head gasket of '88 9000s 2.0 - Saab Forums

mike385 · #1 01-22-2006, 05:51 PM

Hello everyone,
New to this forum. I have an '88 9000s with a blown headgasket, I downloaded the instructions from saabsite and I wondering if it really as difficult as what it seems. I am not new to auto repair I have always done my own work, just this is new to me.

Patrick · #2 01-27-2006, 04:15 PM

i am unfamilir with the layout of that engine, but i think that it wont be easy, especially if youve not done one before...

mike385 · #3 02-13-2006, 08:44 PM

I am done it took me eight hours to do it. It isn't that bad, I got the instructions from the saabsite and it went really well. I now have a great running 9000s again.

Patrick · #4 02-15-2006, 01:58 PM

in the 8 hours, what took the majority of the time? actually getting TO the head?

mike385 · #5 02-15-2006, 03:27 PM

alot of it was getting to the bolts and things that are out of a persons reach. And then it was trying to find the hidden stuff. after that it was smooth sailing.

Patrick · #6 03-16-2006, 02:43 PM

i find that most newer cars arent hard to work on as much as its hard to remove all the crap to get to the engine!

mike385 · #7 04-05-2006, 06:12 PM

still running and I have put like 7000 miles on now