What I Did To My Saab Today.

[sgould]

That reminds me that I have to get my 9-5 MOT'd before the end of Nov.

[carrera]

Mine wasn't actually due until 19th November, it was ready last weekend, but if I had done it then it would have been one day outside the 13 month period

I have another one booked for next Saturday morning, the graphite green one. New front discs & pads done yesterday, but the most difficult part was drilling out the remainder of the disc retaining screw in the hub & re-tapping in situ for the replacement. It was harder than expected, still, I managed not to break the tap, M10 x 1.25 thread, should anybody need to know

I have a better brake pedal on it now

Good luck with yours

[ScarbSaab]

Removed the bumper and changed parking sensors on the saloon so she once again knows when she close to something. Emptied the captured gravel and treated some starting rust spots. Last weekend actually, but given the estate only worked for two journeys before park assist failure came on again (suspect a loose connector), I wanted to know it was successful.

[carrera]

Another MOT, another pass, the Steel Grey estate this time, happy days

Now I have to tax her 

[Audax]

I took the new 9-3 into indysaab yesterday for a checkover, they identified a few minor issues that need sorting.

The Y part of the twin exit exhaust is starting to blow, they recommended it gets welded up before it fails as this part is no longer supplied by Saab. There's a nail in the NSR tyre which is repairable (I hope this explains why it's got a slow leak), NSR diff seal is leaking and NSR CV joint boot is insecure. They also noted that the headlight washers are not working, I'll take it back to them and get it all sorted in the next couple of months.

I finally got a chance to take the car back yesterday, all of the above got sorted and the oil leak from the brake servo pump was fixed so hopefully that's it until MOT and service time. Indysaab are also asking Hirsch if my car has one of their mods, I was told it was Hirsch when I bought it but have no way of verifying this... fingers crossed.

[Audax]

I've noticed that the 9-3 is running slightly off and holding back under acceleration... I figure that it's most likely a faulty coil pack so had a look at a set of coil packs online as my OBD reader can't read misfire status but it's almost as cheap to just replace them all than find the time to get the car hooked up to Tech2 by the time I've booked it in etc. etc. Before I bought the coils I figured I'd check the service history to see when the plugs were last done and noticed that in the service history for my car there's no record of them *ever* being replaced although there is a bit of a gap in the service history around the time they were due, because of this I've ordered a set of plugs and coil packs from neo bros on ebay for £200. I'm hopeful this sorts the problem as if not it'll need a tech2 session.

[TomPaine]

I've noticed that the 9-3 is running slightly off and holding back under acceleration... I figure that it's most likely a faulty coil pack so had a look at a set of coil packs online as my OBD reader can't read misfire status but it's almost as cheap to just replace them all than find the time to get the car hooked up to Tech2 by the time I've booked it in etc. etc. Before I bought the coils I figured I'd check the service history to see when the plugs were last done and noticed that in the service history for my car there's no record of them *ever* being replaced although there is a bit of a gap in the service history around the time they were due, because of this I've ordered a set of plugs and coil packs from neo bros on ebay for £200. I'm hopeful this sorts the problem as if not it'll need a tech2 session.

Funnily enough I've had similar symptoms, though probably more muted. The car feels completely normal around town but a bit down on power on the open road; and often it (auto) feels like it's one gear too low and you have to boot it to provoke an upshift. I've also had some occasional eggy whiffs, so I've been wondering if it was running too rich and the cat was having issues.

Probably time to equip myself with an OBD. But yes at that price new DI and plugs for peace of mind is a no-brainer.

[steventon95]

Went to buy a Chrismas Tree today. All packed up, and the 9-5 decided is wasn't going to start. Plenty of battery, turning over merrily, but just not catching. Left for a while but suddenly it came back to life and ran the 15 miles home quite happily. I suspect it's the well-known DIC so it'll get a new one this week anfd a new set of plugs. Nothing on the codes of course.

That's life. Then it's on to the external temperature sensor and the brake lights. No peace for the wicked, time to sell up and buy a Skoda ...

[Geoff1951]

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That's life. Then it's on to the external temperature sensor and the brake lights. No peace for the wicked, time to sell up and buy a Skoda ...

I've had three Skodas and latterly an Audi (all with previous owners) since I said goodbye to my 9-5, which I've just realised was ten years ago in August. How time flies. I've had an awful lot of peace of mind since then, I must admit.

[Audax]

Before I bought the coils I figured I'd check the service history to see when the plugs were last done and noticed that in the service history for my car there's no record of them *ever* being replaced

Well, I went to do the job today and there is evidence that someone has been in there before, the cover over the coils has some cut marks in it around the screw holes and the screws holding the coils in were overtight to the point that one of them needed a bit of aluminium cleaning from it so it would thread back in... Worst of all I couldn't get the plugs to budge in the slightest, my ratchet and socket were only 3/8" and I couldn't get good leverage but I also backed off as I don't want to break a plug in the head, I guess I'll have to give indysaab a call and see if they can fit me in one day soon. Coils are changed though so that's something and I will assume the plugs have been done given the evidence that someone has been in there before but I just hope they are the right ones!

[steventon95]

I am beginning to give up. Last week I removed the rear lights, replaced the rear/stop bulbs and cleaned up all the contacts. Lo and behold, still getting "brake light failure", back to the drawing board. And still getting random "air bag failure" despite changing out the clockspring twice ...

[sgould]

On the older 9-5 it's very easy to push the twin filament bulb in too far before you twist it.  If you do it twists and shorts out between the brake and tail light.  I had to bend the bottom contacts up to get the bulb in the correct position.  This doesn't apply to the Dame Edna estate.  I haven't looked at the saloon.

[steventon95]

Thanks, I'll give that a try, weather permitting ...

[steventon95]

Tried the Simon solution and that has worked for the brake lights. Still getting the air bag light very intermittantly. That is really annoying as it suggests a wonky connection not just the clockspring.

[sgould]

Well done on sorting the brake lights.

I had an intermittent airbag light.  Did it happen before or after the clock spring was replaced, or both.  Mine was both.  In the end it was so regular and "bonging" every time I turned the wheel, I took the airbag out and the steering wheel, and  disconnected and reconnected all the airbag and clock spring connections. The pins are very delicate and I pushed the connectors home a bit "off line" in an attempt to move the pins a tiny bit.  It seems to have worked with no airbag light since August (madly touching wood!!).

Before I started I did check the fault codes and got ones related to the driver's airbag. They were B0026, B0042, B0044 & B0077.