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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:46:30 GMT
From: "Dexter J" <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org>
Subject: Re: 1993 Aero 9000 Gremlins - help!


Salutations: Thx brother Keith - will follow up on the leads provided. As to Karmon - I know, and now I'm wondering if there are any harness issues left over from the work which might explain some of the other gremlins noted. Cheers - any other takers? -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Sinatra Martin Davis - When You are Smiling http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/035.RAM On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:36:39 -0500, KeithG <noonenospamay.com> wrote: > Well, I'll give it a stab. > > > > Dexter J wrote: >> Salutations: >> Well I have gremlins that I can't pin down. >> 1993 - SAAB 9000 2.3 Aero 5 speed. >> Prev Owner - Mods: >> Switched TCS >> Replaced TCS controller > > YIKES!!! TSC (Yecchh!) > >> Head Gasket >> Cut out Karmon Audio Head replace with Sony Xwave > > WHY? I'd love to have the OE harmon head unit in my CS > >> Gremlins: >> When I picked it up, all seemed fine for a fairly long trip back home. >> Then a couple of days later - SRS light kicks up.. Gave up fixing it >> under recall, pulled bulb - thank you SAAB/Isuzu Halifax - so nice too >> know my previous *decade* of business with you was worth so much of >> your attention when I needed some help with a model I didn't buy with >> you because you don't sell them anymore - no I don't want a 9^5... >> Grrrrr.. > > SRS, probably the hairspring behind the steering wheel, but you really > need to have the 1) code read out then 2) the system reset AFTER you > replace the defective component. This is integral to the safety of the > car. It'll be spendy, but could be worth it. This car has belt > pretensioners as part of its safety systems. If these can set an SRS > light when they have an error, I'd be concerned. I do not know if they > can or not. > > Just assume I have no idea what 'code 5 and 7' are... >> It has been kicking check engine codes 5 and 7 irregularly for a while >> and kicked into limp mode a couple of times - so I replaced the DI. >> Hoses are starting to harden up - so have replaced one or two and gave >> it a new OS sensor. >> Voltage seemed irregular - had the alternator serviced by a good shop >> and it's now running strong and even. >> Still kicking code 7, which seems to go away on it's own every so >> often if I don't get around to pulling the battery. Mostly after a >> hesitant starting situation. Hard start - short while later the check >> engine light goes out. However, this seemed linked to limp home and DI >> replacement. >> My dash lights seem to work almost opposite. They seem to brighten up >> when I cover the dash sensor - they seem to get darker when I remove >> my finger. > > Dunno, here. The trip computer/clock has this sensor in it. I replaced > mine with a rad shak photo transistor to fix an 'always bright' light. > >> The ACC unit did something odd recently. I seem to suddenly start >> running full tilt - then turned itself off while in heater function. I >> had reset it and it seemed to go away. >> > never sen this, either. > >> The dash voltage seems to read between 10-13.9 (cold start in the >> morning) - but the voltage at the battery is dead on at 14.1-2 as it >> should be. >> I am not seeing the boost figures I should in the dash and it ran >> about 170hp on the dyno at the wheels. This is supposed to be about >> 50hp light for the aero, my turbo gauge runs into the broken yellow >> and no further. >> > low base boost? The Trionic cars should be at 6psi base boost to give > the trionic enough boost to 'work with'. Run premium, do a few full > throttle accels to 'train' the trionic, verify base boost and report > back. > >> Finally - no cruise control. This can be more expensive around here >> than you can imagine having now picked up my first speeding ticket in >> about 15 years (140kph in a passing lane in a 110kph zone). > > the '93 has a vacuum pump system like in an earlier 9k or c900. if the > basic bits (pump, vacuum lines and pedal switches) all check out, I > would suspect the cruise ECU. IIRC, it is the same as a C900 '92-'93 and > I have personally had 3 of 4 either dead or intermittent. Intermittent > ones can sometimes be fixed by stripping the red gunk off the board , > removing all solder and resoldering all components. >> I'm about to start the work sheet for the spring as I expected to be >> fixing some bugs with the system. Would appreciate any leads on any of >> the above for this model and year you might have. >> Cheers. >> > good luck, > > KeithG

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