Order an NGK one from rockauto... They are OE.

 

Okay great, will do. Also I might as well replace the plugs at the same time. They are bcpr7es-11 right?

 

Spark plugs are 6 usually. I'd definitely replace them at the same time.

 

A used (Ebay) one is a crapshoot as it were. Might be OK, might not. They are usually good for 70K miles. If you figure 15K/year typical, that would be 5 years old max. If you look at a SEM, there's a label with YYWW (Year / Week) of manufacture. Many of the sellers out there are junkyards who have no idea if it's actually good and doesn't throw codes under load. Best bet would be buying one from another Saaber in CA who will tell you if it ran without any codes.

Or, as Jvan suggested, Rock Auto, new, NGK, done.

 

SEM DIC date code: YY/WW:

 

That date code example should be in a sticky somewhere about DIC versions.
Learn something every day... looks like the date code on tyres - only in reverse. Tyres are WWYY.

 

The NGK that RockAuto sells is almost certainly a SEM. You can do a search, it's come up lots in the 9-5 forums. I don't know what the absolutely latest info is.

You can get an Orio (marked up) T7 cassette from this Canadian shop:

Direct Ignition Cassette T7 OEM ORIO

Direct Ignition Cassette T7 OEM ORIO SAAB Part# 32022255, 55559955 Fits: 9-3 (00-03) & (99) Viggen / 9-5 (99-09) 4-Cylinder OEM SAAB Part By ORIO

nordicspeed.com

Budd's in Oakville will do the same, I don't know their price.

If you are somewhere vaguely close to Toronto, Beacon or Zoom may have a good used cassette.

I can verify that Mike's and Cookstown don't have any DI cassettes in their you-pull yards. You may have luck with some other yards. Make sure it's a genuine SEM and look for a date code that's hopefully past 2010, although 2005+ is not too bad.

 

Rock auto NGK Red Cassette (received mine monday and fitted it yesterday)
It's working 'Fine'... so far.
Does come in an NGK box which has a 'made in sweden' parts identity sticker .
Also does Not have the SEM date code stickers on the Ali casting. Glue residues visible where it was removed tho..
Casting date grids look to have been dremeled off, albeit before painting
Also the detail finish of the Black plastic towers part is a little bit lesser casting quality than the SEM ones I'm comparing against.
Hopefully insignificant artifacts from aging molds..
Does come with Dielectric grease in the spark plug holes
Few other choices though.. besides possibly hoarded 'old stock'.
Don't believe Gustav's (nordic) are Genuine, albeit only based on casual observation of the actual items.

Easy telltale for a failing DI ...in stages.. are:
1) cracks on the Base of the black plastic piece
2) Leaks of green oil on the white Coils (remove the black plastic to see)
Although when a well advanced failure ..Green oil is visible on the spark plug top(s)
3) Cracking of the Blue relay case
4) pinholes where the Transformer arcs against the ali casting (tiny /hard to see.)

By the time one spots green oil leakage, the DI is well and truly on it's way to the trashbin.
Rest of the visible damages only confirm it's moribund condition.

 

Rock auto NGK Red Cassette (received mine monday and fitted it yesterday)
It's working 'Fine'... so far.
Does come in an NGK box which has a 'made in sweden' parts identity sticker .
Also does Not have the SEM date code stickers on the Ali casting. Glue residues visible where it was removed tho..
Casting date grids look to have been dremeled off, albeit before painting
Also the detail finish of the Black plastic towers part is a little bit lesser casting quality than the SEM ones I'm comparing against.
Hopefully insignificant artifacts from aging molds..
Does come with Dielectric grease in the spark plug holes
Few other choices though.. besides possibly hoarded 'old stock'.
Don't believe Gustav's (nordic) are Genuine, albeit only based on casual observation of the actual items.

Easy telltale for a failing DI ...in stages.. are:
1) cracks on the Base of the black plastic piece
2) Leaks of green oil on the white Coils (remove the black plastic to see)
Although when a well advanced failure ..Green oil is visible on the spark plug top(s)
3) Cracking of the Blue relay case
4) pinholes where the Transformer arcs against the ali casting (tiny /hard to see.)

By the time one spots green oil leakage, the DI is well and truly on it's way to the trashbin.
Rest of the visible damages only confirm it's moribund condition.

That's curious about the sticker being removed... although I am not familiar with the red DIC's as much as the black. Last I heard, NGK was shipping with SEM labels intact.

I wonder if this relates to my other post about ORIO now selling a different cassette. Perhaps there are now licensing issues with the SEM name, etc?

 

ORIO tells as is nov 6-2021:
Red DIC P/N:55561132 and made in Sweden.
Black DIC P/N: 32022255 and made in Germany.

 

My NGK 'Made in Sweden' Red cassette cost me 250$ from Rock Auto.
Cheaper would obviously have been better.
But it seemed a palatable price, considering Saab parts are increasingly extinct.
As are surviving Saabs

 

Considering Saab parts are increasingly extinct.
As are surviving Saabs

Think Positive!!
Not if we can help it!!

 

Hi there, yes your right...most of the aftermarket cassettes are junk, total waste of money...the reasons being that they are not made anywhere near the quality of the Saab originals.
That said, BOSS make a reasonably good one here in Australia

 

having to pay $250 upfront for 70k miles of trouble free driving doesn't seem to bad broken down it's like .003 per mile