Thread: 9-5 3.0 tid bad starting problem, urgent help needed

can anyone help please ?

anyone ?
pleaaasssseeee

ebay it is !

Glow plugs and or worn/rattly injectors??? how may miles has it done

133000 with fsh, engine is quiet when running, definately not glow plugs as the car does it when warm alswel as cold.
i may try and fit a new crankshaft sensor, or put it on ebay.

are all the crank sensors the same with the blue plastic plug ?

You could try changing the fuel filter.

i could but i very much doubt its that as the engine is very smooth with lots of power, it wouldnt be like that with a problematic filter.

Well, the filter advice comes from someone (not me) who has owned 3 cars with this engine and clocked up over 100k in each of them. But, you're the expert.

never claimed to be an expert but just common sense that a faulty filter wouldnt cause these symptoms.

i changed fuel filter just incase you were right but its just the same.

Hope you don't mind but I'm wondering if you could post some help to 'Barnpot' over on this thread: http://www.saabscene.com/forum/threa...badly-out-Help. We didn't exactly strike the right chord with each other and I believe he needs some help with his brain but failing that, could you please advise him on glow plugs? Thanks, from an apopletic Forum user.