Category: Saab Motoren Forum

Hello, during a test drive with a Saab 900-II Turbo 136kW started knocking after 100km while accelerating the engine. As it turned out with the subsequent control of the oil level, this was below the MIN mark. Even after the oil refill, the engine still makes SINGLE noises. In the stationary gas the noises are not heard. If you increase the speed, the knocking and/or hitting becomes inaudible. Now the seller is a friend and now is good R at expensive. I have the following questions: 1) What value does the car still have, i.e. with a working engine ? The car is built in 1995 and has 133000km down. It is a metallic blue coupe and has full equipment. In 1997 the (half-) automatic transmission (?) has been replaced for a 5-speed manual transmission. The car probably had problems often, making it a proper impression on me. 2) How can the damage best be repaired – replacement engine, engine reusable How do I get a cheap replacement engine? What tips do you have – what can you advise me? Greeting Harald

Hello, a question to the Saabfraktion: That the Saab 2,3l and the Opel Ecotec 2,2l have the same GM block should be known. Is anyone known if the Opel 5 gears like it e.g. the B Omega in the 2,2l version fits easily to a Saab 2,3l turbo engine? The Opel drivers in the foum don’t know anything more exactly. According to my info. Don’t let me teach you a better one!

Hello people, since about a week my Saab starts very bad at the morning start, since today no more at all. While he first lit the last days, but then came at too little speed and first off, today even 2 minutes of orgling did not help. After the last days had started, he then drove perfectly. Also the start after work was no problem. Furthermore, a strange, light “smore” smell comes out of the engine compartment, the ic h but can’t locate. Does anyone have an idea what it can be? Thank you hardmood

Hello! Be careful, long story! The day before yesterday my Hirsch control unit was installed in my 9-5 2,3t ecoturbo BJ ́99, I have various problems. Since the installation the engine jerked quite violently in the low-touring area when accelerating from approx. 1500u/min upwards to almost 2500, then it ran round. In the case of engine brake or gas removal at approx. 2000u/min he also bucked. Today my dealer then tapped on the spark plugs exchanged only last week and replaced them, as well as the the pressure of the fuel supply increased from 3 to 3,2 bar. This helped a little against the jerking, but now it often takes me to the traffic lights when I brake and steer at the same time. In addition, it goes up shortly after the start up with the speed, in order to then rapidly suck off and go out. If then after several attempts you just get gas, it catches itself then at some point and runs also round. The engine fits exactly to the control unit, that has a call at Hirsch in the Schwei z. The intake pipe was also exchanged for that of the aero and the air filter is a new K&N. So air shortage can’t be. The mechanic now suspects that the control unit lacks the control signal from the 2nd Lambda probe, which was installed additionally behind the cat from MJ2000. Does anyone have any idea what that could be? Thanks in advance!

Halli Hello Hallöle ! I would like to let my Saab 9-5 Aero tune. At Hirsch I get a package from 250 to 280 HP with new exhaust, charge air cooler and air filter for a total of CHF 6’500 (!). The company Motorpower in Switzerland now offers me a pure chip tuning without the additional parts for of course much less investment sum. Does anyone already have experience with the company Motorpower ? I am not sure if this can also have a serious hand and foot, if you don’t have it Thank you for your input. Helvetic Greetings Filet

Hi I’m relatively new in the forum and an enthusiastic Saab driver (93 SE with Hirsch-Tuning). A work colleague (Golf VR 6 drivers) whom I take with me on business trips from time to time was so enthusiastic about the Saab that it could imagine buying the new Saab 93 – until I casually mentioned that the new engine was based on the Opel engine. Then the topic was done for him: “Opel engine – I don’t drive that…” So far I have not read a detailed information about which engine comp I am surprised that there are no tuned engines (at least from Hirsch) available from the new 93er – my interpretation is that the engine has to be too little stable….

Hm, that with the oil sieve, someone knows how that sounds to me. I have a whirring sound at the front right, regardless of speed and autmatic position. Whenever it starts when it’s warm, it’s gone – but not always. The noise is high and erring. I was already at the forge, there you changed the oil filter, which was supposed to be too. But the noise was back again… I’m not sure now if I should make the oil tank number precautionarily or not. The car has only 50 tkm, taken over with 28tkm and since then all 10tkm always get an oil change. Can the sinter have a different origin – the oil pump should sound different…

Wishes to have had a happy Easter! Was last week at the TÜV and AU in SU. Was still early, the TÜV employee musty. Ok. Fumbles around his PC and with every measurement I suddenly see the green beam turning red (after which he went off the gas) He could talk: “That’s what for the workshop” On friendly! Inquiries was only to hear: “empty run too high” Again asked and in fact the reference speed was at 12 (twelve)!!!! RPM too high. What was nice with the old Ver There were 100 RPMs that could still be set after hearing. Still had the AU certificate from the last time, also SU, but a super-neather examiner, who had a little tricked and assured me everything would be great. The guy sees the certificate, murmured angryly and….made another measurement. Glued the badge and said goodbye: “That’s not possible, that’s not okay! Since you may have already read that I have a big bow around Saab Werkst If Kater’s blacksmith wasn’t so far away, I’d give him up too…. I’d be grateful for your opinion. dierk

Moin! In a thread for sprite-saving driving (MT-Forum “Alternative Fuels”, it is postulated that the push-off only takes effect from a certain speed. Under this speed fuel is injected, so it is cheaper to drive in idle mode (or better: to let roll ). Does this also apply to the Saab – and if yes, from which speed? (has unfortunately only cut through consumption in my SID, not currently consumption ) I am satisfied with my consumption (just 9 liters) – with speedy drive, but maybe there is another tenth in it. Have a 2002er 9-3 with Trionic 7 (2.0t, Hirsch). But might be interesting to say something about all engine variants (to which corresponding information is known) … Greeting

how some apologists spread here, in order to be able to divide the latently threatening motor infarction only by using this or a comparable shell product called Helix (which is supposed to be even more expensive.) Now I have read here, however, that also significantly cheaper synthetic oils (in the 25 Euro class) are equally suitable. In their specifications they correspond to the “pharmaceutical juices” and have identical approvals for example from VW and DB. “wvn” even represents the position that even less “famous” oils do just as well and even call corresponding products, which I unfortunately do not find again. But as we know, only the one who has an unshakable faith comes to heaven. And how is it now with the oil?. Do you really have to believe that Mobil 1 is the only true and right for (m)a Saab to keep him from the hellish (oil) coal? Can someone show me the right way? For this a heart God’s reward.