Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 12:32:29 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> Subject: Re: Saab 99 GL -83 - in Norway
EricL wrote: > > Anders, > ...and checking the switch is easy (once you've gotten access to it). Just > remove the wires going to it and short them together with a short length of > wire or something (if you use bare metal like a paperclip, make sure it > doesn't touch anything). If the lights come on, the switch is bad. If not, > put the wires back and look elsewhere (terminals inside the fusebox are one > possibility). > > An oil leak is the best way to tell you own a genuine Saab. If it's not > leaking oil, it's not a Saab! I have to disagree. Some people are concerned that their Saab doesn't use any oil between changes, but this is quite common. > Seriously, there are about 1/2 million areas where Saabs are known to leak > oil. Like Craig said, clean everything up (try to be careful not to get > water or solvent into electrical connectors), then try to observe the exact > location of the leak(s). Put a message here telling what you find, and you > can get some further advice. Quite right, don't clean with solvents, white spirit etc. It will damage rubber hoses and plastics. Johannes
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