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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Anyone got any fuel?!!

« on: 29 September 2021, 09:35:12 PM »

People have been going crazy round here and emtied every staion of all fuels.

Luckily I filled up last week as I was off to the Lakes last weekend.

Drove gentle up Thu and Back Sunday and managed to still have 3/8 tank left.

Only needed to do 60 miles this week, so I'll be fine for another 10 days of so.


Just checked the wifes car as she thought that was nearly empty, but it's actually full and only dome 31 miles since filling up in August.

So we have about 700 miles left between up, enough for a month or so.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Stuck in 2nd with clutch pedal down

« on: 18 September 2021, 12:51:42 PM »

Plastic rods if anything like our old 206.

We had a couple snap in the 8 years we owned ours and it casued 'quite some fun' driving it like that.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Component repair of house alarm box

« on: 17 February 2021, 09:33:57 AM »

I agree, 47 ohm 2W  (as denoted by the 47 on the board, and the yeloow, purple black gold  (4, 7, *1, 5% tolerance) as on the DIYnot link .

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Component repair of house alarm box

« on: 11 February 2021, 11:22:26 PM »

Probably depends what is written around other resistors.

I see E1, guessing electrolytic...

is there a 45, 46, 48, 49?   if so then component number....

search interweb for any oard numbers to see if you can find one..

I'd say at 33 yrs, some of the capacitors will certainly be bulged/dried, significantly reduced in capacity....  which will lead to other components failing.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Component repair of house alarm box

« on: 09 February 2021, 05:18:12 PM »

Gut would say a small (2w?) wirewound of metal film resistor....  but I could be wrong.

something like this thats burnt its coating off


Unlikely a fuse given it's location and fixing.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Additional Sky email accounts

« on: 29 January 2021, 10:11:21 PM »

Have a BT acct (and my ISP)
An old Paston.co.uk account from 1995
and 2 domains where each can have 1000 email addresses.
Oh and my Googlemail one.

I just use Thunderbird to manage, sent/receive everything

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Mobile phone upgrade - 5G or not 5G!!

« on: 10 January 2021, 05:41:19 PM »

We until last yaer had a Moto G1, G2 and G3.

The G1 was finally getting too slow and full so we plumped for a pair of G7 Plays to replace the G1 and G3 (broken screen and eats SD cards)

Now thinking of a G9 Play to replace the G2.

They all do everything we need.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Op-com discs for Saabs

« on: 03 November 2020, 10:16:43 PM »

Just try it, it may have Saab at the bottom of the list, or under 'other'.

I have one and have used it for logging.

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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: Split Intercooler Pipe

« on: 24 September 2020, 10:55:05 PM »

That's a common problem with the top inlet pipe on the TTid  (30psi takes it's toll)

both a standard rubber and a silicone replacement are available 12822777

£20-£42

https://www.neobrothers.co.uk/search/12822777

or £102
https://www.partsforsaabs.com/product_info.php?products_id=4680

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Electrifying

« on: 06 September 2020, 07:44:41 PM »

No, but a friend has just got rid of theirs as too limiting and too expensive in battery rent for the miles they were (could) do.

Sold it and bought a Ford B-Max...

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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: Approaching a milestone

« on: 22 August 2020, 09:05:23 PM »

Wifes April 2008 Aero TTid is on 99,933, I'm now not allowed to drive it incase I take it over 100,000.


But it hasn't moved for 3 months..... last topped up with £24 of derv in mid April and has only done 60 miles since.

I did the 222222 think back in 1998 and the 250000 a year later

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Cheap motoring

« on: 17 June 2020, 05:18:52 PM »

My cheapest would have been my old 1985 C900T8v

Bought for £700 @ 125,000m
Drove it for 5 years before it got rear ended and written off. I was paid out £650
Ins co. refused to take it away, so I drove it for 2 more years until the fearbox failed at 262,500m

7 years with boost wound right up.
137,500m
cost £50 + fuel, ins, tyres, brake pads and 1 head gasket.

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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: 2008 9-3 TTiD Aero electrical problems when starting

« on: 15 June 2020, 10:25:51 PM »

12.2v is not a charged battery....

13.2v is nearer charged.

I'd say dead/dieing battery, or a bad lead (earth), or the +ve at the battery

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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: Tyre failure - probably a puncture somewhere.

« on: 22 May 2020, 12:35:59 PM »

The crack looks to be where the 2 rubber compund joint. is it just a colour difference in them?

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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: Lesson learnt today :0

« on: 19 April 2020, 10:39:53 AM »

Now that's annoying.

Which remonds me, I need to find myself a replacement facelift centre vent. 
The left centre adjuster on mine moves by it'self and ends up pointing in very odd places annoying the wife.

And if I'm doing that, I may as well refit my Hirsch dash too.