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1993 9000 CSE, didn't die of TCS after all. At 256,134 miles, of which last 10,000 were plagued by a leaking valve guide seal (smoke mostly supressed by Gunk's "Smoke Away"), the car's venerable fuel pump quit. I bought a new fuel pump assembly, but when connecting the pressure and return lines, the pressure fitting insert broke inside the assembly's recepticle. Sure wish Saab had adopted a different way to connect the fuel lines! A fix means buying a fuel line, dropping the gas tank a bit, etc.
With the car stuck away from home, with so many miles on it, an upcoming emissions test and expiring registration, failed SRS, a cracked windshield, fallen headliner, failed AC, missing whale tail, cracked rear light assembly, a dent in the front fender from an out of control deer, and the original transmission fluid (no easy way to change it on a 1993!), it seems a good time to say goodbye to a good friend. Especially because its:
Time put my very clean 1995 CSE with less than half the milage on the road. So, out of the 1993 I took the new fuel pump assembly to put in my parts library. I also took the 4 Borbet wheels with the 205/50-16 Michelin Pilot Exalta AS tires, the DIU, relays, sunroof motor, ACC controller, EDU, and the newish battery as other collectibles for the parts library. (My wife's 1998 CSE also has a library card).
I had the 1993 since 1998 w/110,000 miles. Its performance and reliability over the years earn it the award as the best car I ever had, even better than my 1983 900T and 1972 240Z. Hope the 1995 and 1998 CSEs best it in time.
see, TSC is not necessarily the cause of death for the 1992-1994 Saabs.
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