Engine Systems Identification
ENGINE NUMBER: B 23 4 L 4 M 00 R 000001ITEM: 1 23 4 5 6 7 89 10 12-16
Item 1
Engine Type
B Petrol Engine
Items 2-3
Swept Volume
20 1985 cc
23 2290 cc
30 2961 cc
Item 4
Cylinder Head
4: 4 cylinders, in-line cylinder block with 2 balancer shafts and cylinder head with 2 camshafts and 4 valves per cylinder
8: 6 cylinders, V configuration, two cylinder heads with 2 camshafts per cylinder head and 4 valves per cylinder
Item 5
Version
I: Fuel injection engine
E: Turbocharged engine with charge air cooler and low boost pressure
S: Turbocharged engine
L: Turbocharged engine with charge air cooler, power 1
R: Turbocharged engine with charge air cooler, power 2
Item 6
Car Conformity
4: Saab 9000 with exhaust emission control to European 91/441/EEC requirements, Swedish A13 environmental class C3 requirements and US CFR 40 part 86 requirements
6: Saab 9000 with exhaust emission control meeting the requirements of the State of California Administration Code Title 13 and Swedish A14 environment class C2 and US CFR 40 part 86
8: Saab 9000 with exhaust emission control meeting the requirements of the State of California Administration Code Title 13 and Swedish A14 environment class C1
Item 7
Transmission Conformity
A Automatic Transmission
M Manual Gearbox
Items 8-9
Variant
00 Basic Level
Item 10
Model Year According to FMVSS 115
R 1994
S 1995
T 1996
V 1997
W 1998
Items 11-16 Serial Number
Engine VIN Code I.D. [1] M,R or U [3]
Fuel System Trionic [2]
Ignition System Trionic
Computer System Trionic
Market Codes
Federal US
California UC
Canada CA
Remarks:
[1] The eighth digit of the VIN denotes the engine code.
[2] Combines all engine control functions into a single control system.
[3] M=Std Output
R=High Output
U=Low Output-"LPT"