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Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 21:16:25 +0100
From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com>
Subject: Re: Antifreeze smell in cabin ('93 9000CS)


KeithG wrote: > Just did this. Mine is a '95 and it had the same problem. Replace the > fan motor at the same time. If you inspect the brushes, they will be > shot and the armature will be pretty well worn. It is about the same > amount of work to extract the fan and you do not want to do this in a > few months when it finally craps out, do you? I got my parts from > thesaabsite.com. I got some 1/2-1" adhesive backed foam from Home Depot > to run around the new core to mimic what I saw when I removed the old > one. The leak was on the passenger aft side. I was able to do the > complete job in an evening and eat dinner with my wife. I did not drain > the cooling system as it already had good new Mercedes coolant in it. I > did clamp off/plug the hoses to keep coolant in the block and topped it > off when i was done. I was really scared of this job, but it was not > nearly as bad as its reputation. Apparently, the earlier cars (2.0L) > have more clearance problems and were quite the bear. The 2.3L is much > easier from what I read. The wiper linkage nor motor had to be removed > for mine. I was able to do it without removing the short section of > aquarium wall behind the ABS relay box, but highly recommend spending > the time to remove this. It makes plenty of room to maneuver the fan > shroud around. Good luck! I've only ever done it on my 1987, and I can tell you, that really is a horrible job - worst job I've ever done on a Saab. Loads of unrelated stuff needs removing - wiper motor/linkage, throttle housing, etc. -- Grunff

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