Date: 3 Dec 2003 09:35:56 -0800 From: ruud1968nopsamo.com (ruud) Subject: Re: Saab 93 TiD noise over 170 km/hrs.
hi, thanks for the response. funnily, I live in Belium too. I bought the car insisting on a 'VAB-keuring', which also came up with the leaking hose the so called 'retourleidingen injectors'. they have been replaced by the garage prior to the sale. I have not tested the condition of the hose, but I will and contact the garage when not done properly. regards, ruud fvbourgonopsamail.com (fvbourgo) wrote in message news:<3a6dffb9.0312010056.2462e9c3nopsaming.google.com>... > > starting may take > > several (5-10) seconds in the morning, but eventually it runs ok > > Hi Ruud > > I have a similar Saab (same engine, same year) and I believe the 5 to > 10 seconds of starting is related to a leak in the hose which makes > excess diesel run back to the tank. It's actually not connected to > the tank but to the hose which supplies diesel from the tank to the > engine, hence the excess diesel doesn't have to run all the way back > to the tank. The problem is that the excess-diesel-hose easily leaks. > The leak is not such a problem. The fact that it sucks air is. The > air gets into to hose which supplies the diesel to the engine which > results in the hose draining itself into the tank when the car is not > running. Hence you need to crank the engine until the supply hose is > totally filled with fuel again allowing you to start. It seems that > this sucking in of air is not a problem when the car is running, hence > no engine hesitations when accelerating. On my 9-3tid, this problem > worsened quickly so I had to have it fixed. Sadly it's a low cost > hose but it is half a day of work to replace it because a lot of stuff > needs to come off. > > Quick test: the hose I'm talking about has a fabric (textile) cover. > It starts on the front top of the engine and goes down between the > engine and the radiator. Try to feel and check whether the hose feels > humid. > > Good luck > FVB