Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 07:08:13 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: 900 VERY annoying trouble
> > Can someone tell me what an "air mass meter" is? What does it look like, > where does it sit and what does it do? I'm not sure if my Saab has one > or not. I've not heard of it before so I think I don't have one. It is > the 8 valve motor. > Unfortunately the car is mainly driven by my daughter and has only > faulted when she has been in it so I have been unable to investigate the > problem when it actually happens. > I have just been out in it now and it has behaved as though no problem. > But yesterday it broke down and wouldn't restart for about an hour! I > even tried a fine spray of water over the distributor cap and leads to > the coil in case the "wet weather" suspicion is relevant. But it didn't > miss a beat. You don't have one, K-Jet uses a mechanical airflow sensor, and air mass meter is an electronic airflow sensor used in the newer LH-JetTronic fuel system. It measures the cooling effect of airflow on a hot wire to determine airflow, works very well but pricey to replace when they fail.