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Lord Rust pays a visit to my wife’s 9000

November 20, 2011 in Saabology

This does not look good

My favorite author is Terry Pratchett. One of his Discworld characters is Lord Rust who can be described as a an aristocrat who believes laws do not apply to him (and his patriotism is so great that he is convinced the state should be subject to his rule).

In the latest book, the son of Lord Rust had to leave the country due to some unfortunate ‘misunderstandings’. I believe he has now resurfaced… inside my exhaust system.

Lately my wife’s classic 1997 9000 CSE 2.3T (50th Anniversary model) has emitted a beefier and somewhat puffier engine sound than normal. I suspected a small leakage in the exhaust system and booked an appointment with my local dealer, Gustaf E Bil.
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First service — checking the fluids

September 30, 2011 in Editorial

Draining the oil

After 30000 km on the road, my 9-5′s first service was finally due. I headed over to my local dealer, Gustaf E Bil in Mariestad, and received excellent service as usual. Urban changed my oil, oil filter and inspected every inch, nook and cranny. All the door hinges were oiled and one of the hooks in the trunk had a screw tightened as a bonus.
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Saab Cars NA – Welcome Back Offer

September 28, 2010 in News

RE-POSTED as a reminder…..

Please make sure you take advantage of this great offer if you can!

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Those of you viewing this site from the United States will note there’s a new advertisement in the top left corner of the site.

This is from Saab Cars North America, who want to welcome you back to your local Saab dealers with some special offers on parts, and vintage rates for owners of older Saabs.

All dealers are participating and have access to a 15% discount from SCNA – make sure you ask for it. In addition, many of those dealers have been encouraged to offer a vintage labour rate for work performed on your car. Again, make sure you ask for it.

I know that my mates at New Salem Saab have offered a vintage rate for pre-2003 cars for some time now. I’m sure some of the other dealers have it as regular item on their menu too. This is a similar deal that they’re all being encouraged to offer during the Welcome Back campaign.

The Welcome Back offer is open to owners of all Saabs from 1993 to 2002 and covers the following parts groups:

  • Shocks
  • Water pumps
  • Fuel pumps
  • Air filters
  • Exhaust systems
  • Brakes, brake components
  • Clutches

The offer is scheduled to close at the end of October, so the first thing you need to do is locate your nearest dealer, give them a call and get down there for a visit.

For Saab to be strong, they need a strong dealer network. That means dealers need your support.

So if you’ve got a Saab made between 1993 and 2002, go on down and pay them a visit.

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One burned Saab clutch

September 7, 2010 in Saabology

I was amazed when I saw it, and even more amazed when I heard how easily it can happen.

Don’t ride your clutch, or more to the point, don’t half-ride your clutch. Otherwise it could end up like this…..(and yes, it’s a Saab).

How a half-knackered clutch would look, well….the top bit, at least.

And this is how your clutch could look, even on a young-ish car, in a very short time if the person is inexperienced driving a manual car…..

Ouch!

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GM Tech 2: How your Saab talks to your mechanic

January 25, 2008 in Archive

Tedjs, our resident tech guy, has kindly provided this insight into the modern mechanic’s Swiss Army Knife – GM’s Tech 2 (or Tech II as you’d write it if search engines didn’t exist.)
I’d like to thank Ted for taking the time and giving us this insight into the little electronic doodads that control our Saab vehicles. Hopefully this will be the first of a few articles on this.
Enjoy the journey….
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If you really want to know what your Saab is thinking about when you’re motoring around town this holiday season, hopefully Santa will have dropped the following pieces of hardware off for you:

    A GM Tech II scan tool
    A CANdi module so the Tech II can talk to the high speed network on your Saab
    And of course the Saab software program for the Tech II

GM kindly supplies our school with all this hardware. All I needed was my Saab to give the Tech II something to do. My 2007 9-3 Aero has the turbocharged V6 and six speed automatic, so that is what will be referenced here.
Tech II
Tech II
A little background before we dig in….
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