Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:34:53 +0200 From: Leon Koeleman <newp-koelnopsamhub.nl> Subject: Re: Problems with idle on classic 900i
Have you checked the airintake-cut off valve for proper working? I've had the same symptoms that dissapeared after cleaning the inside and a bit of thin lubricant. Leon '87 9000i David Summers wrote: > > Very useful advice from this newsgroup regarding my 9000S clutch problem...I > bit the bullet and took the car to the Saab garage who seem to have done a > pretty good job ( which I suppose they ought to for £360) > > Our other Saab, a 1990 900i has a more chronic problem. Every few months the > idle slows and becomes irregular, to the point where it stalls frequently. > This has gone on for a year.The garage can fix it for a short while, and > then it comes back. They say this is a 'characteristic' of the car and that > it can't be cured, which I find rather surprising - has anyone come accross > this before and do they have a solution? Otherwise the car runs fine.