Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:22:37 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Why does it Sputter and Idle Rough after Rain Falls?
in article 3D6F2282.9040800nopsam.com, Grunff at grunffnopsam.com wrote on 30/08/2002 08:45: > Choupyt wrote: >> Lately, when or after it rains, my 1990 SAAB 900 sputters at start-up >> and will run normally only after warm-up (i.e., after the 1st 5 >> minutes or so of driving). >> >> It has been a while since I've had a full tune-up (i.e., change of >> spark plugs and associated wires, etc). Can someone please let me >> know what these symptoms are an indication of? > > If they haven't been replaced for a while, replace: > > Plugs, leads, cap, rotor arm. ... with the *correct* parts, of course. I speak from experience of replacing my NGK BCP7EV set with a NGK BP7ES set on my Turbo. Awful performance afterwards :( I also changed from Bougicord to Bosch on the HT leads once - again, after returning to the original Bougicord set later I really noticed a difference. Paul 1985 900i 16V 1989 900 Turbo S http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html