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10 April 2012 #11
Ian Scott 1 |0v3 |>@|\|(@|<35
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- Saab(s)
- Current: 87 900t, 02 9-5 4d Past: 88 900t, 05 9-5 wagon, 87,89 9000T, 91+85 900S, 84 900 8vt 4d
Beautiful car!
'Anyone else remove their old oil filters by impaling them with a screwdriver and twisting?
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11 April 2012 #12
Renato Piereck Spreading the Saab virus
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- 24 Jul 2011
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- Ansbach, Germany
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- '00 9-5 Aero SC, 87 900i 8v
Definitely a girl, all my cars are female. I don't ride around sitting on a man... I am thinking she's a Sarah, after Sarreguemine.
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12 April 2012 #13
Renato Piereck Spreading the Saab virus
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- 24 Jul 2011
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- '00 9-5 Aero SC, 87 900i 8v
I just decoded the VIN for this car and found out it's not from Trollhättan, it's an Arlöv SAAB.
So it's a Swedish Southerner. Does it speak Saabese with a twang?
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12 April 2012 #14
Sam Carlson Tutorial Bot
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- 14 Aug 2010
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- Saab(s)
- '90 900 LPT with a flat-nose conversion
I wouldn't worry so much about the timing chain. The 8v cars didn't have all the chain issues that the early 16v cars had, as far as I know. It is hard to tell how much wear the chain has had, but you could look at the guides or maybe see the tensioner (I don't know if this works on the 8v, but it does on the 16v) to see. Anyway, the 8v engines are non-interference, so if you do break the chain, you'll just stop, likely without breaking anything.
Ask me a question about your c900! I promise I either can answer it or know someone who can
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13 April 2012 #15
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13 April 2012 #16
Sam Carlson Tutorial Bot
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- '90 900 LPT with a flat-nose conversion
There's not really all that much room. It can be a real pain to do anything with your hand sandwiched between the firewall and the "front" (back) of the engine, actually.
Is that price for a split-link timing chain, or an endless one? Putting an endless one in is very difficult with the engine in-situ, and involves removing some studs from the gearbox in order to pull the timing cover, and then re-sealing the timing cover to the block (water and oil can leak there) when you put it back on. It's pretty much impossible without removing the head.
Why are you so worried about the timing chain?Ask me a question about your c900! I promise I either can answer it or know someone who can
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13 April 2012 #17
Renato Piereck Spreading the Saab virus
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- 24 Jul 2011
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- '00 9-5 Aero SC, 87 900i 8v
Well, not really that worried anymore. When I first looked at the car I wasn't educated on the 8 valve engines, and imagined it was more of a big deal than it is.
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14 April 2012 #18
Edward G Saab Enthusiast
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- 10 Mar 2011
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- Victoria Australia
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- 121
- Saab(s)
- T5.5 84 900T8
250k km is nothing on a c900 if it has had oil changes. ESP an n/a 900. Chain is probably fine you can pull cam cover and see how far tensioner is ratcheted out by shining light down. Unless po drove with foot half on clutch original clutch on n/a will also go forever. Don't replace things unless they need to be. Clutch gives you notice. Noisy chain gives you notice. 8v do use shims for valve clearance. Too tight is bad. so if they're noisy wouldn't worry too much (bit loose) Adjustment is time consuming but not difficult.
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14 April 2012 #19
Renato Piereck Spreading the Saab virus
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- '00 9-5 Aero SC, 87 900i 8v
Well, I am leaving for France in an hour to go pick her up. I'll post some pictures later when I get back!
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17 April 2012 #20
Jeff Web Saab Story
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- 18 Nov 2010
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- Montignac, France
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- Saab(s)
- Saab 9.3 conv 2002 , Saab 900T16 1989, Saab 900T8 1981 , Saab 99CC 1977, Saab 95V4 1969 , Saab 96
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