95 Engine Blown

Nothing runs forever.

Not unheard of in cases of severe oil starvation.

Oil starvation causing overheating?

If you want any meaningful answers, you really need to give a lot more info about your car (year, engine etc) and about how your problem came about and was diagnosed.

Do you mean a 95, or a 9-5?

Unheard of, yes, on both the 95 and the 9-5. Which engine is this? What is the service history?

Depends on what "forever" means. If you mean 300,000 to 400,000 miles with regular maintenance - yes it will run "forever". You can kill any car in under 30,000 miles if you chose to do no maintenance at all.

in article bkki7u$2qo06$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-134476.news.uni-berlin.de, Dave Hinz at snipped-for-privacy@spamcop.net wrote on 21/09/2003 17:05:

Or a '95?

:P

Well maybe not forever but 300000 km is possible. Only balance shaft = bearings and distribution gear may be a problem, and the rust of course, = but that is likely in a car that is 25 years out of production.

no, nothing I could not cure.

Because it is attached to the balance shaft pulley with a fan belt ... = ???

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What?? Ok, I admit that my experience of the 9^5 is limited, so tell me, how exactly does that work with a transversely mounted engine?

A transverse V4 (or two stroke)? I would like to see that, other than = in a 92 or The Monster.

I have a faint suspicion that the OP is asking about a Saab 9-5, not a = SAAB 95......

( We'll educate him ;-) )

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Me too, but which engine? I4 or V6? Petrol or diesel?

or The Monster.

Ok, ok, I get it. I did say 9^5...

I thought he meant a 1995 car.

The engine in the Saab 95 is longitudinally mounted. Here is a picture showing the engine and fan: <

Btw, once upon a time there was a Peugeot with a transversely mounted engine that used a belt and a plurality of pulleys to spin a fan mounted behind the front mounted radiator.

Yeah I know, I know - I thought we were talking about a 9^5.

That engine has the post 1977 intake manifold (for a two stage Solex = carb) but the right side valve cover is pre 1977 (with PCV tube), also = older type oil filler cap (should be a plastic one with PCV air inlet).

The bull nose two stroke 95 and 96 had the radiator behind the engine = and an "overhead fan shaft" to drive the fan from the crankshaft pulley = on the front.

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Yes, noticed and conveniently snipped...

Did SAAB make cars in 1995 ?

( ;-) not really expecting a serious answer)

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in article bkkvof$2r6q0$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-152899.news.uni-berlin.de, Grunff at snipped-for-privacy@ixxa.com wrote on 21/09/2003 20:55:

.... a 9^5, a 9-5 or a '95? I thought the OP has blown 95 engines :)

What? We've done every other combination ...

Paul

Or the OP is 95, confused, and talking about a ford.

Maybe it's a Windows 95 question?

in article snipped-for-privacy@news.cis.dfn.de, MeatballTurbo at snipped-for-privacy@bouncing-czechs.com wrote on 22/09/2003 08:54:

A ford, or a Ford?

:)

Or a Ford A? Those cars were quite popular in Denmark right up in the

But so was I ! talking about a Ford V4 in a SAAB 95 - and look, now you've got me = confused too.

Is'nt anyone going to answer the poor OP ? =20

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