Hi all, I have a SAAB 9-3 petrol on an 02 plate, my battery keeps going flat, battery not that old .after the ignition is switched off the cd/radio makes a buzzing with key out, if I take fuse out will this eradicate the problem? My other half had an heart attack last week so my car is crucial...

Hi All, Hope you can help! Car is 2006 Saab 1.9TDI 150bhp Vector Manual Estate On Sunday I drove 10 miles and when I came out of the shop I visited the battery was completely flat. There had been no charging lights or otherwise on the way there. I bought a new battery yesterday and again...

Hi all.... i got the opertunity yesterday to get underneath my 2008 1.9 ttid whilst it was having the ATF changed.. I have heard about attaching a tube to the oil filter housing to help drain the housing.. What i want to know is what starts and stops the oil from the filter housing flowing? Is...

Hello , not been here for some time my 2000 93SE has been suffering a battery drain when left more than a couple of days. I have tested 0.8 Amps and isolated the Radio Fuse No 15, which reduces the drain down to 0.2 amps. A 0.8 Amp drain would be consistent with the battery going flat after 3...

I've been having battery drain problems with my newly acquired '06 9-5 with almost 200K. According to the dealer, the battery is new - and I've verified that it can be charged. All door and trunk switches seem OK. and no lights are left on. The alarm LED stays on all the time, even with car...

anybody know were I can get 9-5 atobox drain plug seal/5 speed box. better mention I live in uk

Hello and nice to be amongst fellow SAAB lovers. I am in Northern NSW near Byron Bay which is ideal for cruising around with the top down in my 2003 93 SAAB convertible. I hope to see it through to 200K if possible, currently 135000kmson the clock. I keep hearing about how expensive they can...

Dear Saab Enthusiasts, My Saab dealer in Chicago could not figure out how to drain the transmission fluid so yesterday i took a shot myself. Saw a small torx head and pulled it. Fluid came out but not anywhere near three quarts. It smelled like trans fluid but has no red color. Using a pump...

hi all I was just wondering if anyone uses a vacuum pump to drain off the fluid from the autobox rather than draining it. The reason I ask is that thetranny fluid on my newly aquired 9-5 auto is a very brown colour and will need the 3 cycle clean process leaving a day or 2 between...

I have identified a drain to fuse 21 in the luggage compartment fuse 21, this is for the parking assistant and rear doors. The leak is about 100mA, and with this fuse removed the leakage drops to 10mA which I understand is in the normal range. I have a 2 month old battery which I have load...

Does anyone agree that a faulty ignition switch could drain the battery ? I have no "click" when putting key in / removing key, only noticed this yesterday but now a real struggle to start. Please help !!

Hi All I am new to this so I hope II am asking this in the right place I have a 2004 Saab 9-3 aero hot convertible I am having trouble with it drawing power from the battery over night I have sent to garage to look at and they have tested it and cant find the fault II have had people say it...

I've reviewed a number of other posts, but have yet to find a solid solution to my problem. My '06 9-3 has a parasitic draw which seems to be from the Infotainment system. In order to prevent my battery from draining overnight, I have to remove fuse #14 (Infotainment system). The battery itself...

Looking to replace a missing drain plug which has sadly caused a loss of all fluid and blown the clutch! Merde! Is there an equivalent GM part I could buy if required. Many Thanks

Hi guys/gals, I recently changed my starter motor and alternator, and again my battery just refused to turn the car over after a 1.5hour drive at highway speeds. I just finished a parasitic battery drain test by connecting my multimeter to the negative terminal at the battery and the negative...

I have a battery drain on my sons car of 1.5 amps caused by MAXI fuse #30 under the hood. Car will not start with fuse pulled. I think it feed the brains of the car or security system of some sort. Anybody know what this fuse feeds and how to go about running down the problem, short or ground? A...

Been told by my garage that there is a current drain of 0.11 Amps when the car is locked and everything is off. This was found when they changed the battery as the old one (7 years old) had died. Said that the drain should be no more than 0.04 Amps. Drain can be stopped by removing Fuse F40...

Evening all, so today I needed to sort that smell comeing from My fan in the car, so I cleaned out the pollen filter and that gunge under that Lil hole. Can you take the rubber bit out and what is the point of it being there. Also after doing this I now have now washer jets working on the...

Hello, I have a Saab 93 convertible on an 04 plate, it was stood for nearly 2 wks only being driven once in that time then developed a fault that was draining the battery of between 2 to 4 amps, it would trigger the alarm thinking it was being tampered with then totally flattening the battery...

Hi, Can anyone help me out by linking/uploading WIS document or photo of where the AC drain tube/tubes are located on a Saab 9-3 04 model? Thank you