What tune-up services do I need for 2002 Saab 9-3 SE?
I have a 2002 Saab 9-3 SE with appx. 105,000 miles on it. I bought it in August 2010 and it has not yet been serviced. It's been a bit sluggish lately and I'm looking to get a tune-up. Here's a list of things I think I need done: - Oil/Filter Change - Manufacturer's Scheduled Maintenance - Flush Coolant/Radiator - Change Transmission Fluid - Engine Tune-Up - Battery/Charging - Belts/Hoses 1) Are there any of those items above that I may not need, or items that I need but aren't on the list? 2) What price ranges should I expect labor/parts to be? $200-300? I live in Los Angeles.
I'm looking at a 2002 Saab 9-3 SE selling for $4995. Good first car?
Not for that price. I am selling one of mine for $3900 with 94k miles. These cars have oil sludge issues. You will want to check for that before anything. I would keep looking. The price sounds like a dealer price. I would by private with some sort of service records.
Saab tune up cost?
between 500-700 dollars
I changed the spark plugs, Why is my engine light blinking now?
On most cars I’ve driven, a flashing check engine light means something is very seriously wrong. That means don’t drive the car till you’ve fixed it.An OBD2 scanner is pretty much a necessity for working on modern cars. They don’t even cost that much anymore. Plug it into your OBD port, and it’ll most likely tell you what’s happening to make the check engine light flash. Look up the code and error message on google or youtube, and you can most likely find a description of how to fix it.If it says something vague, and then think about what you did and what the problems might be. If changing the plugs was ALL you did, there are a few things that come to mind as the first things I’d check. Think about what you touched, and what those parts do for the engine. The plugs, wires and coil are all things you might have disturbed or miss-installed, and they all have to do with ignition. My thought is that you might have one or more misfiring cylinders. An engine will continue to run, although poorly, with a surprisingly large fraction of its cylinders failing to fire, but the computer that controls it will see this as a pretty serious problem, and either detect the misfires directly, detect the extra oxygen in the exhaust, or both.Are all your spark plug wires back in place and making good contact with the terminals, both at the plug end and the coil end?If you have ‘coil over’ plugs, are the connectors to the individual coils tight?Did you check gap on all your plugs before you put them in? If the gap is too small or too large, the plug can fail to spark or spark so weakly it doesn’t ignite the gas.Did you tighten all your plugs to the proper torque? A loose plug can result in a misfire due to lack of compression.Did all the plugs have their crush washers, or was one missing?Did you reinstall all the plug wires to the correct plugs, or are some of your cylinders firing out of sequence?Are all your spark plug wires in good condition, or were some damaged during your work? It doesn’t take much damage to high voltage wiring before sparks come out at the wrong places.Is the coil in good condition? Is it dry? If you had the hood open in the rain, a wet coil can malfunction, as rainwater is quite conductive at high voltage. The plastic shell on an old coil can get brittle, and working with it can crack the insulation. Oily gunk on the coil can bake into a carbon layer that’s conductive and short out the coil too.
How long can I drive my car with bad coil packs?
It is not a question of how long you can do it. It is more a question if you should.The answer is you should not. You can drive the car until it breaks down completely (and it will). While doing so you will, as pointed out by other answers, run the risk of damaging the converter but you also run the risk of fire.If the coil is faulty very bad things can happen. Car fires are usually related to causes associated with fuel, and/or electrical. Once a fuel part starts leaking while a car is running, a fuel drip can be the formula for fire if you get sparks from a spark plug wire or an ignition coil that is faulty. Something like this could be the end result. (the image is from the web, I am just using it to illustrate a possible scenario, I do not know what happened with the beamer) But I have seen a Lancia catch fire from a faulty ignition coil.So, why risk it? Yes, they are not cheap, but you really should get a new one. By trying to "save" a few bucks you may end up having to spend a lot more.
Is a Saab a good car to buy? or should i try another European luxury Vehicle?
I am looking at some pre-owned luxury vehicles(2006-2007). i have looked at some european and american luxury cars. and even one Japanese luxury car(Acura) and it was just okay to me. I am not a fan of Japanese vehicles anyway. only american and european. and i am just looking for a nice car for right now. One day i had passed a Saab dealership on a Sunday and i went to check out a few, and i fell in love with the way the 9-5 looked. In fact Saab is what i call a "quiet luxury vehicle" meaning that i don`t see a lot of them on the road, and it is not a IN YOUR FACE! type of luxury vehicle like it`s cousin the Cadillac. i know Saab is a German car but it is under GM. but i talked to some people about Saab a lot of them tell me that they aren`t familiar with the car, and others tell me that they like Saab but it is not a car that crosses their mind. I remember as a kid back in the 80`s my grandmother had brought her first Cadillac from a Cadillac, Lincoln, Saab dealership. and she would go and get her oil changed and whiles we were waiting i would go and look at the cars on the lot, and i remember seeing the Saab, but i thought they were the ugliest looking vehicles, but over the years they have improved their style.i am a person the like cars that have good crash and safety ratings i know Volvo is one the top(which i will get one day) and i have also heard Saab is too, but is the Saab a good vehicles?
Stock boost pressure for saab 9-3?
The boost pressure is regulated by the engine control module on the SAAB 9-3. If you disconnect the boost pressure control valve, it will only be around 5 psi. The SAAB 9-3 turbo has an adjustable wastegate, so you will be able to tune the boost pressure to what you desire.