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#443 can be found at http://saabworld.net/showthread.php?t=84&page=45&p=76875&viewfull=1#post76875

DAB radio basically worked OK with the antenna glued to the 9-5's front window
but reception...

Hmm... What sort of reliability are you talking of here ?
I haven't had a single issue with my 2001 9-5 since I purchased it about 2 years ago with ~47k miles on the odo.
Did ~19k miles in the...

First things first - Congratulations on Saabworld's 10th anniversary !

I just can agree that all of the contributors did a great job keeping our
Saabs going and reaching a helping hand by...

The Pioneer z810dab head unit has been in use for about three months now and I'm fully satisfied with the device's features and operability.
And a problem with the speed signal (unit got lost of the...

Thanks a lot, Frank !

This should get me or better say the leather colour supplier going...
I'll report the results as soon as being done with brushing up the seats.

Well, the subject says it all...

What are the NAMES of the leather colours found on 2001 models labeled with colour codes L04 or K10 respectively ?

I would like to brush up the seats of my 9-5s...

The other day the PAC SWI PS arrived which I had ordered at amazon in the US - the device isn't available in Germany for some strange reason.
I went for the PAC SWI PS since the PAK SWI RC gave...

Gents,
it seems I'm too stupid to explain the problem. I know it's the "E" and I know it's the lower case "t".
And now there is this list at the top of this page and a full version at ...

As smart as before now. :)
But thanks anyway for your insights !

Anybody else able to solve this puzzle ?

You probably will be right.
But how do you come to this conclusion given there are two B235E engines on this darn list:

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Is the list perhaps incorrect and the 170hp engine was made until...

Thanks for the "decoder" :-)
According to the info provided by the pix my 9-5 has a LPT (probably means 'low pressure turbo' ?).

But what is this piece of information worth given the table at...

No idea what turbo it is.
I'm sure the trionic forum is a valuable source for various information in this area (thanks for the link) - but it won't let me in w/o registering ...

How can I find...

Well... that was close, but ...

According to a thread on a German Saab Forum and further sources the VIN decodes like this:

Digits 1-3: Country in which the car was made
YS3:...

Thanks for your precious hint.

http://www.saabsportugal.com/en/vin.php revealed what I was looking for.

I see. IOW this means it's nothing but a matter of patience until one gets pressing the buttons on the steering wheel and the PAC sorted out correctly ?

According to http://saabworld.net/showthread.php?t=27622 there are two different engines for the 2001 9-5 2.3t.
One with 168hp and one with 182hp. Since it's listed as the same B235E engine... how...

Toka100, first off, thanks for your reply and insights.



:-) The miracles of modern technology.



Glad to hear you managed to outwit the beast.
What exactly did you do to accomplish...

I just can affiliate myself to all previous participants in this awesome thread: Thanks a million to all for the helpful information provided - Especially to Frank, of course !

I got hold of a...