Saab 9-5 2.3L turbo replacement

Saab 9-5 2.3L turbo replacement

Saab 9-5 turbo replacement! A relatively easy job to do if u have mechanical expertise. The turbos go bad quite often it seems on the 9-5 especially the early models as the pcv flame trap system was poorly designed causing oil to sludge up/ clog the feed tubes to the turbo staving it from oil. Thus causing turbo failure. We commonly do the pcv update kit which had a redesigned parts and system. Also best practices to drop the oil pan and clean out the sludge and build to prevent any future issues after installing your new turbo! I can’t tell u how many times we have done this to the early 9-5s. Newer 9-5 turbo can still go bad tho but it’s almost a certain thing to drop oil pan if u know that the pcv system was not updated.

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DRDiiZE says:

+Retiq sup man thanks for the video, only this video made me being able to do my turbo swap, as damn it's hard on this kind of cars. but it was necessary as mine was completely blown. so thank you again for uploading it. love From Sweden 🙂

Steven Thompson says:

If this was my car I would be putting a TD04 15T on it instead of that crap GT17 on it. The TD04 is just more reliable and can handle 250bhp no problem.

Muhmmed Mahdi says:

is that Mark? I am glad Mark is back. Definitely coming to visit you guys.

Péter Kalmár says:

Great keep working on Saabs

Werner Danler says:

Haven't seen you in a while Danny! That turbo was definitely done for.
I hope to see more of your Saab videos soon. And updates on yours.
Hope the best for you and your family in the new year.

Rob Wyman says:

Very cool ! Thanks for sharing man =)

Seba Tarth says:

Great to see you back with a SAAB video. So I'm guessing that this one was 1999 – 2003, right? From the door cards that looked like an Aero, right? Curious why your colleague said he'd junk that car – is it really rusty? I like those early 9-5s. Doing the PCV update kit is essential, though. Surprising how many are out there without it, and it's best to stay away from them if you're buying, unless you have proof that oil changes were synthetic and done every 3K miles or so and it's low mileage.

BWTECH says:

Great video bro! I didn't know you could press the trip reset meter to see the odometer when the car is not on lol. Ya learn something new everyday 🙂

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