Remote issue....

[sgould]

Ooops!

Getting my cars mixed up here.  Apologies.  Audax is right. 

[DelticDaz]

Hmmmm..thanks thought it might be the CIM.....

[DelticDaz]

  £700 to fix via approved Saab repair centre.....

[sgould]

What year is your car?  The newer CIM units are a bit cheaper.

Maybe worth talking to ECU Testing and BBA Reman.  They might repair yours.

[sgould]

Here's a link.

http://www.bba-reman.com/content.aspx?content=Saab-9-3-CIM

But speak to ECU Testing too.  http://www.ecutesting.com/   They usually do all the same stuff but cheaper.

[DelticDaz]

Its a 56 with the newer shaped dash.....thanks for links...!

[Audax]

Its a 56 with the newer shaped dash.....thanks for links...!

Not sure who you spoke to but whoever gave you that quote is having a laugh, a brand new genuine CIM is available for about £250, even if you allowed 1 hour of fitting at £100 and an £50 Tech-2 fee then you're looking at £400. Saab quote 0.7 hours to replace a CIM which would include programming and clearing of codes so I'd expect it to not be any more than this.

[sgould]

That was the thought that crossed my mind. I haven't had a chance to check the EPC this morning, but I remember the price dropping.  I think that there are a couple of CIMs available depending on whether your car is petrol or diesel.  There are another couple for cars without electronic stability, but I don't think any of those came to the UK.  Could be wrong though.

[DelticDaz]

Said I'd get 2 news keys at £55 each.....spoke to service bloke at Bowetts Leeds.

[Audax]

Said I'd get 2 news keys at £55 each.....spoke to service bloke at Bowetts Leeds.

Do you need new keys? when you program a cim unit you can reuse old keys or add new ones, you don't need to replace them.

Anyway there's about 3 or 4 different CIM modules for the UK, there was a rationalisation a few years back, the early cars had a choice of traction or ESP which is one difference and because of that early cars can have a choice and the TCS module is more expensive, but every car post-2006 (possibly 2007) is the same module as far as I am aware.

[sgould]

There seems to be three "sets" of CIM. 

2002-2004  Several versions All replaced by the 2004 model.
2005-2010  All previous versions replaced by the 2009/10 model.
2011 model.

Then another lot labelled with "ESP"

If your car is a 2007 model you would have one of three CIMs.

This one with no ESP (unlikely that you have this):

Article : Electric Module
PartNo : 12769671
Usage : 2007, AU, EU, GB, LA, 433, 92 MHZ, NLS-USE 12842076
Order Quantity : 1


Or one of these, for cars with ESP, depending on chassis number:

Article : Electric Module
PartNo : 12769673
Usage : 2007, 433, 92 MHZ  ESP, NLS-USE 12842078
Order Quantity : 1


Article : Electric Module
PartNo : 12777263
Usage : 2007, 433, 92 MHZ  ESP, NLS-USE 12842078
Order Quantity : 1


So, if you get a new one, you will need either 12842076 (no  ESP) or 12842078 (with ESP)

You probably need 12842078 which has a Saab list price of £285.76 + VAT = £343.  To which you add the fitting.

If you know someone experienced with a Tech2, you could buy a CIM for a bit less and fit it yourself + the Tech2 session.  But the car would not be drivable during the fitting process, so all the work needs to be done in one place.


But I would still investigate a repair by one of the companies linked to earlier.  You would (should) get it back ready to refit with no Tech2 needed.

[DelticDaz]

I have the 2 original keys that came with the car.....

[DelticDaz]

Ok thanks.....going ring round and see what other approved service center's say....

[DelticDaz]

I'll give Saabtech in Glossop and Gordon Lamb's in Sheffield a ring Monday and see if either can do it a bit cheaper.

[DelticDaz]

Whilst all this has been happening my car has been sat in the yard at work in Leeds.....every time I call in the yard I try my fob and it has worked every time.....bizzare.....watch this space....!