair permitted me time to obtain parts and schedule the repair. I don't think that's a bad record.

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