There’s something wickedly addictive about onboard racing-drifting videos. Yet, this is not a snapshot of the “ordinary” race, nor is it an “ordinary” car.
This is drifting, and special car – RWD Saab 9-5 V8 drifter with BMW’s V8 M60B40 engine, and Swedish drifter Per Ingö behind the wheel. Saab 9-5 TwinTurbo drifter has reached an output of 725 hp, and the goal of tuner is that they reach 1000 horsepower.
Continue reading after the ad
What you see below is the footage from Saab 9-5 V8 Drifting Onboard Rear View Camera:
From another angle:
Continue reading after the ad
Its the power steering pump on the top, not a vacuum pump,,,, and the reason it leeks is literally an O ring that attaches to the cam shaft which drives it. About 30 minutes work and a few quid when you know what you are doing.
Another place that always seems to leak on every car with this design, is the crank shaft seal on the outer timing casing. About 40 quid for the parts (2 gaskets, bit of silicon grease) and give or take 2>3 hours work if you want to do it properly and know what to do.
Whilst in there might as well check the timing chains too.