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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: What I Did To My Saab Today.
« Last post by TomPaine on 27 April 2024, 04:29:20 PM »Always a euphoric moment. Congrats. Mine (2004) is due next month.
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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: What I Did To My Saab Today.
« Last post by carrera on 27 April 2024, 02:00:47 PM »Took the black 2006 Dame Edna for an MOT
The tester remarked that I did a lot of miles in her, as he checked the MOT history. Then he gave me a clean ticket
The tester remarked that I did a lot of miles in her, as he checked the MOT history. Then he gave me a clean ticket
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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: 93 V6 fuel pressure release.
« Last post by sgould on 27 April 2024, 12:39:39 PM »Engine light was still off this morning, but came on again on the second journey back home.
The only small positive is that, if it is the fuel pump, if that is replaced, the level sensor will be replaced too.
The only small positive is that, if it is the fuel pump, if that is replaced, the level sensor will be replaced too.
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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: What I Did To My Saab Today.
« Last post by sgould on 26 April 2024, 10:36:11 PM »After sticking a bottle of Forte in the Carlsson, I took the rear LH door card off and cleaned all the contacts in an attempt to cure the intermittent door lock failure. It seems to be better, but still not 100%. Getting the front door locks out is easy, getting at the rear door locks id much more difficult. You have to remove the window mechanism first...
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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: 93 V6 fuel pressure release.
« Last post by sgould on 26 April 2024, 10:28:57 PM »I'm sure it will happen again. The last two occasions the light stayed off for a few months. But if I put some Forte in every 6 months or so, It might confir it's a restricted fuel line or injector.
Short of running 100% of the time with the fuel pressure recorder, there's not much else I can do. Unfortunately I would have to keep an eye out as the scanner doesn't doesn't record.
Short of running 100% of the time with the fuel pressure recorder, there's not much else I can do. Unfortunately I would have to keep an eye out as the scanner doesn't doesn't record.
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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / NG9-5 stranded on M40 yesterday evening
« Last post by welshwizard on 26 April 2024, 07:41:24 PM »Thursday 25th April approx 1915 hrs, south of J15
(not far from where my turbo packed up in Sept 2017)
Grey/silver NG 9-5 on hard shoulder with bonnet up.
Hope it gets fixed.
(not far from where my turbo packed up in Sept 2017)
Grey/silver NG 9-5 on hard shoulder with bonnet up.
Hope it gets fixed.
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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: 93 V6 fuel pressure release.
« Last post by carrera on 26 April 2024, 06:04:09 PM »Now you will never know what solved the problem....
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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: 93 V6 fuel pressure release.
« Last post by sgould on 26 April 2024, 01:32:06 PM »Two days on and the engine light is still off. Fingers crossed...
Forte engine cleaner has arrived. Two days late due to Royal Mail delays. I might as well use it!
Forte engine cleaner has arrived. Two days late due to Royal Mail delays. I might as well use it!
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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: 93 V6 fuel pressure release.
« Last post by sgould on 24 April 2024, 07:17:43 PM »Both of those thoughts have crossed my mind!! 
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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: 93 V6 fuel pressure release.
« Last post by carrera on 24 April 2024, 06:47:52 PM »Funny.... having seen the agricultural engineering approaches to ripping open a hole in the 9-3 floor to get access to change the pump, I was wondering "what about getting a 9-5 cover plate (perhaps with part of the 9-5 floor) and spending the money on doing what Saab should have done in the first place".
Or you could just put a 20 ohm resistor in series
Or you could just put a 20 ohm resistor in series