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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 09:51:04 -0800
From: "Dima" <dimanospamystems.com>
Subject: Re: saab 900s '96 battery drain


Richard, There is a lot of confusing naming in the article, I agree, but the information is useful nonetheless. -Dima "Richard NL" <rootnospamlhost> wrote in message news:41e3cb13$0$39847$ee9da40fnospam.euronet.nl... > Dear Dima, > there is something fishy with the article you mention: > It says: > > " 1992 Saab 318i models ..." > There is no Saab 318. There IS a BMW 318 though.... > > " Some 1982 Saab Accords ... " > -> There are no Saabs like these, there are Honda's like these though.... > > "Owners of 1994 XJ6s and XJ12s " > -> There is no Saab XJ6 or 12. There is Jaguar XJ6 though ... > > " Owners of Saab 911s " > -> There is no Saab 911, there is Porsche 911 though ... > > But there is useful info in that article, just forget the Brand specific > info. > > Regards, > Richard. > > "Dima" <dimanospamystems.com> wrote in message > news:10u5ja5nhvnsj2anospam.supernews.com... >> Hello, Oscar, >> >> I was doing a research trying to understand whether my battery is just >> old >> an needs to be replaced, or whether there is an electrical problem, and a >> search on Google on "Saab Battery" brings some interesting links. For >> example: >> http://www.autohausaz.com/saab-auto-parts/saab-electrical-systems.html > gives >> a long list of battery problems shared between Saabs and Acuras (a brand >> name for high-end Hondas in the US) with the same Bosch electricals. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Dima >> >> >> >> >> "Oscar Garcia" <o_garcia_suarezNOSPAMnospamo.es> wrote in message >> news:e695227e.0501100145.3d6be09bnospaming.google.com... >> > Hi, >> > >> > I own a Saab 900s from 1998 (model '96) which drains the battery in 6 >> > or 7 months. The car functions without problems and doesn't indicate a >> > problem in the battery until one day it doesn't start the engine. I >> > bought it second hand with a 55 amps battery. When the battery became >> > dead, I bought a 72 amps battery hoping it will last more, but it >> > lasted only 7 months. Now I have bought a Bosch battery for it, and >> > Bosch says that the correct one is a 55 amps battery. Now I fear that >> > in a few months the new battery will be dead also, but I also fear to >> > explain this to the Saab Service because electric problems are >> > difficult to find and perhaps they charge a lot for finding the >> > problem and they are nor able to solve it. Did you have this problem >> > with your Saab and find the reason? >> > >> > Thanks in advance and kind regards from Barcelona, Spain, >> > >> > Oscar >> >> > >

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