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The (Somewhat) Common Saab T7 Piston Ringland Failure
Back in July, the DRtuned Racing Saab 9-5 racecar experienced a cracked piston failure, that has proven to be a common issue on the T7 engines. You can read up about the start of our journey here. Anyone familiar with the Saab powerplants will recognize the designations of Trionic 5, 7, and 8. The T5 […]
Check out what showed up here for the Fall Finale!
This last Sunday we had the eEuroparts Fall Finale, a small show with a friendly atmosphere here at eEuroparts in Windsor Connecticut. We did this because it was the first year in awhile we didn’t actually have an event on our own soil, so we had to make sure we got something in before the […]
AER @ Summit Point 2017 : Recap
Summit Point Motorsports Park is tucked deep into the pocket of eastern West Virginia, just miles from the borders of Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Having four distinct tracks , it offers a variety of challenges, but the original Summit Point Circuit is still held as the premiere track to be at. Just 2 miles long, […]
Fall Finale Open House and Gathering Announced – Sept. 24
We’re itching to have an event on home soil, and because the eEuro Swap Meet and Car Show got a major upgrade and moved to Lime Rock (#eEuroFest), we missed out on inviting our friends and customers to eEuro this spring. Every year for awhile now we’ve put on something at our Windsor CT location, […]
Competition of Bad 2017 – Part 2
Some of these have been burning a hole in our computer folders (after burning holes in engine blocks and pistons), but it’s been so busy around here lately that it isn’t until now that we finally get around to part 2 of the epic Competition of Bad 2017. If you missed Part 1, check it […]
Saab 9-3 Rear Window Regulator (03-11) Tips and Tricks
I did the replacement of my 2010 SAAB 9-3 Rear window regulator yesterday and was presented with a few challenges. Mostly, confusion over the part itself. eEuro offers a Genuine SAAB and a ProParts version of the regulator, but it turns out the Genuine Saab version is the ProParts unit also and ProParts is what […]
Hallowed Soil and 2-Stroke Oil – Looking Back on Swedish Car Day 2017
It’s great to get out into the community to see our customers and their projects. It’s better when you are in the shadow of the castle-like Larz Anderson Museum, giving the atmosphere a reverence that is seldom as palpable. Swedish Car Day is a special show there in Brookline, Massachusetts, calling for a type of […]
Saab 9-5 Engine Rebuild – The Discovery
After our event at the beginning of June, we had a nice long and relaxing break before racing again on August 12th. It was right in the middle of this time span that we suffered the near infamous B235 piston/ring failure! Our engine gave us zero notice or indication about what was about to happen, […]
Eurobuilt is coming to Rutland, VT on September 17th
On Sunday, September 17, 2017 the 2nd annual Eurobuilt car show & charity auction will take place at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland, VT in the chilly September air. 2016 marked the first year for Eurobuilt and was a great success. The event drew enthusiasts from throughout the New England area and was covered internationally by […]
Competition of Bad 2017 – Part 1
After getting a pretty big response from a photo we posted of an N54 engine eating a serpentine belt THROUGH THE CRANK SEAL, we realized that this kind of thing happens all the time. Now that everyone has a full resolution digital camera in their pockets, we called out to our Facebook page followers to […]
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