93 tid 2.2

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Jeroen - 19 Aug 2004 18:50 GMT

Dear Saab-drivers,

Just a question?
This Saturday i am going to look at a 93 diesel from year 2000 which i maybe
going to buy. Never drove a Saab before so don't know much about these cars.
Can someone tell me what the common failures and behaviours are for this
car. I read that there are some problems with fuses, is this true?

I would very much appreciate some responses.

Thanks

Jay

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Johannes H Andersen - 19 Aug 2004 23:43 GMT

> Dear Saab-drivers,
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> I would very much appreciate some responses.

Fuses are generic products for all cars. Saabs are very durable and you will
find many posters here who enjoy running Saabs that are over 10 years old.
If a car has been parked outside in the damp UK for over 10 years, some
occasional oxidation of fuse contacts is perhaps not surprising, but it is
not a big problem at all.

The 2.2 tid comes in 115bhp and 125 bhp. This diesel was not the most
refined in the industry, hence it's being replaced by a superior 1.9 tid.
But see it it matters.

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marti - 23 Aug 2004 16:41 GMT

> Dear Saab-drivers,

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> Can someone tell me what the common failures and behaviours are for this
> car. I read that there are some problems with fuses, is this true?

I own a '98 tid saab since 2002 and I am very happy about this car.
A well known "problem" (but it is not a real problem) is the noise from the
motor.
The car was first build for a petrol engine so it is not well acoustic
isolated for a diesel, but i don't really care about it.
The only problem i had, and i had it 3 weeks ago, was about the climate
control. I found the solution on the SaabNet forum and there i discovered
that every saab with automatic climate control can have this problem or a
similar one.
With automatic clima the car has got a small black box for heater fan speed
control. Sometimes this box have a failure and makes the fan run crazy or
always on with key turned off too. In my caseit ran crazy but it was only
oxidation inside the box. After cleaning it runs well again.
The car has got good performance with cheap fuel usage.
My saab dealer said to me that the firts 115 hp motor have no problems and
make a lot of km but the 125 hp had some more problems.
I found this interesting article about the tid saab.
http://www.saabcentral.com/features/gm900_93/owner_reviews/saab_93tdi.php
Hope this was useful and sorry for my english.
Regards

Marco from Italy

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