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Type designations

Type designations


Gearbox

The automatic transmission in Saab 9-3 from MY 03 has the designation FA 57 (Automatic transmission front wheel drive).

The type designation of the automatic transmission is divided into 3 groups of characters as in the example: FA57 1 01 03CV12345.

Code Explanation
First group: F Front-wheel drive
A Type of transmission. A=Automatic, M=Manual
5 Number of forward gears
7 Overall ratio, top gear (code, see table below)


Total gear ratio, top gear (code)

Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Gear ratio 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3


Code Explanation
Second group: 1 Automatic transmission adapted to B207E/L/R engine
Third group: 01 Development version
03 year of manufacture 2003
C month of manufacture according to table:


January February March April May June July August September October November December
A B C D E F G H J K L M


Code Explanation
V 5-speed transmission
12345 serial number per month


Control module

The type designation of the transmission control module comprises two codes with two groups of characters as in the following example: WBJD 000011 and 03 07 respectively.

Code Explanation
First group: F Control module model, e.g. for engine bay
B Hardware type, e.g. with or without CAN bus
J Engine type: J=B207L, K=B207R, L=B207E
D Build version, updated for revisions
000011 Serial number
Second group: 03 Year of manufacture (03 = 2003)
07 Week of manufacture (calendar week)