Saab DI Cassette question

jharr100

In need of a new DI cassette,
anybody tried one of these from eBay with 10 year warranty?
I've a feeling I'd be asking for trouble...


http://www.ebay.com/itm/310845782099?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true

My first port of call was here...

http://www.neobrothers.co.uk/black-direct-ignition-cartridge-genuine-saab-b205b235-p-1596.html?osCsid=455c8f6ccf14338b568f507e7e7a9064

or here?
http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/electrics/ignition/ignition-control-module/coil-cassette-ignition/1022897/

But they're so expensive..

biko

The ebay one looks good, seller with many sales and still high feedback.
Ask about warranty.

jharr100

biko wrote: »

The ebay one looks good, seller with many sales and still high feedback.
Ask about warranty.

Further down the listing it says 10 year warranty..
Must be too good to be true...

v240gltse

Hi

have you thought about a visit to a breakers yard ?. Remember to leave the DI cassette in a veritcal postion overnight before using to allow the oil to drain back down linky.

regards

jharr100

v240gltse wrote: »

Hi

have you thought about a visit to a breakers yard ?. Remember to leave the DI cassette in a veritcal postion overnight before using to allow the oil to drain back down linky.

regards

Yeah , thanks ,
I already got one from a scrappy but it was worse than the unit I am replacing.

93Cab

If you are on UK Saabs theres 3 in the parts for sale section!

jharr100

I think I'll not risk a used one. might bite the bullet. 290 notes plus vat here in cork from fmautos saab specialists ..

samih

The trionic management is really fussy about which DIC and spark plugs to use. Use only oem NGK BCPR6-ES11 (11 stands for a gap of 1.1 mm, wider than normal). They should be changed very regularly and worn plugs may cause error codes for misfire and will also affect the detection of engine knocking. If in any doubt they should be changed first.

If you're looking a second hand DIC the Rev TK3.7 are the only good ones. But they all are hit and miss as they only have a lifetime of maybe 100 tkm. In my opinion a new original part is the only one to go for. The china cassettes you listed seem to really bad as in may fail after only few hundreds of kilometers or even straight from the packet.

Any cassettes for less than what Neo/FMautos charge are bound to be non-OEM ones. I think the list price is almost €500 from oreo (orinal saab parts supplier) now.

93Cab

The only time both my Saabs let me down was DI's. The last time was my wife's 9-5 estate and a new one cost €400 at the time. Are you sure the one at 290 +vat is genuine?

jharr100

93Cab wrote:

The only time both my Saabs let me down was DI's. The last time was my wife's 9-5 estate and a new one cost €400 at the time. Are you sure the one at 290 +vat is genuine?

definitely genuine from fmautos , with a warranty . he's the only indo Saab specialist in cork as far as I know.

toyotaavensis

It would be genuine if it is from FM autos but try the ford dealer in Bandon. They used do SAAB parts.

jharr100

toyotaavensis wrote:

It would be genuine if it is from FM autos but try the ford dealer in Bandon. They used do SAAB parts.

Just rang Bandon motors. they have them in stock alright.. 472 euro plus VAT !!

toyotaavensis

ouch thats steep

jharr100

toyotaavensis wrote:

ouch thats steep

yeah.. might take my chances with a Chinese remanufactured one.. could buy 2 or 3 and stash them .

Wheelio

Sorry for thread hijack but seems to be some in the know regarding saabs here, I have a 9 5 and got orange engine light a while back. A friend read codes (but not with tech 2) and said it looked like they were pointing to a fault with DI cassette. Light hasn't come back since and running fine.
My question is are there any other tell tale signs this is on the way out, don't want spend that much without being sure but don't want to be left stuck somewhere.
2007 LPT with around 90k miles

toyotaavensis

Easiest thing is if you have a friend with another car and you clear the fault code and borrow his DI cassette for a few mins. It is very easy to change them.

If it works you are laughing. There are a few lads on here with SAABs who might be able to help you out.

jharr100

Just to uopdate .. My auld fella is living in New York , he picked up a new and genuine one from carquest for 250 dollars , so I'm sorted. Manufactured 44th week of 2011! Better than bandon fords 472 plus vat !

samih

Great result OP. The latest OEM cassettes are now manufactured in China (the 9-5's engine is still manufactured in China) and are apparently as good quality as the earlier Swedish made ones. However, having read forums, there are loads of "fake" ones around that can be really bad so no point getting one. There was a time when the OEM cassettes were on short supply and some dealers had to stock the others. Results were not great.

My own car suffers from intermittent CEL and I'm waiting the inevitable to happen. Normally the engine just fails to start one morning. I have a spare "just about working" cassette in the boot as a spare. It takes about 5 minutes to replace one on the road.