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Car got poor cold starting and temperature gauge reading low ! Take it to my local garage Diagnosed 3 glow plugs not working ( not surprised) so new set fitted They say the temperature gauge is working , but car is over efficient at cooling ! Shirley that means the thermostat is stuck open ...

Hi there, my car is in a spot of bother and I'm hoping the combined knowledge of you people can help me get it fixed! The damn thing just won't go in a straight line! It keeps pulling to the right. Say I'm driving on a lovely smooth, dry, camber free motorway. Sounds perfect right? Wrong. If I...

Hi Folks, Has anybody experienced a clunk sound after pulling away? My car does it i.e. about a second after pulling away when clutch is fully released, although it only does it the first time you pull away after starting ignition. Pulling away at junctions etc, produces no sound. However...

Is there away of turning this off i find it a pain in the rear lol

My windscreen fluid is full. When I'm properly hitting corners the windscreen wash low warning lights. Awesome marker to advise your nailing it :) Anyone else have this advanced feature? Ewan

Is this even possible. Will the drive shaft require more room to clear the manual transmission than there is available with the transmission left in place? Thanks for any help.

Just checked the discs and they are ok but when I brake the car juddered and pulls to the right. Need advice

Hello Ive recently purchased a Saab 9-3 Vector 2.2 TiD Im having this slight problem where if im overtaking on the motorway and exceeding 80MPH you feel the engine pull back and virtually goes into safe mode, Im just wondering whether anyone has experienced this problem? Ive got a slight bit of...

Hi, I've had an intermittent CEL issue for a while now. I read this evening about pulling fuse 17 to reset the ECU. I did this, left for a while, replaced. Now the car won't start at all. Doors open with remote, lights on etc. Fan cuts in and out too so I don't think I managed to drain the...

Hi I have a 9-5 2.2 tid 04, at the weekend we brought a 9-3 2.2 tid SE 02 (98-02 shape) with 140k on the clock - a 2 saab family!, apart from the test drive I haven't had chance to really drive it or check it over, will do that this weekend when I get home, but my girlfriend, the main driver...

I have this bizzare issue with my 04 plate saab. The engine management light comes on occasionally and the car doesnt pull. Before this was only the case when I had more than a 1/4 tank of fuel but if I have less than a 1/4 it still doing it. The car is powerless, and jerks a lot like its...

Hi there wonder if anyone can help. I have recently had my car to the main dealer for 2 new front springs and since gettiong it back have had a slight problem which seems to be getting worse. When i start the car on a morning or late at night in the cold weather its fine to start but when i go...

Can anyone offer some advice on the following please: Recently bought a 2.5 year old Saab 9-3 1.9 tid vector sport auto diesel and have been driving it for about a week. I've noticed when i accelerate that the car (and steering wheel) pulls to the left. I immediately assumed it was the wheel...

Hello guys im needing a little help on this 1. i own a 93 aero sport 54 plate,now i bought this car smashed front end smash! the car has now been repaired just got it back yesterday but when i drive of there seems to be no turbo the gauge on the dash appears to be working fine but its...

I had a problem with a bent heater box in my 1999 93. I managed to add some screws and fix the stuck air flow flap and now the air knobs are working with ease. Unfortunately I went crazy when greasing (in spray) the inside of the heating box - I managed to do it via the air duct holes - and now...

Hi all that read this. A friend of mine has a 9-3 vert. It pulls to the left all the time, not just under braking. WHY? We have checked .. The Tyres. Tracking, Steering alignment Joints. Bushes Any ideas what would cause this? TIA

Having recently found lots of useful 'pulling code info' for the boss' Astra, using a bridge across certain diagnostic plug terminals, I was wondering if the same or similar could be done on a 9-5? Enlighten me either way...

I'm trying to pull the engine on my 96 saab 9000 automatic without pulling the transmission. I'm not too familiar with automatic trabsmissions, so I removed the bolts going from the flywheel to what I'm fairly certain is the torque converter, (the three that go through the fly wheel from the...

My 03 Aero has started to pull to the left. Now is it a simple case of either Tracking or could it be something more sinister like a dodgy shock ? I have checked the tyre pressures on the front and they are both reading the same.

Local shop will R&R 5 spd for free to give (sell) old to another customer. I picked up a fresh rebuild in a parts car, nothing wrong with mine just 135k mi. The one he wants to replace went 365k mi. before giving up. I plan on doing a clutch job (needs it) but at 135k should I worry about CV...