Hi Guys,
I recently purchased a 2001 saab 9-5 estate with 168K ks on it.
when i purchased it it was in immaculate condition but it had the signs that it had been sitting around for a while.
To begin with it a really rough idle and was doing 16ltrs per 100Ks, i serviced it with new spark plugs, and filters (oil, air and Fuel), this settled things down a little, and recently i replaced the vacuum hoses. It did go through a stage of stalling at idle but this stopped when i replaced the fuel filter and coil pack.
*2 days ago the mechanic went over it and said it all checks out, he couldn't see any worn engine mounts etc (he acknowledged the bad idle but couldn't diagnose at the time).
*I also bought a cheap OBD2 reader that seems to work fine, but isn't picking up any errors.
The car is still rough at idle (a lot of vibrating coming through the steering wheel) and fuel is still excessive at around 14 ltrs per 100ks. The car drives fine but it is still rough in low revs.
I am guessing it is either O2 senors or the throttle body,
Is there any way to check these?
How many O2 sensors are there?
Are they easy to replace?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I recently purchased a 2001 saab 9-5 estate with 168K ks on it.
when i purchased it it was in immaculate condition but it had the signs that it had been sitting around for a while.
To begin with it a really rough idle and was doing 16ltrs per 100Ks, i serviced it with new spark plugs, and filters (oil, air and Fuel), this settled things down a little, and recently i replaced the vacuum hoses. It did go through a stage of stalling at idle but this stopped when i replaced the fuel filter and coil pack.
*2 days ago the mechanic went over it and said it all checks out, he couldn't see any worn engine mounts etc (he acknowledged the bad idle but couldn't diagnose at the time).
*I also bought a cheap OBD2 reader that seems to work fine, but isn't picking up any errors.
The car is still rough at idle (a lot of vibrating coming through the steering wheel) and fuel is still excessive at around 14 ltrs per 100ks. The car drives fine but it is still rough in low revs.
I am guessing it is either O2 senors or the throttle body,
Is there any way to check these?
How many O2 sensors are there?
Are they easy to replace?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.