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Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 01:09:22 +0100
From: "Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: 900 VERY annoying trouble


pmg wrote: > I have a 1984 900 GLE (Australian) fuel injected (non turbo). It's been > a great car for the 21 years I've owned it and looked after perfectly. > Over the last year the engine will intermittently stop. Often happens > whilst driving. First it loses power and you are foreced to stop where > it will idle only. Press the throttle and it splutters and gasps. Then > eventually it won't even idle and stops completely. Repeated attempts to > start it don't work. Then all of a sudden after a few minutes to an hour > it will start again and run perfectly. Occasionally it will happen from > start in the morning but very often after it's warmed up. It may happen > more in damp weather but certainlyt doesn't need a big soaking. It has > been to my Saab dealer countless times where they can't get it to repeat > the problem. They have replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter, plug leads, > cold start unit. Can anybody offer any suggestions? > Pete Interesting problem. I don't have an answer but here are some suggestions. I would guess you either have a fuel problem or an electrical problem and the problem is to identify which is the problem. (Does your car have an ordinary distributor with points or one of the fancier electronic gadgets ... beyond my time I am afraid). Similar experience from my 1979 900 GLE (injection non-turbo but I think a different engine to your 1984 model). It did not display any of the running problems you have, however, once stopped the engine could refuse to restart when warm. It also happened once or twice with a cold engine. 1. SAAB suggested at the time (I could not afford to pay them to solve the problem) that the fuel injectors have had it. It would be possible to clean them or replace them, I could afford neither, so I was given a bottle of some cleaning fluid (1 litre) that I added to a full fuel tank. That liquid was supposed to be used once in the lifetime of the car. It kind of worked. When it would not start with a warm engine it was always fuel starvation (ie. I removed the sparking plugs and they were dry). Since then I have come accross information which pointed to some sensor for warm starting and something to do with fuel evaporation because of the heat of the engine. *If it means something I hope someone else can explain more.* 2. Once or twice it did not start in cold mornings, removing the sparking plugs showed that the engine was flooded with fuel, hence I suspect(ed) electrical problems. Other similar(ish) experience from 1983 900 GL(?) twin carb non-turbo. Eventually the coil went on that car (not sure if your car has a coil). Its effect was to make starting difficult and running weak. ===================== I can't help with the problems you have when the car is running. But when it does not restart warm or cold remove a sparking plug and if it is covered in fuel, you most likely have an electrical problem like weak spark. Else you have a fuel related problem. There is my life story with SAABs. Now I let the dealer clean me up ;-) If it helps at all. Charles -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply. Work: http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/ Hobby: http://www.egothor.org/

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