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22 July 2014
Thread: Replacing Boost Control Valve
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Thanks again. Success, the rubber boot didn't...
Thanks again. Success, the rubber boot didn't look like it would come off, then the clip was hidden under.
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22 July 2014
Thread: Replacing Boost Control Valve
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Mine looks like this: ...
Mine looks like this:
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22 July 2014
Thread: Replacing Boost Control Valve
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Strange, that is the location, but I have a...
Strange, that is the location, but I have a different connector. Mine has a complete rubber boot. On one short side there are ribs molded and on the other side a bump or protrusion, and it feels...
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22 July 2014
Thread: Replacing Boost Control Valve
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Thanks 9-3 Aero, I see the round protrusion, with...
Thanks 9-3 Aero, I see the round protrusion, with a tiny lever or button inside it. So that lifts up in relation to the plug and the who;e thing is supposed to come off?
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22 July 2014
Thread: Replacing Boost Control Valve
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Replacing Boost Control Valve
I trying to replace my Boost Control Valve and I can't get the doggone electrical connector off the top. Is there a trick I don't know?
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18 July 2014
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Thanks. Makes sense. I pulled mine out once to...
Thanks. Makes sense. I pulled mine out once to do spark plugs and figured out that silly connector. It is odd the very first time.
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18 July 2014
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Thanks. Makes sense. I pulled mine out once to...
Thanks. Makes sense. I pulled mine out once to do spark plugs and figured out that silly connector. It is odd the very first time.
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18 July 2014
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Ordered a new DIC and just got it. Seems like...
Ordered a new DIC and just got it.
Seems like i had read an instruction or two for installing it, seems like it shouldn't take much though.
Di-lectric grease and install, right? Had I read... -
17 July 2014
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Alright, and thanks for the help.
Alright, and thanks for the help.
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17 July 2014
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Engine cranks over but no start - Can I test the DIC?
I have a 2006 9-5T w Auto trans.
I haven't had a single issue for over a year now. Yesterday, however, I went to start the car, turn the key and it cranks over just fine. Every once in a while it... -
06 September 2013
Thread: Intermittent starting problem
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Thanks, went to an auto parts store and the...
Thanks, went to an auto parts store and the battery did indeed test bad.
Replaced the battery and re tested it and their machine said the alternator isn't pushing the voltage it should - bad... -
06 September 2013
Thread: Intermittent starting problem
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I keep coming back to the battery, thinking...
I keep coming back to the battery, thinking through it logically. Hmmm, thanks
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06 September 2013
Thread: Intermittent starting problem
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Thanks, here is a small update from today, still...
Thanks, here is a small update from today, still haven't solved anything
The battery is a 875 CCA Checker Auto Battery, the car is an '06, so I'm assuming it's not more that a year or 2 old. I... -
05 September 2013
Thread: Intermittent starting problem
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Intermittent starting problem
A couple of weeks ago my 2006 9-5 barely made a partial turn with the starter and then just clicked. Effort from the starter, but no good. Jump start and it was fine.
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02 August 2013
Thread: Coolant leak!
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What about the upper radiator hose itself? Any...
What about the upper radiator hose itself? Any chance that it the source?
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19 July 2013
Thread: Gas Gauge issues
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Thanks again! Great forum.
Thanks again! Great forum.
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18 July 2013
Thread: Gas Gauge issues
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Thanks Burnsside 42, I looked up that AC Delco...
Thanks Burnsside 42, I looked up that AC Delco number and couldn't find it, I looked up rockauto also and couldn't find it, am I doing something wrong?
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18 July 2013
Thread: Gas Gauge issues
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Thanks, I had looked but for some reason couldn't...
Thanks, I had looked but for some reason couldn't find that particular part. The parts side is good news, the drop the tank part is a bit difficult in my garage at home.
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16 July 2013
Thread: Germany - 2012 Saab 9-5 Aero SportCombi
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It's a color only a Urologist could love. Stool...
It's a color only a Urologist could love. Stool Sample Brown.
What's up with the exchange rate? 80,000 Euro? Isn't that like 85,000 or 90,000 US Dollars? Is it taxes that drive the price... -
15 July 2013
Thread: Gas Gauge issues
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My 2006 9-5 does the EXACT same thing. I go to...
My 2006 9-5 does the EXACT same thing. I go to an excellent independent when I don't have the tools for something. My wife was in last and asked him, he said he has seen it before and quoted about...
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01 May 2013
Thread: Coolant mixed with Brake Fluid
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Thanks, you're right. I flew back into town last...
Thanks, you're right. I flew back into town last night and discovered what had happened. I think I was thinking out loud on here, just to be sure.
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01 May 2013
Thread: Coolant Bypass Valve Mounting
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I just did the CBV, mine was zip tied to ... I...
I just did the CBV, mine was zip tied to ... I think it's wiring harness just under and behind. There was some small unit that clips together w the CBV.
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01 May 2013
Thread: Coolant mixed with Brake Fluid
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Coolant mixed with Brake Fluid
I just returned from being out of town, while I was gone my son thought our 2006 9-5 needed additional coolant.
Mistakenly he added 50-50 premix antifreeze into the brake fluid reservoir.
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20 April 2013
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What size spark plug socket is that? I have...
What size spark plug socket is that? I have several and they are all too large in outside diameter to fit down the well with the spark plug in.
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