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Saab - yes or no

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  • veryoldbear
    veryoldbear Posts: 31 Forumite
    The 2.2tid engine is actually very reliable and given correct maintenance should give over 200,000 without blinking. Chain cam engine, no DPF or DMF. Sometimes need the EGR cleaning or replacing if not doing big mileage. The Saab 9-5 is a very comfortable long-distance motorway barge and should give something like 45 mpg on a long run, 40 mpg normal use.
  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
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    It was the 2.5td that was BWM engined, my memory returned .
    I do Contracts, all day every day.
  • BeenThroughItAll
    BeenThroughItAll Posts: 5,018 Forumite
    Marktheshark wrote: »
    It was the 2.5td that was BWM engined, my memory returned .

    2.5TD engined what?

    I don't remember there being a BMW engined 2.5TD Saab 9-5. Or indeed any Saab for that matter.
  • OnanTheBarbarian
    OnanTheBarbarian Posts: 1,500 Forumite
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    Marktheshark wrote: »
    It was the 2.5td that was BWM engined, my memory returned .


    That's the donk that went in Omegas and Range Rovers and is an inline 6
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Marktheshark wrote: »
    It was the 2.5td that was BWM engined, my memory returned .
    Only diesels Saab ever used were Isuzu 2.2, Fiat 1.9 and Isuzu 3.0 v6.
  • BeenThroughItAll
    BeenThroughItAll Posts: 5,018 Forumite
    OnanTheBarbarian wrote: »
    That's the donk that went in Omegas and Range Rovers and is an inline 6

    That's the one I was thinking of. Never used in a Saab AFAIK (as per AdrianC's post above).
  • veryoldbear
    veryoldbear Posts: 31 Forumite
    And don't touch the 3.0tid. That way lies madness.
  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    AdrianC wrote: »
    The 2.2 diesel was an Isuzu lump, pre-common rail. When it was replaced by the 1.9, that was felt to be a big step forward, but the 1.9 is a lot more complex, and does have some weak spots.

    I'd have no qualms at all. Comfortable, very civilised, well built, and unusual.

    So the 2.2 and 3.0 are Isuzu engines?

    Do you have a link?

    I thought the 2.2 was just a development of the old 2.0dti which was also a little bit agricultural and also longer lived than the 1.9cdti.

    Though when abused the 2.0dti can go through turbos.
  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    OnanTheBarbarian wrote: »
    That's the donk that went in Omegas and Range Rovers and is an inline 6

    That was a great engine.

    Not as powerful in the Omega as in the 525tds or 525td but lovely and smooth.

    Was prone to cracking the long metal pipe connected to the EGR.
  • bigjl
    bigjl Posts: 6,457 Forumite
    edited 20 January 2015 at 4:28PM
    AdrianC wrote: »
    Only diesels Saab ever used were Isuzu 2.2, Fiat 1.9 and Isuzu 3.0 v6.

    I still think the X22DTH was developed by Opel in Germany, at least I believe the head and block were.

    Anybody know of a website with the appropriate info?
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