Electrical Gremlins a'plenty
Good day all, first time poster on the site with yet another "saab story"...
Before I take my car to the dealership, I always try to diagnose the problem myself but this current issue has got me at wits end. I first noticed my misfire happening a week or two ago only very briefly while trying to accelerate from a stop or under light load on the highway. I replaced the MAF because it was visibly damaged, reset the ECU, car ran fantastic until about 30 miles of driving and then all hell broke loose. The problem had grown into a flashing CEL and a very badly misfiring car, multiple codes (P0301- Cyl 1 misfire, P0201- Cyl 1 Injector control circuit, and just yesterday, P0686- Engine Controls Ignition Relay Control circuit low voltage, P0638- Throttle actuator control command performance) and as of yesterday a car that seems to be stuck in low power mode. I will add it seems to run ok in low power mode if not slow as a VW beetle.
I had my neighbor who is the designated mechanic for the block take a look and he checked the coil and deduced that was not the problem. My spark plugs and MAF are new. Local Mechanic says it may just be an injector but it could also be "an electrical issue" that he wants no part of, which was a bit concerning. The car has always had a poor idle but the misfire seems to have really knocked the car out, it is not currently drive-able. My sleuthing on the Saab forums leads me to believe this issue is caused by 1) a Bad injector 2) faulty wiring in the injector circuit 3) Injector control module/ ECU... What say you folks? Thank you for your time.
Car: 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0t MT 150k mi