Category: Saab 9-5 Forum

Hello, now that I have sold my Volvo 850 Kombi, I need next to my 9000 CSE Anni another family combi for daily use. As a Saab fan I have a 9-5 SE Kombi of the years 1998 – 2001 in mind. Leather should be, switch or automatic (is there a noticeable extra consumption here?) is actually no matter, climate & seat heating are mandatory anyway, the rest of the equipment is actually always the same. Running power around the 100 TKM, max. 130 TKM, na I can find out about the price in the framework of the 5,000,-€, much more is unfortunately not inside… therefore only the years of construction 1998 – max. 2001 will come into question. Now I still ask myself the question of the engine…in principle the 2.0t with its 150 hp long. I drive a lot in the city, sometimes overland and sometimes (holiday) long. the highway routes, on which I rather “cruise” (140 – 160 km/h) instead of racing. Sometimes apart from the 20,-€ taxes more a year (insurance I still have to clarify), would you still recommend me the 2.3t, or will I also be happy with the 2.0t? How is the fuel consumption for both engines to be evaluated? Is the 2.3t by the higher torque and the 35 more hp in normal driving mode in the city possibly even a little more economical than the 2.0t or simply by the larger hub raum/Turbo/mehr PS do you think much higher? Oh yes, I think of an LPG gas retrofitting of the car again in the spring, is there possibly something special to pay attention to here? Thank you for your tips and many greetings from Erlangen, Jens

Hi Together, it’s about elasticity (i.e. passing by gas) and consumption values at “9-5 2.3t BioPower Hirsch” vs. “9-5 Aero”. In both cars I mean the current “chromoglasses”, both with the same circuit. I have 4 questions 1.) Which of the two vehicles can be used less in everyday traffic? (Overland + some city) 2.) Does one of the two have the significantly better pull-through values? ( Overtaking, acceleration ) 3.) Is a price slip noticeable or a look at n? (especially for dealer vehicles that are on the farm) 4.) Did Saab / GM turn out for spare parts supply? Background my question I would like to submit my 9-5 2.0t BioPower Kombi in January 2010 and buy a 2.3 BioPower with Hirschtuning or again an Aero (260hp). Whether this is reasonable in the current Saab situation, I can probably only answer in a few years…

Hello together, as I just found out, I am one of the stupid ones who bought a 9-5 3.0 TiD. Days after the purchase the engine did not take any more gas, in a Saab workshop the error code P 1403 was read out – means AGR valve broken. The new one is now in it, the dealer sent me free of charge, but the problem is not completely fixed. Can it be that the usual engine problem occurs already? The box got a new engine at 100Tkm, which now has 60 tkm down, there is the hope that he will still make the 100,000, or I will soon be standing with two tons of scrap metal in the rain. In the topic of engine damage, was talked about a workshop in Poland, which will correct these ominous sockets, which are not to stay where they should, can you send me the address for the sake of precaution already.

I have come across a Saab 9-5 Tid Vector SportKombi Bj 07 50tkm full equipment for 16500Euro – which makes a good impression and think about buying it. BUT in various forums one reads so much bad (even the Saab forenusers about their own brand!), horrendous workshop costs, spare parts are exorbitantly expensive, …in view of the fact that the Saab I possibly buy in a few days, can no longer be resold, since there is no more Saab (and w he would buy a Saab in 4-5 years then) I get big concerns! Even if I imagine that if Saab shuts down, then GM will possibly let the spare parts cost even more…etc.etc. What do you think about it? What should I do? Trade the price even further down and then at , yes at what price?

Hello! On my Saab 9-5, 2.0T, EZ 01.2003 the message Check Engine lights up. The car was 3 months ago and had to be bridged for the first start. Can this message also come from the insufficient battery? In the logbook it says that this occurs in case of an error in the fuel or ignition system. And can the message be deleted? During the highway ride came suddenly “oil level testing” in the on-board computer. The oil level was still good and I still have some oil after g In the logbook it says that this message only occurs with diesel models. The message comes now always when it is started. For both messages applies : The Saab drives inconspicuously – there is no power inlet. Thanks in advance!

Hello, do you have any problems with the exterior mirrors here? With my 9-5 Aero Kombi Bj 2001 every freeway ride in the wet (especially at night) becomes an adventure and makes lane changes not only a test of courage, but also a great sense of lightness: the water runs outwards at the lower edge of the mirror. The drops then tear off about 5 cm from the outer edge of the mirror and are torn by the vertebra behind the mirrors into tiny droplets and sprayed on the mirror glass. I don’t need to explain what I have experienced with no other car. Almost all the mirrors, whether Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Ford, VW etc. have a cracking edge for the current below, that the drops are not sprayed on the mirror glass, like the spray on the rear window, and so on. Here the mirrors are completely removed from the current, that they do not get any further drops when driving. Only at the Saab the lower surface is nicely arched, that it is only too understandable even laymen, that an unfavourable vortex has to arise here. Did the aerodynamician totally penned here and leave the form only to the designer? Apparently already. Because at least in the model-kept variant the mirrors look different. Other current, below plan with Abrißka nte. Is that still the way to spray here? Saab is at least covered in this respect and comments on my problem only with finished text blocks, that they make the greatest effort in the development and bla bla bla… Who has noticed this with the mirrors? Maybe we can achieve more with a collective inquiry to Saab-Germany? André

My Saabine is EZ 3/2005, I had bought the car 2 months later from the Saab dealer. Motor 2.2 TiD. Since I need the car every day for my professional activity to drive to various German cities (also Berlin and Hanover), it just hit me from the desk chair when I learned that the mentioned cities are taboo from 01.01.10 onwards for at least my mobile kit. 4 years old and at that time not so cheap! Does not the brainshit stir up? Does anyone have any idea what I would have to invest for filters or conversions (which) to retrofit if necessary? Where best possible? Man … what am I mad! Acquiescence is urgently requested. Dear greeting Mima…

For some time now, I’ve been thinking about why a checkbook car is so welcome to us. If I think about it, most of what our own car does anyway is done during an inspection. Filling up liquids, checking frost protection etc. Costs do a lot, however, because one is persuaded to make new things that actually don’t have to be made so badly new. As an example, I just call my Som Every workshop has been swabbing me for 1 year, the tires…yah…they are really overdue. In addition, an overpriced offer..and..some one would strike. Now I always refused thankingly and drive now for 1 year with these tires..and, die there, 1 month ago I passed the TÜV exactly with these tires. Okay, for the inspections jibbet the great stamp into the service booklet. Now you could do everything according to SAAB regulations, all 20,000 oil changes. I bought my car, it had only a few stamps. But the previous owner made all 10,000 himself an oil change and otherwise took great care of the car. I do that now. I did not get a new stamp since I drove the car. But he got from me all the things that are in the service booklet PLUS more often oil change with better oil..naja.. and much affection . Well, suppose I would want to sell the car But then the potential buyer will say: “Boah, the last stamp is in with km- stand 160,000!”. Great! But actually I think that my car is more well-kept than one with a full checkbook. Why do so many people (almost necessarily) go to the service dates? Is this really SOO important? I know that there is the motto “live and let live”. But it doesn’t mean “live and give away money”….

Hello together, I hope that I can again rely on your experience and your expertise. The following has happened to me: Yesterday, after work, I started as usual and SID showed me that a taillight was defective. I looked this morning (in the dark) at which side the pear gave up (until then understandable for me). When I went to work much to me that the keylight for the SID has failed and the rear window heating in Is there a fuse that controls the lighting of the SID and the heaters in the rear window and mirror together ??? I will replace the bulb in the rear light today first, maybe everything will work again. I hope you can help me there greeting from the Pütt Martin

When I start with full steering, I hear a “tacker”. Is there any damage? 9-5 Aero 206 (Grille) Thanks for all the hints!