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Engine Systems Identification

ENGINE NUMBER: B 30 8 I 4 M 00 I 000001
ITEM: 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 meeting with exhaust emission requirements of US CFR 40 part 86, Tier 0
6: Saab 9000 with exhaust emission control meeting the requirements of US CFR 40 part 86, Tier 1 and the State of California Administration Code Title 13
8: Saab 9000 with exhaust emission control meeting the requirements of 4, 6 and the State of California Administration Code Title 13, TLEV

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] W

Fuel System Motronic 5.2 [2]

Ignition System Motronic

Computer System Motronic

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.