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Posted by James [Email] (more from James) on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:10:33
In Reply to: Personal preference - thoughts (long), Saab Junkie, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:21:05
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good comments.
re the 2.1L, the issue is it came from the factory with a bad headgasket (see Townsend's site). Should have been replaced under warranty early on, but some cars didn't get it soon enough (eg ours, which we bought second hand 10 years ago before we knew the details of this stuff)... Overall, it's not the end of the world. If you get a 2.1L, check the history, switch over to Mercedes coolant, and keep an eye out for loss of coolant. If the gasket fails, do the job with the right gasket, may need to braze if there's too much pitting... Ours has been apart 3 times, brazed once, machined 2x, but it's still running strong + a great car... definitely the 2.1L NA has a little more zip than the 2.0L NA...
That said, a rust free 2.0L turbo stick is what you want...
James...
posted by 67.158.72...
Posts in this Thread:
- Which are the best worst years for a saab 900?, Esteban, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:06:58
- Re: Which are the best year for a saab 900?, fred, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:31:57
- Re: Which are the best worst years for a saab 900?, Larry West , Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:23:161
- source of great debat, saab86, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:57:01
- What are you looking for?, Ari , Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:48:35
- Personal preference - thoughts (long), Saab Junkie, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:21:05
- Re: Personal preference - thoughts (long), enrique, Tue, 1 Nov 2011 11:45:40
- Re: Personal preference - thoughts (long), sab, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:35:20
- 2.1L, James, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:10:33 <-- Viewing This Message
- IMHO, tibbidoh , Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:08:36
- Re: IMHO, YEEHAH, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:27:02
- Thanks, Esteban, Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:20:22
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