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Want to buy a 2001 9-5 turbo wagon
Posted by Fred Siegele [Email] (more from Fred Siegele) on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:33:32
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Hello!
I am in the market for a used car and came upon last night a 2001 9-5 turbo wagon with 90k miles on it. Can anyone give me some advice what to look for (trouble spots) before I make the guy an offer?
I came upon this info on Wikipedia:
"The B205 & B235-based 9-5 models have suffered an abnormally high rate of engine failures due to engine oil sludge. This primarily affected the 1999–2003 models. Saab refined the engine's positive crankcase ventilation system (PCV) for the 2004 and later model years and required use of fully synthetic oil, virtually eliminating the problem. Additionally, SAAB created update kits to retrofit to the 1999–2003 cars since they cannot be easily modified to accept the 2004 and later system."
Is this something I should worry about? Can I still buy the retrofit kits?
Thanks! :)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Want to buy a 2001 9-5 turbo wagon, Fred Siegele, Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:33:32 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Want to buy a 2001 9-5 turbo wagon, MontereyAero , Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:55:58
- Re: Want to buy a 2001 9-5 turbo wagon, davbecl, Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:28:54
- Check oil change frequency, if possible, robp, Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:43:34
- Re: Check oil change frequency, if possible, Fred Siegele, Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:50:40
- Re: Check oil change frequency, if possible, rico 567, Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:19:53
- It was the semy-synthetic oil that caused sludging ..., dmz789qqq, Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:54:13
- Blended oil?, robp, Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:36:32
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