Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 18:09:14 +0100 From: "Johan LAUWERS" <lauwers.sablonnopsam.be> Subject: Re: OK to drive 9000 with CHECK ENGINE on?
Don't drive anymore. A customer of my dealer's garage blew it up when the light check engine went one (the car wasn't driving different either). It was a '94 9000 CDE Turbo I'm worrying about your dealer's attitude. It's not responsible that he doesn't warn you to stop driving a.s.a.p.. Johan LAUWERS Belgium e-mail 1 : lauwers.sablonnopsam.be e-mail 2 : johan.lauwersnopsampt.be URL : www.ping.be/johan-lauwers -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Scarabe Green <scarabegreennopsamam.net> Nieuwsgroepen: alt.autos.saab Datum: maandag 9 november 1998 15:14 Onderwerp: OK to drive 9000 with CHECK ENGINE on? >[I've checked DejaNews, but none of the past threads > really deals with the following questions:] > >The CHECK ENGINE light on my 94 9000 CSE-T came on. It's going to >be two weeks before my busy Saab dealer can look at the car. >In the meantime, can I drive the car normally? Would it harm the car, >or be dangerous, or be courting an unpredictable roadside breakdown? >I haven't noticed anything unusual while driving. > >The user manual says: "CHECK ENGINE lights up if there >is a malfunction in the fuel injection or emission control >system. An emergency program in the control unit will take >over, enabling the car to continue its journey with somewhat >diminished performance. Have the problem checked by your >Saab dealer ASAP." > >Haynes manual says: "If a fault occurs in the EGR system, the >CHECK ENGINE warning light...will be lit, and the corresponding >fault code will be stored in the LH-Jetronic ECU". > >This is interesting, but what I would really like to know is, >what could be problem be, and what are the implications >implications and consequences and consequences of driving >the car. > >Any advice/information would be appreciated! Scarabe Green heeft geschreven in bericht <3646F8B5.9B724101nopsamam.net>... >[I've checked DejaNews, but none of the past threads > really deals with the following questions:] > >The CHECK ENGINE light on my 94 9000 CSE-T came on. It's going to >be two weeks before my busy Saab dealer can look at the car. >In the meantime, can I drive the car normally? Would it harm the car, >or be dangerous, or be courting an unpredictable roadside breakdown? >I haven't noticed anything unusual while driving. > >The user manual says: "CHECK ENGINE lights up if there >is a malfunction in the fuel injection or emission control >system. An emergency program in the control unit will take >over, enabling the car to continue its journey with somewhat >diminished performance. Have the problem checked by your >Saab dealer ASAP." > >Haynes manual says: "If a fault occurs in the EGR system, the >CHECK ENGINE warning light...will be lit, and the corresponding >fault code will be stored in the LH-Jetronic ECU". > >This is interesting, but what I would really like to know is, >what could be problem be, and what are the implications >implications and consequences and consequences of driving >the car. > >Any advice/information would be appreciated!
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