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9-5 transmission problem(s)

Hello good folks of this Saab NG:

Our 1999 Saab 9-5 SE auto trans had started making whirring and occasional buzzing noises about 2 weeks ago. Fluid was checked and deemed to be at proper level. There was no smell of anything burnt. I was going to have it addressed at the 80,000 mile service due soon. As it is my wife's car and she commutes to/from work only about 7 miles each way and not driven hard, I did not expect the worst. However, I had to drive it today because of additional passengers that my 9-3 would not accomodate and under load the

9-5 started smoking very badly from the tailpipe, and the vehicle was obviously losing power in the drive line.

Has anyone had this unfortunate experience? Is my tranny fried? Is R/R a DIY job? If the tranny is a loss, can anyone offer a good source for a quality rebuilt unit?

Also, please see my other post regarding no heater fan on this same 9-5.

Thank you to all respond.

Rich Gostenik Owner Green Diamond Tire - West Green Diamond Tire / E-Commerce

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R Gostenik
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Is this car a turbo? If it is, then the first thing I would check are the air hoses between the turbocharger and intake manifold, if one of them gets a split or comes off the car will run very rich under load and smoke with loss of power.

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James Sweet

Sounds like the turbo may be going. Trans on these cars are very strong. There in nothing in the trans that should cause the engine to smoke from the tailpipe.

Good luck, Steve Crowe

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Scrowe

Hmmm, we considered a 9-5 for a short while, but were put off by our specialist. He mentioned the well known 9-5 oil sludging problem. He also described one of the first symptoms as a buzzing sound. If this is the case then you're looking at an engine re-build not tranny...:-(

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Al

Hope this isn't the case with yours! I found this Honest John in the Telegraph motoring secion a while ago and then also from two members of SaabScene forum:

Aisin-Warner autoboxes prone to failure because friction-fitted metal bush carrying a gear wheel can slip along its shaft interfering with the flow of transmission fluid to the torque converter and, when reversing, simultaneously engaging forward and reverse ratios, resulting in burnt out clutches.

Good Luck

Mike

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Michael Jones

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