Site News - 7/11: No New News Today | 5/10: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads!
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

NG900 & OG93 Bulletin Board
1994-2002 [Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main NG900 & OG93 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: 1995 NG 900 - considering purchase- what to check?
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by Dean (more from Dean) on Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:04:00 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: 1995 NG 900 - considering purchase- what to check?, Todd inMA, Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:13:54
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Considering what this vehicle will cost, you do not want to incur repair costs that are 50% of the vehicle worth.

All of the 4 cylinder engines from 1994 - 1996 ?1997? have engine rear seals that are leakers by 100K. Unless you can find out that the rear seal has been replaced (the new seal is different and good), then I would not touch it. Bend over and look up at the bottom of the bell housing. If there is any wet oil there, find something else to buy. Get that oil on your finger to see what it smells like. Engine oil or fuel smell means engine oil. With a manual gear box, leaking gear box oil will smell foul, like sulpher. (Autobox fluid will be red.)

Replacement of the rear seal requires that the trany and flywheel be removed. Huge labor. You have a manual gear box, you will want to renew the clutch while you are in there... so costs will be well over 1K. If a trany input seal, replace the rear seal anyways if in any doubt.

Convertable mechanisms are not trouble free and expensive to repair in some cases.

Check that the low oil pressure light works before engine start. If not, and many (?all in time?) do not, the pressure switch has probably failed. And that may be masking a true oil pressure problem. These engines slude up if neglected on dyno oil. Pull the valve cover and look for an signs of sludge or goo.

Older NG900's require a lot of maintenance to catch up on shocks, mounts, brakes, pullies, water pumps etc. With 62K, perhaps all of this work will be on your shoulders. Might still be on the original idler pullies which is a time bomb. You should be very interested in service records of what has been done, so you do not have to do it all. Perhaps your total end costs would be better put into a newer vehicle, but that would be 20:20 hind sight.

1/2 of 1995 production has the 1994 flakey front suspention layout. If the sway bar attaches to the lateral control arm, you are ok. If it attaches to the trailing arm, find something else.

Check for bent wheels. Limited vertical travel in this design contributes to this problem. Check for siezed rear calipers or pad backing plates. Check all wipers, washers, power seats, seat heaters, radio (get anti theft code), get both remote locking fobs and test both, A/C, check site glass for green tracer dye, door and hatch locks, power antenna, power seats....

95SET 150K (killed by a SUV)

posted by 65.68.10...
Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2025 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!