I bought a 2002 9-5 Linear 3 weeks ago:
* 2.3 L turbo
* 155,000 km
Car ran great on testing, had been serviced at a Saab dealer to 154,000 km. Two owners (a brother then his sister), great service records. Really clean, well cared for. The works.
I've since put 2,000 kms on the car.
On a recent 300 km highway trip, the engine started knocking rather loudly, and the oil light started flickering on and off. I stopped, looked at the oil but it wasn't low. I topped it up anyway. Seemed to fix the light flash, but the engine knock was still there. Problem was worst when in 2nd gear, or accelerating.
I stopped by a local mechanic in this rural area I'm visiting for the long weekend. They guy was surprisingly knowledgeable about Saabs. As soon as he pressed the accelerator, he said "98% sure it's the wrist pin. That double knock is the signature.”
To make a long story short, he told me I'm best to drop a new engine in the car rather than pull apart the current engine...
A $1,500-2000+ expense!
Needless to say, I'm feeling a little upset.
He noticed that the turbo had been recently changed (which it had about 4 months ago at 150K+/- kms), and said that the turbo likely robbed the engine of vital oil fluids for some period when the turbo was acting up, and probably compromised the engine integrity.
This would also explain the inability for the engine to maintain oil pressure now.
A few questions:
1) Does this sound like a writst pin issue?
2) Could it be something else?
3) If it is a wrist pin, is engine replacement the best/only option?
4) If I need to swap the engine, what is a reasonable ball park figure for costs (parts and labour)?
Thanks.
* 2.3 L turbo
* 155,000 km
Car ran great on testing, had been serviced at a Saab dealer to 154,000 km. Two owners (a brother then his sister), great service records. Really clean, well cared for. The works.
I've since put 2,000 kms on the car.
On a recent 300 km highway trip, the engine started knocking rather loudly, and the oil light started flickering on and off. I stopped, looked at the oil but it wasn't low. I topped it up anyway. Seemed to fix the light flash, but the engine knock was still there. Problem was worst when in 2nd gear, or accelerating.
I stopped by a local mechanic in this rural area I'm visiting for the long weekend. They guy was surprisingly knowledgeable about Saabs. As soon as he pressed the accelerator, he said "98% sure it's the wrist pin. That double knock is the signature.”
To make a long story short, he told me I'm best to drop a new engine in the car rather than pull apart the current engine...
A $1,500-2000+ expense!
Needless to say, I'm feeling a little upset.
He noticed that the turbo had been recently changed (which it had about 4 months ago at 150K+/- kms), and said that the turbo likely robbed the engine of vital oil fluids for some period when the turbo was acting up, and probably compromised the engine integrity.
This would also explain the inability for the engine to maintain oil pressure now.
A few questions:
1) Does this sound like a writst pin issue?
2) Could it be something else?
3) If it is a wrist pin, is engine replacement the best/only option?
4) If I need to swap the engine, what is a reasonable ball park figure for costs (parts and labour)?
Thanks.
