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Need radio code for 1999
You can only get your radio code from the dealership. The code is retrieved by removing the radio and finding the serial number for your particular radio. You can either remove it yourself or pay to have the dealership do it. One other thing you might try is looking around in your glove box or in the owner's manual. There might be a sticker with the code printed on it hidden in the glove box or if you're not the original owner of the car, the previous owner may have written it down in the owner's manual.
Good Luck!
~Brandon
How do you replace a
Hi,
If you are sure that the problem is the starter, first thing you need to do is buy the starter. However a cheaper alternative that can work if you have access to another car, is to remove the current starter, bring it to a starter/alternator repair shop, and then reinstall the fixed starter. This usually costs ~$50-$100 versus $150-$250 for a new starter. Either way, here are the steps to replace the starter in your car. You selected a 1999 Saab 9-5 but then said it was a 9-3. Here are the steps for a 9-5, but it should be very similar for a 9-3 in case that is what you meant.
All the notes in () are bolt sizes
- Disconnect both positive and negative terminals of the battery (10mm), unbolt the battery from the tray and place the battery somewhere that is not cold and not on top of concrete. Batteries will discharge at a high rate of speed when left completely flat on a cold hard contact surface.
- After removing the battery and storing it, remove the plastic battery tray underneath (10mm), cleaning the tray is a good thing to do while you're here. Also, dismount the fused link piece that is mounted to the driver side battery tray and tuck it down to the driver's side without breaking anything.
- Find and undo the three bolts (10mm) that hold the fusebox (in between the battery and ABS controller) and pull the fusebox to the side to give yourself more room.
- Now, jack up the front of the car, making sure to block the rear wheels and with the parking brake engaged. If you have access to one, you can hang a drop light to increase the lighting. You should now be able to see two bolts that hold on the starter to the back of the bell housing. It usually is easier to access the lower bolt (16mm) from the bottom.
- Now from the top, look from the driver's side fender to look down and across to the bolt holding the top of the starter to the bell housing. The top bolt (18mm) is pretty long (40mm), it may be a bit difficult to reach. I personally used a gear wrench and inserted it from the firewall side, with my hand under the ABS controller, and underneath the wiring that feeds the CPS unit. This was a slow process, little turn by little turn to ge this long bolt out. This is the longest part out of all of this.
- Once you have that bolt out, you can now remove the connections to the starter. The lower stud in the bell housing is resting and supporting the weight of the starter. You can reach the wires from the top passenger side or from the bottom, your choice. It's usually easier from the top side, but you will most likely have to take out the starter from the bottom. There is a bolt (13mm) holding the positive terminal of the starter from the battery, and a bolt (10mm) that holds the trigger wire of the starter. If there are any wire ties, you can cut those.
- After the wires are disconnected, you will now gently wiggle the unit away from the bell housing and free it from the car, you may need a gentle tap from a rubber mallet to losen it out.
- Now you can take your starter to a repair shop and place the repaired one back in or put in the new one, both by reversing these steps
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Disconnected battery
This task delete temporaly the fault codes stored in the PCM, if the codes return, measn that you have some wrong with some sensor and need scannere the PCM (computer) to know exactly what is this fautl code.
Additinally, if your radio wont work and is asking for one "lock code" need to enter this code; generally this is located in the last pages of the owners manual. If you dont have this code or information, need to visit your dealer with the VIN number and ask for this (sometines need to pay for this service).
Hope this helps.
1999 saab 9-5 base with
It may be the problem but the first thing i would do is take it to a auto parts store and have them scan the codes, if its a misfire codes then the most common problem is the direct ignition unit but i would also take a look at the sparkplugs, make sure they are good first. good day.
1997 saab 4 cyl non turo give check gearbox light
Take it back to the Dealer........Their Problem not yours.
It is possible that a plug was removed during the service and at some stage the ignition was switched on before the plug was reconnected , this would cause a check light and the computer would store this until the light was reset.
Hope this helps.
Check engine seems to only
they could b referring to the vehicle speed sensor, which senses vehicle speed for input to ur ecm and not to ur speedometer. u most likely have 2 sensors with almost same name. their located on ur trans, an some sense input shaft speed an the others sense output shaft speed..... good luck hope this clarifies it for u a little bit
Getting code P0520 engine speed
the engine speed sensor is located just above the oil pan at the rear of the engine. it is held in by one screw. For your abs issue see www.saabservices.com and look for abs light link. They can help you with those problems.
1999 saab 9-5 while driving it is jerking, at
If the battery cable are not corroded, replace the battery. The battery
is a very important component of an electrical system. Any check engine
lights? 99 models often have a hole burned into the turbo hose on the
right side of the car.
My LED is no longer
I assume you're referring to the SID (system information display) that shows the temperature, distance to empty, etc.
You CAN take this apart and apply pieces of foam or rubber to increase the tension/pressure being applied to the LCD panel itself.
Here's a nice walk-through: http://www.thesaabsite.com/93/Saab-Sidrepairs.htm
I was driving up hill,
you probaly need a new trany and some one might have put in the wrong kind of fluid for it either way you have to either rebuild or get a new one
Speedometer not working where is
Hi,
There are 2 speed sensors on this vehicle a input and output sensor which you will find on the transmission below the air filter box assembly.
Thanks
Jason
Check enginelinght is on and i start the car i
You need to take the car to Autozone or Advanced to get scanned. The light is on because the computer has detected a problem. They will test it for free and then you will know why the light is on.
On a 2001 saab 93 turbo can can you bypass the ac
You can bypass both the AC compressor and the middle serpentine idler pulley with a 6PK1790. The middle pulley is bypassed by running the belt straight line from the upper rear serpentine idler straight to the power steering pulley, then over the water pump (the smooth pulley powered by the back side of the belt) and down to the engine drive pulley (harmonic balancer), bypassing the AC compressor) This works fine. On 9.5 models, the same basic idea, but a slightly different sized belt.
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