Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:17:27 -0500 From: "Norm Boyce" <normbnopsamties.com> Subject: Re: 900S coolant leak
there is a small 90 degree hose on the back of the block. Location: Front of head ( on right side) under the intake manifold. It is commonly missed in the hose replacement. The coolant mark it leaves is towards the center of the motor. If you remove the intake plain, and look between the #1 and #2 intake pipes you will see it. Mine was leaking for about 2 months before I found it. The total length of the hose might be 3" Norm Boyce 94 900S Coupe "Pete Salin" <psalinnopsamnet.com> wrote in message news:7BHA7.422$lY5.385976nopsamsvr28.news.prodigy.com... > Thanks Brian for taking the time and explaining so thoroughly |:-) > > Pete > > > "Brian G." <b_c_greene.nospamnopsamnet> wrote in message > news:RoFA7.148211$W8.3879579nopsamsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > > Pete, > > > > Water pump is located on the passenger side of the block between the > airbox > > and block. You'll see your drive belt and I forget which pulley drives > the > > water pump, but if stick your hand down in there with a flashlight (and > the > > car not running of course) you may be able to feel/see where the leak may > be > > coming from. If it is a windshield washer check valve (very, very > common): > > 1. pop the hood > > 2. have someone pull the lever back to activate the washers > > 3. watch to see if the drivers side check valve sprays into the engine > > compartment (or drizzles out of the bottom). > > > > If it's the check valve, they're about $6.00/ea from the dealer, EXTREMELY > > easy to replace (recommend you replace both) and the newer version will > last > > MUCH longer than the check valves you have on your car now. > > > > There is a Haynes manual available for the NG900's, but it is for the UK > RHD > > model. Only a few things are different, water pump obviously is located > in > > the same place, however. If you want to save some dough on the part, > check > > around online, there are plenty of Saab part suppliers and their prices > will > > definitely beat any you'll get from a dealer. Try checking out Saabnet.com (The > > Saab Network) www.saabnet.com and look at the listed vendors site. Also > > check out the NG900 bulletin board as there is much experience with any > and > > all things NG on that board. > > > > Good Luck, > > Brian G. > > > > > > "Pete Salin" <psalinnopsamnet.com> wrote in message > > news:3VqA7.398$lY5.323902nopsamsvr28.news.prodigy.com... > > > Thanks Harry. I forgot to mention that my Saab > > > is a 1996 model. I hope the leak is originating > > > at the windshield washer valve, as you suggested, > > > otherwise, I am guessing, I may have a bad water > > > pump, which I imagine is expansive, not to mention > > > that I won't be able to replace it myself if it has to > > > be replaced. Can't even find a manual for for a 1996 > > > Saab 900S. Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > > "Harry Davis" <harryedavisnopsamediaone.net> wrote in message > > > news:oAoA7.18947$f6.8171308nopsamoon.ne.mediaone.net... > > > > Last year I saw a green liquid that had leaked onto my garage floor > from > > > the > > > > front of my 96 9000. I thought I had a coolant leak and I also could > > not > > > > see where it was coming from. Then the leak got faster and I had a > > small > > > > puddle on the floor. I had it towed to the dealer so I wouldn't end > up > > > with > > > > more problems. Turned out that the valve in the windshield washer had > > > gone > > > > bad and was leaking. Over time both a blue liquid and a yellow liquid > > had > > > > been used in the system and that produced a green that was almost > > > identical > > > > to the coolant. > > > > > > > > "Pete Salin" <psalinnopsamnet.com> wrote in message > > > > news:cnmA7.388$lY5.312906nopsamsvr28.news.prodigy.com... > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I've spotted a few drops of coolant underneath the > > > > > front of the engine. I have a 4 cylinder 2.3L engine > > > > > and can't clearly see where the coolant is coming from > > > > > even though I removed the plastic shroud underneath > > > > > the car. Could it be that the water pump is leaking? > > > > > If so, can I change it myself? > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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