Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 20:51:25 +0100 From: "Fonzie" <m.vonsnopsamet.nl> Subject: Re: Fuel pump 9000 CD 1990
Thierry, b4 I figure out evrything you wrote I will give you this URL to enter: http://www.townsendimports.com/ and I might come back later tonight for a reaction on your message. This site has tons of information and tips about Saabs and I learned a lot since a bought my Saab last summer. PS. if you wanna mail me, we can talk Dutch if you want <g>. Greetz Michel Thierry Rijnhout <t.rijnhoutnopsamet.nl> wrote in message news:87kvlv$3in57$1nopsamer2.wxs.nl... > Hi, I'm new on this newsgroup. My name is Thierry Rijnhout from the > Netherlands. Your fuel pump problem triggered my curiosity, I might have one > myself I'm afraid. First, let me introduce myself (it isn't against any > netiquette, I hope?). I own a SAAB 9000 CD (1992), LPG. Bought myself an > ex-lease vehicle end of '98, 240.000 kilometres. Had some expensive repairs > already, first one luckily in period of purchase guarantee (first 3 months). > Salesman answered at the time of the purchase on my specific question - I > just got rid of a SAAB 9000 i (1986) because of it - that the transmission > was perfectly alright. Guess what: I had the car audited just before > expiration of the guarantee period and found out that the transmission > needed to be revised, drove only a 10.000 km's until that moment!! > > Problem nr. 2: after I hit something in the middle of the night on the > highway at 130 km's p/h (don't know how many miles that is, sorry), it might > have been anything, my damaged airco radiator needed to be repaired and > refilled. My dealer charged me almost $1500. Still, it was covered by my all > risk assurance, had only to pay about $ 150 myself ('own risk'). I'm not > complaining about that. But, then my airco wouldn't work. It was in the > midst of summer, a hot summer, I didn't like it at all. With switch on 1, 2 > or 3 the airco + blower stayed dead. Only with switch on 4 they worked. I > went to see the garage, they replaced a fuse. Helped for one day or so, then > it failed again. They replaced the fuse by a heavier one. Helped for two > days or so. No, it couldn't have anything to do with the airco repair. The > garagist suggested it could be the heater's engine, instead. I still > couldn't help but think that it had something to do with the airco > reparation... Nevertheless I was charged with $ 500. > > Now, my third problem might turn up. Since a fortnight, I have problems with > the fuel injection. My car cannot run on gas anymore, only on LPG. That > means I have to overrule the automatic gasinjection while starting in the > morning. Remembered that I had problems before: didn't ride too good on gas > but reason was that settings were optimalized for LPG, I was assured. Now, > switching while driving won't do any good. What do you think I am to expect > when I take my car to (another) garagist next friday? Could it be the fuel > pump? > > Hope to hear from you. > >
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