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Announcements & Events / Swedish Fair in London 21-23 Nov
« on: 09 November 2025, 05:25:09 PM »
A Swedish event in the Swedish Church in Marylebone. Food and gifts.

https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/the-swedish-church-christmas-fair

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Announcements & Events / It's my birthday!
« on: 22 September 2025, 03:14:25 PM »
And I got a cake! :D


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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: Traction control fault message?
« on: 21 September 2025, 06:42:22 PM »
U2103 00 is a parking heater fault.  I doubt that you have a parking heater.  It's a Scandinavian thing for winter.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Damage to front bumper & screen washers
« on: 20 September 2025, 11:02:16 PM »
A perfect match! :)

When I sheared off one of the studs on the rear liner, I left it broken and unfixed.  The liner is still in place after eight years!!

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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: Tyre pressure monitors
« on: 16 September 2025, 08:11:00 PM »
They came with the car as standard.  They work well, once calibrated.  There are some listed in the Saab parts list for the OG9-5, but I've never seen a 9-5 with any.

However, I have a set of these on my 9-5 https://www.tyrepal.co.uk   They have worked well for several years, but I upgraded to the newer solar system a couple of years ago.  The first set worked until the lithium battery in the dashtop monitor decided to swell up and destroy the box...   I then tried a cheap set from eBay, but that was a disaster, so I'm back with TyrePal.

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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Tyre pressure monitors
« on: 16 September 2025, 11:08:31 AM »
I got two new rear tyres at Costco last week.  After fitting, the right rear pressure monitoring valve was unresponsive.  On the eSID it was showing a pressure of zero and a tyre temperature of -50°C. 

Last year at the Saab Museum Festival, I bought a set of monitors at the factory sale.  So I took the car to Joe’s on Friday to get the faulty one replaced.  After fitting, the right rear sensor worked correctly, but the left rear tyre now showed a fail, so that was changed that as well, and Joe did the 20 min test drive etc. But the fault alert remained, and a fault now showed on the left front as well.  Time was running out, so we decided to leave the faults and I took the car away and drove home. 

The left front alert cleared before I got to the M25, but the rear right alert remained. eSID was showing a plausible temperature but zero pressure, so it was being recognised by the system.   The alert remained all weekend. On Monday I got a lift to the station in the morning, and was collected in the late afternoon.  On the way home, the rear alert suddenly went out.  eSID is showing plausible pressure and temperature on all four wheels.  So it looks as if it’s fixed.  The automatic learning process is not as simple or straightforward as described in the WIS.

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Classic Saab 9-5 (MY 1998-2010) / Re: Help - loud rattly whine from top of engine area
« on: 08 September 2025, 02:12:30 PM »
If it's a slowish leak, an extra bottle of CHF should get you to Welwyn.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Damage to front bumper & screen washers
« on: 07 September 2025, 04:17:12 PM »
Looks as if I have a right hand one spare.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Damage to front bumper & screen washers
« on: 07 September 2025, 02:27:13 PM »
I've got one in grey, but I'm not sure what side it is  I'll see if I can find it.

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Classic Saab 9-5 (MY 1998-2010) / Re: Help - loud rattly whine from top of engine area
« on: 07 September 2025, 02:18:32 PM »
When the bumper is off, this is the cooling loop of the power steering system.  I took the photo after I painted it in rust killer.  It's also a bit loose with no fixings at the time.  Unfortunately the pipe is all in one piece between back under and behind the engine, including the flexy bits.

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Classic Saab 9-5 (MY 1998-2010) / Re: Lost keys ...
« on: 06 September 2025, 08:18:19 AM »
The small pane is also the most expensive if you can't find the right one. It comes with the rubber and metal frame bonded in.

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Classic Saab 9-5 (MY 1998-2010) / Re: Help - loud rattly whine from top of engine area
« on: 05 September 2025, 08:57:05 PM »
The leak may only run when pressurised, and that will only happen when the pump is turning.

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Cleaning and Detailing / Re: Front bumper dull look
« on: 04 September 2025, 02:03:04 PM »
The lacquer I got from https://www.paints4u.com  is still shiny after several years.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: What I Did To My Saab Today.
« on: 04 September 2025, 10:10:48 AM »
Two new tyres on Tuesday.  Now one of the tyre pressure monitors isn’t working.  New ones are £72 from SaabParts.  Fortunately I picked up a brand new set of 4 at the NEVS parts sell-off in Trollhättan last year for £20.  Just need to get it fitted.

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Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon / Convertible / Combi (Wagon/Estate) / Turbo X / AWD (2003 on) / Re: Screen washer leaking
« on: 03 September 2025, 06:18:56 PM »
New washer nozzles fitted.  I changed the full set.  The pipes under the bonnet are only push-fit and were looking tired and weeping, so I reinstalled them with some pipe clips.

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