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    Thanks! How hard is that though? The WIS makes it...

    Thanks! How hard is that though? The WIS makes it sound complex, and the Haynes, as usual, uses two pictures where ten would do.
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    Lights Out - '05 9-5 Linear 2.3 Wagon

    Hi everyone,
    I've read a couple of tangentially related posts but thought I'd ask more directly.
    The SID is indicating a "Front Light Failure", and sure enough my left front headlight is not...
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    Thanks! I think I understand that. FWIW for years...

    Thanks! I think I understand that. FWIW for years now I sometimes felt the gearbox moving around on bouncy roads or rapid de/ac-celeration.

    My new mechanic is hopefully back next week.
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    Stiff Shifting

    I've got a manual '05 Linear 2.3L wagon. Lately, what's been an occasional problem has gotten more consistent, though generally still when it's cold or very humid.
    Shifting is stiff. Like, at one...
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    Fixing Some Rust

    Hi everyone, looking for advice here.
    My '05 wagon has a bit of rust on both sides, basically at the bottom side in line with the B pillars. It's grown from less than 1x1 " to about 2"1.

    My...
  6. Yikes. Not available in the US atm.

    Yikes. Not available in the US atm.
  7. Rust Removal and Touch-Up --> '05 Linear Wagon

    Looking for where I can source a small amount of touch-up paint, and advice on removal of rust.

    My wagon has a couple of patched, at the base basically bw the front and rear doors. It's about 1x2...
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    Near 140k Miscellany

    My 05' manual sportcombi is coming up on 140k. I'll be taking to a new mechanic since my old one's apparently shuttered. Looking for top tips on the following:

    140k seems like a possible majore...
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    Sticky: I found the right thread! Here's a recent-ish...

    I found the right thread! Here's a recent-ish (September 2019) photo of my 2015 Linear 2.3T (manual transmission). I bought it almost five years ago at 103k miles and have only added about $36k...
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    I dunno about "photography skills", but here is a...

    I dunno about "photography skills", but here is a picture of my Saab. Coming up on 15 years old and still going. I bought it primarily to take kayaks to places other than my club's boathouse.

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  11. So believe it or not, my mechanic made a house...

    So believe it or not, my mechanic made a house call. He was on his way in to Manhattan anyway, and I live near the junction of two highways, so he pulled in to my building's garage and spent about...
  12. Thanks Digger. My mechanic's only Monday-Friday...

    Thanks Digger. My mechanic's only Monday-Friday so hopefully I get a clear answer today.
    I took a closer look in the garage and also some testing, First gear seems to be shifting normally now. Still...
  13. Manual Shim Failed and Now Shifting is a Drunken Mule

    A couple weeks ago I had the linkage on my manual wagon replaced, and at the time they also epoxied in the shim on the shifter that supposedly keeps it from getting thrown too far to the right....
  14. Thread: Tire Time

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    Weird - on Vincheck it says Linear 2.3T. On the...

    Weird - on Vincheck it says Linear 2.3T.
    On the hatch, it says 2.3 T - might be a lower case t.

    What I've found so far does look like 16" though - the current tires are 55R16 (IIRC).
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    Recent Work - Linkage and Manifold

    I've had a few things done lately, I thought I'd share. I didn't do the work, I had the Saab spa do it.

    One was, there was a sound on cold startup that I thought was a fan; it would fade after...
  16. Thread: Tire Time

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    Tire Time

    I need to start shopping around for new tires. I've started reading the wheel and tyre forums here, I'm a bit overwhelmed.
    I have a 2005 9-5 Linear wagon. Back says "2.3 T" which U suppose is 2,3t,...
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    Thanks Digger! I visited my mechanic today and...

    Thanks Digger!
    I visited my mechanic today and he's got some seats w/memory, which isn't what I have.
    We agreed that while he checks to see if those can go in, I'm going to hunt junkyards as well....
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    Replace Driver's Seat, Airbag, Shoulder Belt

    I was in an altercation yesterday that resulting in the seat-mounted airbag deploying. I'd like some advice on replacing the seat, and maybe the shoulder belt as well.

    Basically once the bag...
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    I thought I'd give everyone an update. More or...

    I thought I'd give everyone an update.
    More or less, what I laid out above is what I've assembled
    I have a class II Drawtite hitch installed, this has a 1.25" receiver.
    I cannot find a 1.25"...
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    Upper Engine Cover - '05 9-5 Wagon

    I took a look under the bonnet over the weekend, and found the plastic cover that sits over ht oil bin was capable of coming completely off.
    Not the dipstick lid, mind you. Something like this:
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    Thanks fellers, that last option is what I figure...

    Thanks fellers, that last option is what I figure I need.
    an adapter 1.25" to 2". About 4-5" long to clear the rear bumper.
    a mount with 11" rise (well, 10.75".
    a 2" ball.
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    Drawbar for 22" Trailer

    My club finally went and bought a kayak trailer, which is what my 9-5 wagon was meant for.
    Trouble is, the wagon's coupler rides at 22", and the 1.25" hitch starts at 10" above ground.

    I'm having...
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    Thanks Digger. I managed to finangle that. I'm...

    Thanks Digger. I managed to finangle that. I'm always worried about breaking something when I noodle around like that, and it took a while to figure out where to prod, but it is working not.
    The...
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    Hatch won't Latch - 2005 9-5 Wagon

    Last night the paddle wagon decided to do something very strange: I can't close the hatch.

    At first I thought it was something in the way, a piece of gear, rope, strap, etc, hanging in the way....
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    Engine Temp Sensor

    Last weekend I got a check engine light, but nothing in the SID, no change in performance. I did see that the temp gauge would drop to zero suddenly after about 30 minutes of driving.

    Finally...
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