What I Did To My Saab Today.

[jmblack]

Not a great pic and car needs a wash - ill put a better one on later. Along with 4 new eagle f1 assy2 tyres we are all set!

[collywobble]

Last July all Saab Service Club members received an email offering new alloys at knock down prices - I bought 4 no. ALU31 which are a 15" 3 spoke wheel for my 9-5 Linear estate for £34.26 each plus delivery which cost me £30. Went for 15" as it's a Linear which has 16" as standard so these were to put winter tyres on. Bought Maloya Davos M + S (Swiss company owned and manufactured by Vredestein in Holland) for £41.80 each delivered from Mytyres.  Haven't had any snow to test them but they are good in the wet. Must get them off soon and put the summer tyres back on!

[Kev_Mc]

Not a great pic and car needs a wash - ill put a better one on later. Along with 4 new eagle f1 assy2 tyres we are all set!

Wheels look better than I thought on the car. I'll have to wear out my 16's as quickly as I can! 

[Paper Plane]

Jump-started the 9-5 Saloon (from the 9-5 Estate) as the wretched thing seems to have a dead battery.

steve 

[Kev_Mc]

Check Engine light appeared on the way up the M1 this morning 

No idea what that's going to be. DPF and EGR valve have been replaced on mine in my ownership. Hoping for once it won't be expensive - not holding my breath though.

Summer wheels/tyres (16's) will be going back on, and Air con service to be done too.

[jmblack]

Having a wee blast along back road. Loud pop, odd whiny noise and no boost along with EML. Worried I'd bust turbo - just turbo pipe popped off....local garage working late so all fixed!

[Kev_Mc]

Mine needed a re-gen again. This is despite a new DPF last November and I do plenty of longer drives with work. These diesels are a pain in the buttocks.

Annoyingly, the stuff they used to spray into my air vents (air con service) has reacted with the dash and left an unsightly mark. Needs to go back for them to sort that..

[jmblack]

I've taken the plunge with dpf removal as despite motorway driving it keeps blocking. Gone about 1k since and all ok so far, with a couple of mpg improvement and slightly better low rev pick up.

[Paper Plane]

Having a wee blast along back road. Loud pop, odd whiny noise and no boost along with EML. Worried I'd bust turbo - just turbo pipe popped off....local garage working late so all fixed!

That happened to me once. Frightened the life out of me!

steve

[jmblack]

It was an impressive pop!

[Audax]

Today the shed got 4 x Falken ZIEX-914 fitted onto the summer wheels and the winters taken off, of course I now have to build the Keter shed I purchased that turned up this morning to store the winter tyres in... 

[CitTone]

Last weekend - 4 new Hankook Ventus Primes. This weekend - new MAF sensor, remove and clean EGR, MAP and inlet, refill washer bottle.

That's enough for the moment I think....

[chris aka zaphod]

Plastidip passenger pull handle, as the covering had badly scratched/worn away, and electric window surround. If successful, plan the same to both door mirror covers, and the whole driver's assembly, as the bottom section of covering has gone.

Another tomorrow job is to clean out the SAI valve, and a thorough wash, blutak and polish the car - that'll be the major preps for Swedish Day, next Sunday week.

[Paper Plane]

Plastidip passenger pull handle

steve

[chris aka zaphod]