2003-2011 [Subscribe to Daily Digest] |
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Here an update of the work I have done on Saab 93 2006 auto 298900 km.
First, before I begin I want to say that it was a big job. You have to take your time (plan more time that you may think) take pictures of everything, closeup and overview, before (memory fade with time!). If possible work inside and have plenty of light.
Also, videos in YouTube may not reflect what you are going to experience. While looking in a junkyard for parts, for the same car year and model, some parts maybe different. For some people, removing a part will be easy but for others it will be otherwise because of the configuration.
Also, if you are removing a bolt ask yourself how are you going to put it back. Are your fingers can at least start to turn the bolt? If not, then don't unscrew it and remove more stuff around.
At last, if your garage is charging you $1700 for a waterpump work, this not overpriced and I praise all mechanics for their work.
Here I am giving you a summary, look at YouTube videos for all the steps.
Let start, Thermostat, easy to change and what a difference! Car is heating up pretty fast as the cabin heater. In my case I replaced 3 hoses at the same time. no issue removing the bolts.
Timing/balance chain, my balance guide was broken and the balance chain was eating up my tensioner. Pretty easy to change all the guides and chain tensioner. To my surprise, balance shaft are freely rotating and a bit annoying when installing the chain. To change the balance chain you have to remove the timing chain. Also start installing the balance chain at the water pump.
To remove the timing chain, you need to remove the exhaust gear (it takes a lot of torque) and don't forget to engrave marks on your valve shafts (sharpies doesn't stay).
About the motor mount, the one where one bolt is connected to the timing cover seal, it takes a longer 14mm or 5/16 spanner that you have to buy separatly. The ones you buy in kits are not long enough. The one you buy is about an inch and half longer and this is what it takes to unscrew that bolt.
About that water pump, I did it above. First you have to unscrew the thermostat housing and that stupid long bolt (bottom right). You have to remove the pipe coming from the turbo (3 rusty bolts but easy) and remove the oxygen sensor (easy) and to remove the 2 bolts (under the car) that hold the bracket that hold the pipe (easy).
I have made a new friend, Mr.Crowbar. You need it to push everything to access the thermostat housing bolts. Once done, you can pull the coolant pipe on the pump side (could not remove the pipe on the thermostat housing side)
I inserted the pump from the top. Took me 40 minutes to figure out how top remove the old pump and another 40 min to figure out how to put the new one in place... It is impossible to remove the turbocharger pipe but removing the coolant pipe could have been easier.
When removing the timing cover, there is a long bolt that hold the water pump and you have to lower the engine to the sub frame (don't like that but i had no choice).
I cleaned the oxygen sensor with a carb cleaner at the same time
The car has now a P300 code and the idle is rought but once ypu press on the pedal it is fine. Coils are about 2 years old like the plugs. clean and re-gapped them. I do not ear any hiss from vacuum hoses. Could that be when I changed the timing chain and replaced the exhaust gear? O2 sensor shot? had O2 sensor fault at first but none now.
Took me in all 6 days to do everything buit 2 days trying to remove my crankshaft pulley and travel top the junkyard but it is another story.
Hope this will help!
Michel
posted by 192.226.133...
, Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:56:56
, Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:49:08
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
