What I Did To My Saab Today.

[carrera]

Fixed the orange filament monitor on the grey car.

Nearside main beam had gone off, bulb OK, fuse OK, no warning light on the dash when the right hand main beam was illuminated.

Once I got the plastic cover off it was simply a matter of remaking the solder connection on the board for terminal 56al

The easy test is that there should be continuity between terminal 56a, 56al and 56ar as marked on the base of the "relay"

[sgould]

Today I was a bit shocked!

I decided to try and sort out the P0059 fault which indicated a fuel pressure fault.  After looking at things, I decided that changing the fuel pressure sensor was the best option.  Opie Oil were selling a Bosch one for £27.  Orio were doing the same part for £201.   Talk about making Saabs expensive to repair!!

Anyway, £27 was cheaper than a trip to a specialist, so worth a try.  I read the WIS instructions which stated that the fuel pressure should be reduced to zero by carefully pressing the relief valve until no more fuel came out.  I did this. I even used a plastic tool to avoid any spark risk.  Then it was just a case of one connector and two small bolts.  Everything went fine until I eased the old sensor out...

... it came out followed by a fountain of fuel still under pressure!!!        I was covered in petrol. 


Job was completed.  Car started and engine light was out, without the need for a Tech2 session.  So, hopefully that was the issue.

I've had a good wash and changed my clothes, but the smell of petrol still lingers...

[sgould]

Today I went out to the 9-5 and serviced the four tyre pressure monitors. Replacing all four coin batteries.  No more bleeping for low battery warning.

[sgould]

Keeping the work to a nice gentle level, I decided that today was the day to buy new numberplates for SWMBO's Carlsson and fit the Saab Museum surrounds that we bought at the Saab Museum Festival last June.  I couldn't use the existing perspex plates because they are too thick.  But the latest style from Halfords are aluminium backed and a lot thinner.

No photos.  It got dark and the front fitting was a pain.  In all the five years we have had the car; I never noticed that the plate was 2 inches off centre.  I got that sorted, but it took longer than planned and now it needs to be adjusted as it's not very level.  

I would have done this in the summer, but SWMBO put all the car docs in a "safe place" and has only just found them.   She is out at the moment.  I wonder how long it will take her to notice the change!!   Probably straight away!  Although I will wait until Christmas Day to tell her if she hasn't noticed by then...

[Audax]

MOT on the 9-3 today, front suspension arm and drop link were shot, £350 bill in total.

Then when walking back from the shop with my colleague we were talking about Saabs (he has a 9-3 and we were talking about the brakes on his brother in laws 9-3) only to have a scrappers lorry drive past with a 54 plate 9-3 and a 07 plate 9-3 on the back... 

[sgould]

Going back to the post two up^^^^^

It's been 5 weeks and she still hasn't noticed the new number plates and surrounds.  I forgot about it at Christmas, so we'll wait and see.  Maybe this week I will tell her, as a birthday present!! Maybe not...

[sgould]

Front bumper off and temp sensor changed.  Not too bad a job.  The front bumper is fixed in pretty much the same way as the 9-5, and I've had that off several times!

[weetabixface]

Replaced the rollers on the driver's door window regulator, failure happened over Christmas holidays on a cold and rainy day hundreds of miles from home, not the best but managed to jury rig a repair to get home

turns out the one that had failed had no grease in the track which was probably the cause of the failure

[fka]

Yesterday I fit a tow bar. Will be doing the electrics over the weekend..

[ScarbSaab]

Replaced for the second time in my ownership the Xenon bulbs. What a difference! Hadn't realised how dim the previous ones had got.

Ran out of time and light trying to sort the rear washer, so tomorrow's job, wind permitting, will be to replace the missing screws from the undertray...which I found out about when one side dropped at speed.   How difficult is it to put all the fasteners in a plastic box (ideally compartmented) and leave it in the boot of the car they're working on?

[carrera]

That's a job for me to do on my green one, one of the lights has decided to take on a pinkish tinge.

Today I fixed the charging sockets and electric seat adjusters on the green one, more detail in my thread

Though not strictly on topic, this weekend I helped fix somebody else's 9000. Bought as a non runner it is now running after repairs to the ignition switch, CPS and earth on the ECU

[sgould]

Not yet done, but I've ordered a couple of D1S bulbs for the Carlsson.  In the traffic jams on the M25 yesterday, I noticed that one headlamp was yellow and one was white.  

So, after taking the front bumper off last week for the temp sensor, it's time to take it off again...

[ScarbSaab]

Yesterday, actually, but I replaced the shredded undertray! Secondhand tray which hasn't scraped along the road, new clips and screws and all is well. Just need to do the other little jobs...

[ScarbSaab]

Rear washer working again. Replaced the faulty valve (or was it just a connector?) in the n/s wheel arch (thank you carrera) but was still dribbling out the rear despite rodding with a drill bit. Snipped the end off a bicycle brake cable and gently wiggled it in a long way until it would give a nice long stream. With the new rear washer nozzle adjusted it is back to how it should be.

Replaced the sooty number plate bulbs with LEDs and the same for the front side lights (one holder had melted) so now it has white side lights to go with the xenons.

[sgould]

Fitted a new rear wiper blade to the rear of the 9-5.  That took all of 30 seconds!!