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Re: 1999 9-3 consideration - repair history
Posted by RG Rude (more from RG Rude) on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 05:04:52
In Reply to: Re: 1999 9-3 consideration - repair history, dasVettemeister, Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:46:04
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The replacement of the water pump and DIC in a nine year old car is no problem. The '99 9-3 T-5 is not prone to sludge. Like Mike said get the head bolt torque done. New head bolts at that time don't cost much, while not necessary they are a good idea. You will probably need new strut bearings sometime soon and new seals in the drive shaft in the near future and an idler pulley and drive belt. All of those issues can be checked to some degree with a pre purchase inspection. But they would be considered completely normal wear for this car with this many years. Prior service records are always great to have. If can't get them and you buy this car you should probably just consider getting a major service done at a Saab Indy.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 1999 9-3 consideration - repair history, jack, Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:22:09
- Re: 1999 9-3 consideration - repair history, bill h., Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:23:09
- Re: 1999 9-3 consideration - repair history, JohnInAtl, Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:32:46
- Replacing the ignition module (DIC) is common, Mike in Anchorage, Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:40:33
- Re: 1999 9-3 consideration - repair history, No Snaab, Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:58:53
- Re: 1999 9-3 consideration - repair history, dasVettemeister, Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:46:04
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