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04 April 2015 #1
- Join Date
- 04 Apr 2015
- Location
- Bucharest Romania
- Posts
- 1
- Saab(s)
- saab 9-5 3000 diesel ear 2006
not starting
hy guys.
i have a problem with my 95.
after my radiator exploded wen i was driving my car wont start again.
someone told me that can be the the general switch but i can't find it.
any ideeas?
mention: i turn t off the engine right after the noise.
sorry for my English.
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08 April 2015 #2
- Join Date
- 17 Aug 2014
- Location
- australia
- Posts
- 25
- Saab(s)
- 900 GLi , 9-5 wagon 2.3t MY04
hi bob,
i never heard of an exploding radiator before, do you mean your car suddenly overheated with lots of steam, or that some major part of the water cooling system broke (?hose/radiator) and your car suddenly lost most of its water ?
there are several major engine malfunctions that can cause your engine to suddenly overheat, and you might want to first exclude that possibility (if your engine severely overheats for a prolonged period the engine can seize up (lock up). hopefully that is not what happened.
i have not heard of a "general switch" that is activated on a saab engine as a safety measure to protect the engine in case of overheating, but if there is wouldnt it show a specific error code on the SID ? your car is a diesel engine, so that might have other causes then a petrol engine.
hopefully some more knowledgeable people can provide more specific answers