bearings

So, I have started my journey into the world of Saab! As a bit of background, I'm a commercial/instrument pilot that works in aviation engineering at Garmin, so I'm completely aircraft obsessed. Because of that, I quickly noticed aviation influences when I started looking into Saabs, and fell in...

I have a little over 60k on my Wazees Billet Idler Pulley (http://wazees.com/saab.html). The Wazees website says it uses a standard 2603 Bearing (use snap ring pliers, then replace bearing). Where can I procure a replacement bearing, and is there a particular size or variant I should use? I...

I changed my oil this past weekend and upon pouring the old oil in a container to recycle I noticed a fair amount of metal in the bottom of the tray. My car is a 2003 9-5 aero with under 70k. I have regularly changed my oil and kept up with all maintenance. I hope it is not my engine bearings...

Hi! Can anyone confirm if 12591092 main bearing fit our b207's? It seems like the rod set, 12591093 is the same on several ecotecs. However the main bearing # according to epc is 9194163. For some reason the SAAB # is like four times more expensive.

Recently I Trashed an engine due to not changing the oil, yep sludging and two cracked pistons ECT bought a chain kit before I knew the pistons had had it and new breather system and oil pump. Cracked open the engine and found the cylinders scored slightly did the maths on a new set of pistons...

2001 Saab 9-3 Turbo Base 2.0 DOHC 80,000 miles on engine Test drive; good. Buy car; good. Fuel up with 87 octane gasoline at 20 miles. 20 miles later in heavy traffic, noticed a distinct, metallic knock. We're now at 40 miles since purchase. ~100 miles, I suspect pre-ignition and add...

I need both clarification and suggestions. I have a 2001 9-3. She stopped running while idling in a parking lot and would not turn back on. Power was fine but the engine didn't turn over at all. The garage says that broken bearings* are the cause of the problem and that he will take off the oil...

There are two people looking for this information, so I will just make this writeup it's own thread to aid finding it in the future. [b] This writeup applies to replacing the main and rod bearings in any transverse-engined SAAB 4-cylinder, 9000, NG900, 9-3, and 9-5, and pretty much any other...