IWatkins

Turbo oil burner 2.2 in 9-3 body. Anyone got one, any good, and bad ? I'm looking at a Y reg one.

Cheers

Ian

Kevin Mc

Forum of 9-3 owners here who should be able to help.

Kevin Mc

Couple of threads that may be relevant:

http://www.saabscene.co.uk/cgi-bin/u...;f=13;t=000444

http://www.saabscene.co.uk/cgi-bin/u...;f=13;t=000140

http://www.saabscene.co.uk/cgi-bin/u...;f=13;t=000007

IWatkins

Thanks Kevin, looks promising, especially upgrades

Cheers

Ian

sempers

FWIW I had this engine in the old 9-3 (not 900, just not the latest 9-3) at about 40k miles as a courtesy car (so it's been thrashed) when my 9-5 was in service.

For: Fooking amazing grunt - 2000 - 4000 mental, nothing either side. massive fun. Manic if you wanted to stir it lower down the gears, brilliant motorway cruise. Subjectively, my 2ltr light pressure turbo 9-5 feels slower

Against: Erm, quite loud at idle, loud when stretched (not bad at cruise.) Better than the only other diesel I've driven (94 306), but not as quiet as I'd expected. Maybe down to the soundproofing / thrashing. Suspect the new-variant 9-3 to be better. Also has a better chassis.

Also managed to get the fuel consumption down to 24mpg In a diesel Up as far as 45 cruising for 1/2 hr tho, just didn't behave very well in the main...

- Mark.

what would scooby do

I got a turbo petrol 9-3 - quite like it apart from it handles like a wardrobe on a waterbed, surfing down a river in flood

dba

The Saab "sports chassis" improves the ride a lot,and Abbott do an Eiback kit also

are you talking about the new 93ss?

IWatkins

I am, I'm looking at a 2001 9-3 with the 125bhp TD engine, i.e. the one after the 115bhp TD.

Cheers

Ian