Date: 25 Jan 2002 19:04:35 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Maintenance on 2000 SE or Viggen
JMEL5 <jmel5nopsamcomnospam> pressed random keys until the following was produced: >>Open the hood, remove the 6 (8?) Torx screws holding the Direct >>Ignition Cassette in place (driver/wrench is in the toolkit in the >>trunk if you lack one). Pull up the cassette and lay aside. Pull out >>your plug wrench and remove the plugs. All right on top. If it takes >>more than 10 minutes complete, you stopped for a beer break. > Sweet deal. My Mustang now has a large engine bay, but there is one plug that > is a bear to get at. Ever Ford engine I've had the displeasure of working on has had "that one spark plug". Even the Ford V4 that Saab used for the later 95/96/97's had a bad one. The only saving grace, is that Saab included a special, offset plug wrench. Great tool, I've used it on other Fords for the same problem. Saab is, in general, very very good about thinking about servicing the car. So, you don't have oil filters that you can't reach, the fluid reservoirs are positioned so you don't have to be a contortionist to reach them, the fuse boxes are positioned logically, and so on. If you're the kind of person who does their own basic maintenance, you'll really appreciate those things. Dave Hinz
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