Proz wrote on 25. Nov 2010 at 22:40:


What he said......

For the temp gauge check behind the engine if the cable is loose.
For the coolant loss HBV is the most probable cause.
But also run the engine, turn the climate unit on (not on eco but full aircon) and then wait a couple of minutes and check the pipes for the coolant especially the one on the thermostat and the one bellow it.
Lover rubber pipe on mine leaked and it was only visible when the aircon was on because of slightl higher pressure in the pipes probably.

yes that's bad mileage should get 8.5 litres per 100k on a manual and add little bit more if it's an auto around 10 if i remember rightly as for parts I'm in austria and always use ebay or there are plenty of online shops around which are about the same money as the u.k although i bought some powerflex bushes off ebay.de and did not do well at all for price so comparison is the name of the game!

yes does not seem to kick down,it did do before the light came on ,could it be some kick of default mode that kicks in once light goes on almost a limp mode

hi all again

right managaed to get a hour out at car tonight after work ,god its cold here lol froze my ...... off

anyway i started off by checking the plugs and coil pack (tested it by earthing the plugs around the threads and got a lovely blue spark)

but when i removed the plugs/coil i found this 
its from the fourth plug (nearest to bulk head)and 2 of the 4 plugs where loose


as you can see its covered in oily gunk!!!!!around the plug

but the colour of the plug seems healthy


also the coil pack its self on that pot was the same



what would course this???? could this be where my coolant is going?
if so is this hg on the fourth pot????
(if it is the hg in one way it would be a relief as at least i would no)

i also had a very quick look at finding the coolant sender, i noticed when i found it that
1. the wirer/plug connection is not the correct type
2. and the wire it self has broken throw its plastic casing,which may explain why the gauge keeps going up and down,as may be earthing out??????????

not realy sure its def oil but with the colour they may have been a bit of water too
(my camera was dead so had to take the pics on my web cam so as you saw not best qual)

just won this on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360252507714&ssPageName=STR...

hope its the thing i need to read the codes etc???
ive got a saab 93 too so hopefully this tool is the right one as its says it does saabs too