2008 Saab 9-3 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Depends on which fusebox you are referring to .... 1) Located in the rear electrical centre in the luggage compartment F17 and F18 are associated with sunroof (with or without pinch protection), the Rain Sensor, Rear View Mirror and the Control Module for All-Wheel Drive 2) Located in Engine Bay fuse box, F17 and F18 serve windscreen wiper motor Info extracted from Saab WIS

Ng900 and og9-3 fuel door locks with all the doors, use the remote or central locking switch to unlock all the doors, fuel door should then open. If not then something is wrong, there is an emergency release behind the carpet in the trunk in that corner, look for the yellow tag on a wire.

new electronics iam afraid ,should be easy to obtain as this vehicle is a general motors so it should be the same as a opel or vauxhall

Try replacing the turn signal bulbs.

It in engine compartment on the passenger side firewall. Remove cover held to windshield all the way across to access.

Sounds like similar problem I had on my older 93 - one side main beam and brake light not working. Turned out to be a problem with the filament testing relay. Got it resoldered and now ok.

Number 3 cyl is third from drive belt end of engine.3rd from left as you stand at front.Change DI cassette,it's cheaper and quicker.

Remove gaiter from around gearlever.If I remember correctly turn key to a position between off and lock and using a piece of wire bent at the end insert into the small hole approx 1inch from top and depress the pin which holds the lock barrel and lift out.

sounds like coil pack faulty.

Park in warm garage, thaw, open hood and lube cable using a motorcycle cable lube tool. Ask at auto parts store.

pressing the CLEAR button for 8 seconds. on older 9-5 and 9-3 SID's, that you must press CLEAR once & release, then press CLEAR a second time, and hold for 8 seconds. While holding down CLEAR for this second time period, at the 4 second mark "CLEARED" will be displayed, and you will hear 1 beep. If you release the CLEAR button at this point, the DTE and MPG will be cleared out. If you continue holding the CLEAR button past the 4 and 8 second marks, you will hear a 2nd beep, and "SERVICE" will be displayed. This now means that you have cleared and reset the Time For Service message.

check fuse or relay

A simple answer would be to call a SAAB dealership service department and ask what the code means.

The central lock system won't exactly lock the fuel "cap" but it does have an actuator that extends to prevent the fuel door from opening when the doors are locked. Easy to test, as long as that's working then you're lucky enough to not have to bother with a locking gas cap & more keys!

it could be a faulty switch where the spring to hold it in the desired position has failed or possibly there is too much weight hanging off the key that is swinging around and flicking it to the off position. GM has instigated a process where the ignition key has no hole in the end just to stop this in their recall of ignition switches.

more than likely the pump at the washer bottle, these pumps give bother on saab 93

This information will be available from a dealer service centre but in the absence of information from them any hydraulic oil should be ok to use . Try to get the correct oil first but oil used in the power steering would be ok as it is a high pressure ,high temperature oil. If it is too thin then there are specific hydraulic oils that could be used. and obtainable from any oil distribution centre.

This is a code relating to the steering lock, and has been known to come up even when there isn't anything wrong. Pop into your local garage, if you are at all worried, as they can sometimes reset the code as needed.

old post and no symptoms, what reads wrong? or? scan fails or gauge? what? for efi or the dash guage.? SAAB (2 "A"s?) most newer cars is one sensor for both, FSM show this as does alldata.com ill answer for ECT. 2.0Liter. (google shows 500k hits but sure takes time to find it) do you see the top rad hose, and it goes to the thermostat housing and on said housing is the ECT. this is for ECU usage. only. but ECU may repeat it to dash gauge.