Date: 4 Aug 2005 00:38:27 -0400 From: ctpaulssaab <UseLinkToEmailnospamForumz.com> Subject: Re: Re: 2000 Saab 95 stalling
"" wrote: > "ctpaulssaab" <UseLinkToEmailnospamForumz.com> wrote in message > > news:1_636015_c2ed99d355e6df62bbcc32d4008ce92anospamforumz.com... > > Driving home the other day, my check engine light came on > and my car > > stalled. from then on, the only way I got the car to go was > keeping > > my foot on the gas. > > > > I had a mechanic friend look at it and he said it needed to > be run > > through a scanner, but he checked obvious stuff and it was > ok... > > > > I am going to bring it to my mechanic tonight but does > anyone have any > > ideas??? It idles low when it is set and it has never > stalled out on > > me before. > > > > Last November I had major work done on the engine as there > was an oil > > problem, but it has been running great since then and I am > nervous > > that this is something major...any ideas or suggestion > before I bring > > it in? > > I has exactly the same symptoms on a previous 9-5 and the > throttle body had > to be replaced - a mere £700 :-( > > Trevor Thank you, you win the prize....it was the throttle body, as soon as I brought it in and told the mechanic what happened, he said thats what he thought and lo and behold it was...a mere $536....UGH -- Posted using the http://www.autoforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.autoforumz.com/Saab-2000-95-stalling-ftopict130623.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=641673