Date: 28 Mar 2003 10:50:17 -0800 From: alancemornopsamo.com (Lance Morgan) Subject: Re: 1990 SAAB 900i problems
"Janis Cukurs" <janis.cukursnopsamos.fi> wrote in message news:<b60o61$o8k$1nopsam-news1.kolumbus.fi>... > Hi! > > I am writing from Finland, Europe. I recently bought my first car ever - a > nice 1990 4D SEDAN 900i, it is a good, solid car, it is clean, it has been > kept well, the engine test returned excellent results and it drives well. I > am happy with all except for a few things, which need attention (as it > naturally is with older cars). Here's my list: > > 1. When I accelerate while steering left, I can hear this rumbling sort of > noise in the front right wheel. Sounds like the mechanism that joins the > drive shaft with the wheel. What would this problem be caused by? How > could it be best checked and fixed? > > 2. When I drive at a speed of about 100 km / h, I noticed a funny thing > about the car. When I hold the steering wheel while driving it drives nice > and straight. When I take my foot off the gas pedal, it slightly starts > moving left, (I don't changed the steering wheel position) and it > straightens back in the normal driving direction, when I put my foot back on > the accelerating. What does this problem sound like? How could it be > fixed? > > 3. When I park the car, I have noticed a few drops of oil leaking from the > engine, over a period of two weeks or so. How serious is this? Is there a > way to fix it? > > Any help and advice would be appreciated. By the way, there is one more > thing, which I am sort of embarrassed to tell you, but I will anyways... I > am not a native English speaker, I am Latvian (living in Finland) and I > don't know all these technical terms. A lot of what I read in the other > posts simply doesn't make sense to me. So, is there some internet reference > where there are descriptions of car parts, especially if it relates to my > type of car. I need to learn to communicate to the pros! :) > > Thanks! > > Cheers, > Janis Cukurs > Finland Hello. Not sure if you were looking for DIY info, or these may help just as info http://216.78.172.244/transmission_folder/driveshafts.htm http://216.78.172.244/engine_folder/front_crank_seal900.htm There's another main engine (oil) seal at the rear of the engine - the front of the engine bay - in the clutch area Ck the color or smell of the leaking fluid - if you haven't already - to confirm that it is indeed oil. A Haynes (fairly decent & usually cheaper) or Bentley (generally considered better overall, and especially for troubleshooting electrical problems) service manual might help out with the technical terms - with either pictures or sketches. Or you might peruse on-line Saab vendors: some have good websites w/pics and associated part names -- Informative parent link to the sub-links above http://216.78.172.244/entry/tech_doc_systems.htm
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