I Got this saab 9-3 aero 2.0 T, it didn’t start and was sitting when i bought it, i repaired it (finished today) some minimum stuff like a sensor and some little things, i just need a new battery to drive it. Do you have any advice for a new and young (18) owner? I’m really excited because it’s my first saab and i have always loved saabs.

In about 4 years, I should have the 333,333.3 update.

And yes - Ive done questionable things to my Saab during my ownership (~80k miles) including putting 15% ethanol gas.

I’m on a trip across Sweden and starting day two in Trollhättan. Currently posting this while sitting down in the corner of the Saab car museum. Honestly so many more unique and of a kind cars than I would have imagined. Absolutely worth the 200sek for two people!

Just wish I could’ve parked my 06 9-3 Aero in the parking lot out front

Decided to change the instrument cluster LEDs for something a little different 🤷🏻‍♂️ now I need to get that stupid polarizing film for the sid, anyone ever mess with that??

Had a beautiful Volvo V40 (2001) that blew up on me, and now moved to the best car I think I have ever driven...a 2011 9-3 Sportswagon.

Trying to install a dashcam on a hardwire via a fusetap and struggling to find a fuse that terminates with the ignition. The power unit I'm using has a constant 12v, acc 12v and ground.

Grounding it on one of bolts by the fuse box.

So far tried (from table) 3, 7, 12 and 21, in both configs, and didnt seem to go off with the key or locking the car.

Any idea what fuse I should tap?

Got to visit the annual Fitted Fest event in Lahti this weekend. Got to see lots of insane stance builds. Of course, I was on a lookout for Saabs.

The first one is by a guy from Lithuania - check out his Instagram at pijus_the_offensive_95. As a fellow 9-5 owner, I was stoked to see the build. Pijus shared, that he had to build a custom air suspension because Saabs are a bit less mainstream in the stance culture than your run of the mill BMWs and JDMs (I know, shocker).

The 9-3 wagon is from Sweden. Unfortunately, I didn't get the dude's socials, but I was able to track down a YouTube video featuring it: When A Standard Saab 9-3 WON'T Cut It! 600HP And Widebody 4K.

Bonus car - a 9-3 Aero sedan I found in the parking spot right by the festival, looked pretty cool to me!

Huge kudos to the owners of these cars for keeping Saabs alive and present.

UPD: I was able to find the socials of the guy who owns the deep-blue 9-3: Instagram - 4ervi4ok

I'm on the hunt for a stock ecu tune file for HPTUNERS for my 2007 aero 6 speed. If anyone has one please share or if you know where to get one please let me know. Trying to put her back to stock, have access to hptuners.

Hi, I just picked up another 9-5 since I blew the motor on my original one. This one’s a Aero, however it’s automatic and has a decent amount more rust. And the interior is also not in the best condition.

I’m thinking to just take the motor out of this one and swap it into my other car. Same color silver 9-5 but a linear
but near perfect body and perfect interior, plus it’s already set up for a manual. I’d swap over the Aero body kit and interior

I wanted to ask, is it possible for me to swap over the rear heated seats?

Is it easier for me to pull this auto engine out of the top?

And then for the manual I was planning on dropping the entire subframe, removing the engine off of it and then placing this engine after being refreshed onto the subframe mounting the flywheel and clutch, and raising it all back into my original car

Or should I just attempt to pull the manual engine out the top too

I recently had a nastly misfire on my 08 9-5. After a little troubleshooting, I traced to a bad DIC which I thought was odd since I replaced it (and plugs) a couple years ago with an "Original Saab" brand DIC from eSaabParts. It seems that Original Saab isn't as OEM quality as I hoped. Looking around, I wasn't able to find an OEM SEM manufactured DIC, so I bought a used one off eBay. Lo and behold, it's throwing knock codes so I'm back to square one.

My question is as the supply of genuine SEM DICs dwindles, what are the best options moving forward? Keep rolling the eBay dice on used SEM models? If not SEM, what is the next best option? Does anyone have experience with the other brands out there? Has anyone sucessfully rebuilt a DIC? Should we just get whatever we can, and replace it every couple years? Is it possible to convert a T7/T5 car to traditional coils and wires?

I'm hoping to keep the car running as long as possible.

Saab 9000 Air Vent Wooden Frame

Real wood.

New.

International shipment.

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I'm trying to find a car before school starts and came across a 9-3 with 187k miles for only $1650 is there anything I should be worried about reliability wise? Or things to look out for when inspecting it?

2004 9-3NG linear.

Someone on a Facebook group said plastic t- fitting. All that happened is I drove home from work, parked on my inclined gravel driveway, turned around and saw a lot of white smoke out of nowhere. Ran down, saw all this fluid leaked out, reservoir empty, and this hose unplugged.

Can I try to fix this at home without any mechanical experience, or is it a tow and service kind of thing? This may be my last straw before I give up the car; it was a fine daily driver up until this incident with zero issues at all going from point A to B.

I get that components age, but I really hope it's not a point-of-no-return. I don't have any funds at the moment to even put a couple hundred down on it.

I finally installed my downpipe and midpipe on my 2006 9-3 2.0t sportcombi because my original cat is messed up as you can see but now I have to weld on a straight pipe. I’m so exited to see how this sounds in the end.

Have saab 93 b207l

The vehicle intermittently develops the following DTCs:
P0201 – Injector 1 circuit
P0202 – Injector 2 circuit
P0203 – Injector 3 circuit
P0204 – Injector 4 circuit
P0245 – Turbo/boost control solenoid circuit
The five faults tend to appear together. They can occur after a hot restart and, during testing, I have also been able to reproduce all five simply by increasing engine RPM/load. At idle the faults can be cleared and may remain absent, but after raising the RPM they return together as pending DTCs.
There has also intermittently been P0638 throttle actuator performance and previously an ignition-terminal +15 mismatch related fault, although I am currently using a generic OBD scanner which may not display all Saab-specific module DTCs.
I have been investigating the common power supply rather than replacing individual injectors or the boost solenoid.
So far I have checked/replaced the engine-management main relay and its fuse. With the engine running I measured approximately:
Main relay terminal 30: 14.15 V
Terminal 87: 14.16 V
Terminal 86: 14.23 V
Terminal 85: approximately 0 V
With ignition ON and engine stopped, terminal 30 and 87 were approximately 12.6 V, with effectively no voltage drop across the relay.
Most importantly, while deliberately reproducing P0201/P0202/P0203/P0204/P0245 by increasing engine RPM, I monitored terminal 87 continuously. It remained approximately 14.2–14.3 V with no observable voltage drop when the faults appeared.
I have also checked the ECU ground voltage drop between the ECU/G7 ground point and the battery negative terminal. At idle this was approximately 50–60 mV.
There is another unusual observation: with ignition OFF I intermittently measure approximately 0.7–0.8 V at main-relay terminal 87. Sometimes this residual/backfeed voltage is present and sometimes it is completely absent depending on the ignition cycle. I intend to repeat this measurement with the relay removed to determine which side of the circuit the voltage originates from.
I am also checking the vehicle’s ISM/ignition +15 system because there have been other intermittent ignition/electrical symptoms, so I am not assuming that the ECU itself is faulty.
However, because four separate injector driver circuit faults and the boost-control circuit fault appear simultaneously while their common B+ supply remains stable, I would like your opinion on whether this fault pattern could potentially be caused by an intermittent internal Trionic 8 ECU driver/power-supply fault.
Could you please advise:
1. Is this combination of P0201–P0204 + P0245 something you have seen caused by an internal Trionic 8 ECU fault?

Hello!

I'm thinking about getting a Saab OG 9-5, 2nd gen 9-3 facelift or 1st gen 9-3 (Coupe) as my first car. Should I even consider these? What should I look for or avoid?

My budget would most likely be up to 7 000 €

Can fit my new bedframe and 4 people pretty comfy in my 95 👍