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10 September 2014
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högfartsdäcken = high speed tires
högfartsdäcken = high speed tires
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05 September 2014
Thread: Hello and 9-5 woes
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Well, I hope it's something as simple as a loose...
Well, I hope it's something as simple as a loose ground. Right now I am in Korea, I just hope that when I return home I'll be able to at least do the 4 5minute drive to my preferred Saab shop so...
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01 September 2014
Thread: Hello and 9-5 woes
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Hello and 9-5 woes
Well, I hate to be one of those guys that drops in only when he has a problem on his car, but today it's one of those days...
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05 January 2014
Thread: 9-5 Throttle Body
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Pali7, it is a lot simpler than a carburetor, and...
Pali7, it is a lot simpler than a carburetor, and like most things made nowadays, not made to be disassembled. The fuel injector cleaner I bought as the same kind you pour into your tank, because it...
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01 January 2014
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Pictures from the WIS:...
Pictures from the WIS:
http://saabworld.net/images/imported/2014/01/1.jpg
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01 January 2014
Thread: 9-5 Throttle Body
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My 9-5 was running extremely rough a few weeks...
My 9-5 was running extremely rough a few weeks back, and was throwing three different Check Engine Lights. In two hours of work I removed the throttle body, cleaned real good with fuel injection...
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^I read some of the press articles and must have...
^I read some of the press articles and must have missed that.
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Thanks for the bits on the engine. There has been...
Thanks for the bits on the engine. There has been no word anywhere about the engines.
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OK,one question I have about these new NEVS 9-3s,...
OK,one question I have about these new NEVS 9-3s, and which I can't find anywhere is, whose engines are under the hood? Are they being sold with GM engines? Or are they BMW, Fiat, or someone else's...
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25 December 2013
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I saw new ones for sale for over $50, used ones...
I saw new ones for sale for over $50, used ones on eBay for $25-30. Fixing it with three small solders was definitely worth it!
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23 December 2013
Thread: Ban Tunnan?
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Sounds odd to me, is the message from someone...
Sounds odd to me, is the message from someone regular here or one of those weird Vietnamese spammers we've been getting? Do they state a reason for the desired ban? Is the message in Klingon? You...
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23 December 2013
Thread: Picture thread - Show your Saab
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Sticky: ^ I miss Alaskan winters (and summers!). Here...
^ I miss Alaskan winters (and summers!).
Here is my old Alaskan 900 for nostalgia sake:
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23 December 2013
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Well, got it fixed. I went over each cracked...
Well, got it fixed. I went over each cracked solder with a hot iron, and added some material to them too. Now I got lights again! :thumbsup:
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22 December 2013
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PS: searching through Google I was led to the...
PS: searching through Google I was led to the direction of the headlight control module, aka "headlight control relay". I put it between brackets because although it is shaped like a standard Bosch...
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22 December 2013
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Left headlight out, not fuse, not bulb :/
Today I pulled out my throttle body and gave it a good cleaning (unrelated to headlight issue!) and cleared three codes my CEL was showing. The car is running great now. :thumbsup:
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16 December 2013
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When I bought my NG900 it needed the radio code...
When I bought my NG900 it needed the radio code just like yours. I was in Alaska and had no Saab dealer nearby, the local GM dealer was charging me $150 for the code. I started calling around to...
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16 December 2013
Thread: Still Saabin'
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Still Saabin'
Well gents, here I am, still alive, still kicking. I've been spending the last few weeks of my internet time on Facebook and Jalopnik, have been busy with finals for one crucial course I was doing (I...
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28 September 2013
Thread: Saab cars nightmare to work on?
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Where in Arizona are you? In Phoenix try...
Where in Arizona are you?
In Phoenix try Swedish Auto Works, they specialize in Saabs and Volvos.
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28 September 2013
Thread: Where in the world is this place?
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^ I read about this place in a Brazilian...
^ I read about this place in a Brazilian newspaper a few months back. It is Paris Plages, the beaches in Paris, France!
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28 September 2013
Thread: Dim brake lights
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^ Yes it does!
^ Yes it does!
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28 September 2013
Thread: Dim brake lights
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Well, I got it fixed, and I realize now it was a...
Well, I got it fixed, and I realize now it was a byproduct of extreme sleep deprivation. The week I last replaced the bulb I had perhaps 15 hours of sleep in five days. By Friday I was pooped, and...
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26 September 2013
Thread: Dim brake lights
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Adding to the dim brake light problems, I found a...
Adding to the dim brake light problems, I found a new fault that goes along with it: when the car is turned off and I press the brake pedal, if my headlight switch is off my parking lights on the...
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24 September 2013
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I looked through the Saab manual and all I found...
I looked through the Saab manual and all I found was a picture showing a clearance for the bottom plate, picture is attached below.
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^Solar energy has been proven over and over to...
^Solar energy has been proven over and over to not be enough to provide power for electric cars. There just isn't enough area over a car's body to make enough energy. Electric cars are a viable...
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21 September 2013
Thread: Dim brake lights
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Dim brake lights
It was brought up to me yesterday that both my brake lights are rather dim. I checked it, and indeed they are. When I press on the brake pedal the filament for the brakes lights up on both left and...
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