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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 15, 2014 15:16:14 GMT
Needs another drive shaft. Saab parts are difficult to come by. This is a 1996 2.3 Turbo so worth about £500 if in good nick I guess Brand new drive shaft in various pieces, all of which I may not need £950 ! Second hand, complete from a Saab breaker £75 Usually use it once a week and cycle the rest. Occasional, rare, long journeys and I don't/can't *use* that acceleration I'm sure I do more miles per year on my bike  |
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Post by Dave on Jul 15, 2014 15:29:25 GMT
Is yours one of the models which has GM underpinnings Mike? If so it may be worth researching whether there is an appropriate Vauxhall or Opel driveshaft which is a drop in replacement. Going by the age of your vehicle, if there is one available it'll more than likely be a Cavalier item  |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 15, 2014 16:04:40 GMT
I think Mike's is pre-GM? Their models were the 9-3 and 9-5 (but please do check).
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Post by Dave on Jul 15, 2014 16:11:53 GMT
Ah okay Martin |
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Post by kember on Jul 15, 2014 16:58:28 GMT
Needs another drive shaft. Saab parts are difficult to come by. This is a 1996 2.3 Turbo so worth about £500 if in good nick I guess Brand new drive shaft in various pieces, all of which I may not need £950 ! Second hand, complete from a Saab breaker £75 Usually use it once a week and cycle the rest. Occasional, rare, long journeys and I don't/can't *use* that acceleration I'm sure I do more miles per year on my bike Mike, Mickey at Two Stroke to Turbo in Royston is yer man to keep a Saab on the road cheaply - twostroketoturboparts.co.uk. I can't recommend them highly enough. Peter |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 15, 2014 17:48:42 GMT
Is yours one of the models which has GM underpinnings Mike? If so it may be worth researching whether there is an appropriate Vauxhall or Opel driveshaft which is a drop in replacement. Going by the age of your vehicle, if there is one available it'll more than likely be a Cavalier item Nope It's the Saab/Fiat/Lancia joint floorpan effort |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 15, 2014 17:53:20 GMT
Needs another drive shaft. Saab parts are difficult to come by. This is a 1996 2.3 Turbo so worth about £500 if in good nick I guess Brand new drive shaft in various pieces, all of which I may not need £950 ! Second hand, complete from a Saab breaker £75 Usually use it once a week and cycle the rest. Occasional, rare, long journeys and I don't/can't *use* that acceleration I'm sure I do more miles per year on my bike Mike, Mickey at Two Stroke to Turbo in Royston is yer man to keep a Saab on the road cheaply - twostroketoturboparts.co.uk. I can't recommend them highly enough. Peter Hey Peter, you can stay ! I talked to them and they suggested the 2nd hand one. I'm just a bit nervous putting a 2nd hand driveshaft in such a powerful motor. It was Mick, who seems to be the boss, same bloke ? |
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Post by kember on Jul 15, 2014 17:58:00 GMT
Mike Yes, that's the one. He has forgotten more about Saabs than most will ever learn - he kept my old 9000 SE on the road way beyond the end of its economic life with scavenged bits. Long story short, he put it back together again after I drove a 6'6" car onto 6' bridge  for less than a grand when the insurance people wanted to write the thing off. He looks after a colleague's old Saab as well. P |
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Jul 15, 2014 18:17:08 GMT
Is yours one of the models which has GM underpinnings Mike? If so it may be worth researching whether there is an appropriate Vauxhall or Opel driveshaft which is a drop in replacement. Going by the age of your vehicle, if there is one available it'll more than likely be a Cavalier item Nope It's the Saab/Fiat/Lancia joint floorpan effort And Alfa! Was used for the 164. Just happen to have one parked outside.. |
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Post by pre65 on Jul 15, 2014 18:25:54 GMT
Aha, it's a 9000 then. My last company car was just like yours.
I had 4 900s and a 9000 2L turbo in my Saab days. Still have a soft spot for pre GM 900s, especially the Turbo 16.
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Post by jrh101 on Jul 15, 2014 18:46:39 GMT
I owned a number of Saab 9000's and absolutely loved them, the hardest repair I recall was replacing the pinion bearings in the 5 speed manual, an awkward job. My last one had some Abbott racing mods and went like the proverbial. The 2.3 engine did occasionally stretch timing chains and develop balancer chain noise which was a costly repair to complete.
If it were me I would probably go for the secondhand driveshaft particularly if the breaker is experienced in this model, I used to use a good breaker in essex who sadly has recently retired and sold his remaining parts, he was able to source a good supply of light used spares as and when necessary.
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Post by kember on Jul 15, 2014 20:44:03 GMT
Saab had the best seats in the business as well.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 16, 2014 9:39:39 GMT
Mike Yes, that's the one. He has forgotten more about Saabs than most will ever learn - he kept my old 9000 SE on the road way beyond the end of its economic life with scavenged bits. Long story short, he put it back together again after I drove a 6'6" car onto 6' bridge for less than a grand when the insurance people wanted to write the thing off. He looks after a colleague's old Saab as well. P Hmm I wonder if I could get him to do some more work. He's almost sensible distance and maybe the kids could help out, living somewhere not so far away up there The other half has an intermittent electrical problem, possibly linked to the alarm/cut out. Our guy has looked and failed to find it He seems a bit robust in some of his answers. Confidence ? |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 16, 2014 9:40:16 GMT
Nope It's the Saab/Fiat/Lancia joint floorpan effort And Alfa! Was used for the 164. Just happen to have one parked outside.. Yes of course ! I knew I had forgotten one |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 16, 2014 9:43:41 GMT
Aha, it's a 9000 then. My last company car was just like yours.
I had 4 900s and a 9000 2L turbo in my Saab days. Still have a soft spot for pre GM 900s, especially the Turbo 16. Had 2 900s and 2 9000s so far The other half has a 9000 2.3T Anniversary - the posh version of mine My first 900 was great. 2nd less so with that damned APC Seriously thought about a Porsche 928 until I drove a customer friends 9000 2.3T ! Makes you think good things when you hear they built Saabs 'too well' |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 16, 2014 9:45:59 GMT
I owned a number of Saab 9000's and absolutely loved them, the hardest repair I recall was replacing the pinion bearings in the 5 speed manual, an awkward job. My last one had some Abbott racing mods and went like the proverbial. The 2.3 engine did occasionally stretch timing chains and develop balancer chain noise which was a costly repair to complete. If it were me I would probably go for the secondhand driveshaft particularly if the breaker is experienced in this model, I used to use a good breaker in essex who sadly has recently retired and sold his remaining parts, he was able to source a good supply of light used spares as and when necessary. The 9000 just has so much going for it My first 9000 ate the cam chain and was more to repair than buying this one Sounds like I will be ok with Twostroketoturbo. Was thinking of going with them anyway |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 16, 2014 9:47:55 GMT
Saab had the best seats in the business as well. One of the many reasons I got my first Saab, bad back. Not helped by the previous Renault 14 I had. Felt comfortable at first. After a day in it my back was *bad* A day in a Saab - no problem |
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Post by kember on Jul 16, 2014 9:58:58 GMT
Mike Yes, that's the one. He has forgotten more about Saabs than most will ever learn - he kept my old 9000 SE on the road way beyond the end of its economic life with scavenged bits. Long story short, he put it back together again after I drove a 6'6" car onto 6' bridge for less than a grand when the insurance people wanted to write the thing off. He looks after a colleague's old Saab as well. P The other half has an intermittent electrical problem, possibly linked to the alarm/cut out. Our guy has looked and failed to find it He seems a bit robust in some of his answers. Confidence ? He has justified confidence and he often is able to diagnose what is specifically wrong with a Saab over the phone! You know - "the lights do this when it is wet and only when there is an R in the month" and he'll suggest that relay x is likely to be the culprit - "why don't you try doing y before you come out and see if it fixes it" kind of thing? And most of the time he's right. And a £2 part from Halfords has solved your problem. If I wanted to nurse a 9000 through a few more years, I'd unhesitatingly use him. I also found him completely straight in my dealings with him. BTW - if you don't have it, I found the Haynes manual for this model exemplary. I did a lot of basic maintenance from that book. HTH P |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 16, 2014 12:45:31 GMT
Even better !
I'm always looking for people who treat us like clients not punters
I have the Haynes manual myself, not sure if it's exactly the right year.
Be a good idea to find it !
Part ordered, just waiting an email back to confirm.
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Post by pre65 on Jul 16, 2014 18:09:23 GMT
My last Saab was a 900 2.5 V6, the first GM shape before they started calling them 9-3.
I got it cheap cos it had a water leak, and I ended up doing both head gaskets and heads skimmed.
Still, it was automatic and quite nice to drive, if a little thirsty.
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for less than a grand when the insurance people wanted to write the thing off. He looks after a colleague's old Saab as well. 
