Help identifying engine!
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My sentiments exactly. It really doesnt need it.... It has enough poke to convince me it was 180bhp so that says it all really.
Yeah thereabouts, or the 2 things I want to sort paid for.
I dont feel massively burned or disappointed in the whole thing but it's definitely a lesson in not making assumptions!
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Take the £300 and get the cam belt and water pump changed if it hasn't already.
Ignore the service schedule of 90k for the belt change. The 1.9JTD should be done at 60k as the water pumps are known to destroy themselves with age. I wold also get them changed before any power upgrade unless they have been done in the last 25-30k.
Ignore the service schedule of 90k for the belt change. The 1.9JTD should be done at 60k as the water pumps are known to destroy themselves with age. I wold also get them changed before any power upgrade unless they have been done in the last 25-30k.
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Was the water pump done?
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If you want it tuned then it sounds ready. I had my 1.9JTD re-mapped with a box and it is surprisingly more powerful and the economy remains. Mine is the 8V version however so yours should be a lot better.
Well, things took another unusual turn today.
I dont rag the nuts off of my cars and rarely rev diesels much higher than 3000rpm (no point!) but today I was overtaking a slow lorry in third so put my foot down... To my surprise the needle kept climbing past the 4500rpm redline, past the 5000 mark and onto just under 5200rpm.
We've already established that this is a single turbo engine but I've always struggled to believe its only 150bhp. One explanation for this is that it has had a remap at some point. As it was a lease car from new, it was most likely to be a Hirsch remap (genuine Saab accessory).
The Hirsch site lets you order a free badge for cars with a remap, but it checks the VIN number. Popped my VIN number in - it checked out and my badge is on it's way
So what I actually have is a 175bhp single Turbo TiD - 0-60 in 8.5
Good job I took the cash from the dealer, not the superchips offer!
I dont rag the nuts off of my cars and rarely rev diesels much higher than 3000rpm (no point!) but today I was overtaking a slow lorry in third so put my foot down... To my surprise the needle kept climbing past the 4500rpm redline, past the 5000 mark and onto just under 5200rpm.
We've already established that this is a single turbo engine but I've always struggled to believe its only 150bhp. One explanation for this is that it has had a remap at some point. As it was a lease car from new, it was most likely to be a Hirsch remap (genuine Saab accessory).
The Hirsch site lets you order a free badge for cars with a remap, but it checks the VIN number. Popped my VIN number in - it checked out and my badge is on it's way
So what I actually have is a 175bhp single Turbo TiD - 0-60 in 8.5
Good job I took the cash from the dealer, not the superchips offer!
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Now you know you should really inform your insurance company.
If the information is available to you on whats been done to it in the past then you can bet they can find out.
If the information is available to you on whats been done to it in the past then you can bet they can find out.
Was fully intending to - was waiting for the v5 to come back first, which I got a few days ago