CRUSH A PRIUS for Christmas...Yes will make a great Christmas special...car crusher Christmas special what else does a fella need....oh yeah....CRUSH A PRIUS...the motory notary has one #punked. 😁😇
The swedish climate doesn't help. Car private garages in Sweden are not common. Most cars sit outside all the time. A 10 year old Saab in Sweden usually has a lot more rust than a 25 year old Saab where I live (a very mild climate, ~ 14°C in january and ~ 22°C in august). Ask me how I know. The wear on the engine (cold starts!) and all body parts is also much bigger with high temperature fluctuations. My 20 year old Saab has zero rust.
I'm really happy seeing the Saab back. I just bought myself a 9-5 like month and a half ago, loving it. 02, black like yours, but not an aero. Still it was a dream accomplished 🤤
@@WatchJRGo thanks man! Ive been meaning to ask. I have a problem with the abs system probably a sensor going bad or the module. From time to time the whole dash lights up and the speedo dies. Then it returns back to life, then it can do it again. Is it really a sensor or module? How many sensor are actually there? 4 for the 4 wheels or 2 in front and 1 in the back? Thanks
@@rostislavbolgurov1781 Sounds more like a bad ground with the dash issue. Or a corroded connector. Best to get a wiring diagram and figure out what common powers & grounds they have.....
@@ckm-mkc it is possible, but last week I changed the wheels and after landing the car down, started it up and the lights were on, 500 meters of driving and they turned off again. I will have it read with tech 2 and see what it gon say..
I’ve been daily driving my 2002 Saab 9-5 Aero for two years now. Bought it for $1500 ! It’s the best cheap car ever. I’ve done subframe bushings, motor mounts, tires, ignition coil, and an alternator. The seats are still the most comfortable car seats I’ve ever experienced.
I picked a 2002 9-3 convertible a 6 months ago with 78k with a few issues, very cool cars. Mine needs a handful of parts and slowly getting them sorted out. My friends said it's a money pit, but it's my money pit that's actually increased in value! Eager to watch this series on your Saab, hopefully learning a few things along the way! Thanks JR!!!
This is the sweetest car ever and I’ve got some serious car envy…said nobody ever except this guy who daily drives his 2007 9-3 Aero 2.8l since 2015 and loves SAABs.
I had a black 00 9-5 Aero. The engines were all b234r... the entire way up to 2009. And mine also had a faded hood! So funny. Loved that car. Lots and lots of maintenance $$$ but learned a TON about car maintenance through the 150,000 miles I put on it.
My dad's '99 9-3 turbo was an amazing car. With the manual transmission and that iconic gauge cluster, when the turbo kicked in it felt like you were flying a fighter jet.
9-5s are absolutely gorgeous cars. They drive like a dream, are super comfortable , and a great tuning platform. I've had mine tuned by a local place called NoobTune, and let me tell you, it really woke that car up! I thought the Aero model was quick before, now I'm pushing a little over 325 bhp, and wow! Totally different car!
Said to you on IG Love our 04 95 Aero, wife especially. Just shipped it from UK to Vancouver when we emigrated we love it so much. It’s no oil painting but with regular oil and spark changes it’s so nice to drive and also pretty easy to work on. Looking forward to vid!
I worked at a dealership when the aero and viggen arrived new. Fun cars, glad to see you got the aero off the back lot. Keep it going dude. Love the channel
Anyone who owns or has owned a Saab, has a Saab story. I had a 9-5 AeroWagon that I both loved and hated. Was such a great car when it ran. I look forward to seeing the progress on this one! Such a cool car with oddball features that just make sense.
So good to see you putting some love into this one! So many of these go to die in New Hampshire trailer parks. If I wasn't planning on skiing this weekend, I'd offer to fly down and help you wrench on this.
Plenty out there more difficult, the Ford Galaxy was a two man job for a cabin filter. It was half in the cabin, half in the engine bay scuttle panel. You had to push one side and pull from the other side! 🤔
I just got my 2002 9-5 aero station wagon a couple of weeks ago, it’s an amazing car! When you’re replacing the oil, please drop the pan, it’s a dirty job, but mine had a full finger-width of caked up oil on the bottom and the pickup line was also super caked up. The recommended oil for that engine is 0w-40, but everyone drives them with 5w-40, that’s why they cake up so bad
When you get around to replatcing the subframe bushings, highly recommend using a hole saw to drill out the rubber, then use the small $20 harbor freight air powered reciprocating saw with a 2” blade to cut the outer metal ring in half. It’s the perfect size saw to fit up in there. Then you can smush your new poly bushings in from the top.
Yay! A Saab 9-5 video! I literally subscribed to this channel just before you got this car. It's insane to think almost two years have past since then, and you have an amazing shop of your own now.
I’ve been watching you for awhile, well before the shop, and I hadn’t seen a saab video, this is the first, so it’s cool to see an old project at bat again!
Nothing more satisfying than knocking out a job you've been ignoring / avoiding for a period of time. Love the Saab stories. In today's crazy car pricing world, it's probably doubled in value just sitting for 2 yrs.
It makes me happy to see you working to bring this car back to its former glory! I own a white 2003 SAAB 9-5 Linear (84,xxx original miles) and am working on restoring it back to its former glory and hopefully doing a sleeper build to it to make it into an Aero! Best of luck to you on your endeavors!!!
I really hope all of these automotive " content creators " don't continue to popularize saabs its been difficult running up on a saab and the seller is not a saab person but just a hustler who knows the passion some of us have for these cars and wants 3x what the value of the vehicle truly is
interesting factoid: while the 9-3 line switched to GM ecotec motors in ‘03 (‘04 for verts), the 9-5’s continued to use the Saab b235 motor with minimal changes until 2009. Great vid :)
I'm happy to see you're back to working on the saab. I was wondering what was going on with it since I'd see it in the background but you hadn't made a video on it for forever. Its awesome to see a big UA-camr showing interest in a Saab 9-5. They tend to get overlooked by most which honestly might be a blessing since they're one of the few bargain enthusiast sort of cars left in this insane market. One thing I'd like to share with you is that 03 thankfully wasn't the last good year for the 9-5 before gm had more involvement. 04/05 are actually regarded as the best years since they came with the pcv #6 update that remedied the sludging issues these had and the aero got a very nice looking facelift in those years. 06 was when gm came in and changed a bunch and from 06-09 is known as the dame edna generation because of it's ugly front bumper with chrome around the headlights. It did still have the same 2.3t engine yours has but they did cheap out on some of the interior materials and such. They did bump up the hp across all trim models though to 260hp which was nice. 2010-2011 is when the 9-5 completely changed and where Saab was truly dead. It used a completely gm power train. I see you've done most your research though and are replacing almost all of the common components that fail with quality parts. Once your done this car will run for a long time without issue!
Now this is a car that I can somewhat relate working on haha! Studying to become a mechanic and the school has a 2003 Saab 9-5 2.0t that we sometimes work on
Used to see Sabs driving around but I think they've been gone long enough you just don't see them much anymore. Neighbor in the 70s had one of the turtle looking sedans and I thought it was a funny looking car that seemed to dent easily. Of course you don't see a lot of cars people used to daily drive like my 69 Dart. Used to be somewhat common along with all the other 60s cars but too hard to find or get parts for, usually lousy mpg, and worth too much to just drive to work now. That looks like a good cool example of the best of the Sabs just before they gave up, hopefully parts are still easy to find.
Yes! Thanks man, I've been waiting for more SAAB content. I've got a 2010 93x and 85 900, love them both. Always something to do... But they're nice to work on and great driving cars!
I had a black 2004 Saab 9-5 Aero that was quite similar to this one. It was a 5 speed manual though and it had the unique front and rear bumpers that only 04' and 05' 9-5 Aeros had. I absolutely loved that car. Wish I still had it.
Makes me miss my 2006 9-3 Aero (manual)! I had it for over 3 years and just sold it earlier this summer. Some people defend Saabs as so reliable. They're not. But there is something that makes me love them unconditionally. I need another one! (But you know...I already have 3 wagons in my fleet and don't have space for another car lol).
I had that car, in the 1999 flavor. When it wasn’t in the shop getting a new ECM, it was fantastic. I think I remember it had an A/C duct to the glove box or center console and they touted it as a mini beverage refrigerator. Worked well as I recall.
I have a 2011 9-5 and I love it. These had so many cool features though...rear heated seats! Heated and cooled front seats! A cooled glovebox! Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, way before these were normal features. Most cars still don't have rear heated seats.
My wife and I just had our first baby, three weeks ago. This channel is keeping my sanity in check, during these late night bottle feedings. Thanks for being consistent with your quality and content!
Life saving advice: When you can't stay awake, the arm holding baby will have a hand near your midsection. PINCH yourself as hard as you can. Go for blood. It will keep you awake. ( Also a good way to make it to the next bathroom on a road trip )
2005 was the last year of the true Saab interiors, but the 2.3l Saab engine stayed in the facelifted 9-5 (kinda e60 bmw looking) until 2009. The Saab 2.3 is a great engine once the PCV is updated- the block can take 1000hp and the stock rotating assembly can take north of 600.
Shaking is common at idle, especially when in gear, though the engine mounts do go bad. Make sure to do all 4- will take you about an hour, pretty easy job.
DM me if you want a video of one of my 9-5's steering wheel shaking at idle in drive. I did all 4 engine mounts within the last 2 years on all of them and they still shake like crazy. 4cyl secondary imbalance is ugly, especially at the relatively large 2.3l and with the heavier components needed/saab used for a high pressure turbo engine.
Look into the pcv update. Those 2.3 had "sludge" issues that would clog up the screen and cause low oil pressure. Also if I remember correctly you can snug back down the head bolts because a few have a tendency to back out a little causing a coolant leak.
This is a critical update. Most cars have it done already but if it has not been done yet then doing it now would be imperative... (Also not a super hard job to do)
Always wanted a SAAB but held off since it looked like they were going away. Had a Volvo S80 for a while and even with under 100,000 miles on it, it was a maintenance nightmare -basically a part time Volvo mechanic and even then there was some unsolvable (even by shops) electrical gremlins always tripping a light... Without a lift it was impossible for me to keep up with all the issues and was happy to trade it in on anything else for a loss.
On my 2002 9-3 the shake you were talking about was a bad transmission mount and a bad engine mount all of which were easy to replace. Coil pack on my engine was a failed point I replaced it three times in six months. Thank goodness for Lifetime replacement warranty on O'Reilly parts
Love Saabs. Had a 9-3 sedan and convertible. Great little cars that are a good and rare alternative to BMWs and are relatively trouble free when maintained. Much like Porsche - maintenance is the key to many happy miles!
I like the SAAB. You have a way of finding oddball automotive curiosities. At first I think, why is he messing with that? Then, you’re so excited about it, I start to think it’s cool. The Aztec for instance.
I had a black 2003 Saab 95 v6 turbo, was a good car but alot of plastic parts that would break like hvac blend door actuator and window parts. Fixed everything drove for 2 years and sold it for what I bought it for, kinda wish I kept it since you don't see many on the road nowadays.
Finally! I subscribed back when you were working on this the first time around. A few pointers: It's AUTO and OFF you press at the same time while the ACC is on. This will start the calibration and run through. Check the coolant bypass valve on the bulkhead for the coolant leak unless you see an obvious leak somewhere else. They can be slightly cracked and vaporize/leak slowly. Did you replace ALL engine mounts? There's one on the subframe rear where the gearbox is supported, one underneath the battery tray and one by the "elkhorn" on the passenger side (which is obvious and easy to see).
Saabs are super cool and fun cars in have a 06 9-3 aero sport combi best car I have bought. Just did a full suspension rebuild. Excite to see what you do next
Agree on dropping the oil pan and de-sludging the pan and oil pump pickup, especially if you are also doing the subframe bushings. On my ‘04, the rear subframe bushings went bad and caused a similar vibration which was worse when there was weight in the front seat.
Please don't forget a conclusion on ur dad's crusher job !! That was amazing !
It'll be closer to Christmas when I go back there 🍻
I’m stoked for that project too!
@@WatchJRGo A longer Christmas Crusher Feature would be epic!
CRUSH A PRIUS for Christmas...Yes will make a great Christmas special...car crusher Christmas special what else does a fella need....oh yeah....CRUSH A PRIUS...the motory notary has one #punked. 😁😇
SAAB's are becoming a rare view even here in Sweden... Sad but true. That is a great car, I know you'll sort everything out on it JR 💪🏻
Every saab looks good when its black
tyvärr så är det så, men som tur är har vi 5st jag och tjejen.
@@MrDemmpa Bra att det finns entusiaster! 😃👍🏻
The swedish climate doesn't help. Car private garages in Sweden are not common. Most cars sit outside all the time. A 10 year old Saab in Sweden usually has a lot more rust than a 25 year old Saab where I live (a very mild climate, ~ 14°C in january and ~ 22°C in august). Ask me how I know. The wear on the engine (cold starts!) and all body parts is also much bigger with high temperature fluctuations. My 20 year old Saab has zero rust.
Just got out of heart surgery. This was relaxing to watch. Keep up the good work
I'm really happy seeing the Saab back. I just bought myself a 9-5 like month and a half ago, loving it. 02, black like yours, but not an aero. Still it was a dream accomplished 🤤
Any 9-5 is a good 9-5, congrats! 🍻
@@WatchJRGo thanks man! Ive been meaning to ask. I have a problem with the abs system probably a sensor going bad or the module. From time to time the whole dash lights up and the speedo dies. Then it returns back to life, then it can do it again. Is it really a sensor or module? How many sensor are actually there? 4 for the 4 wheels or 2 in front and 1 in the back? Thanks
@@rostislavbolgurov1781 Sounds more like a bad ground with the dash issue. Or a corroded connector. Best to get a wiring diagram and figure out what common powers & grounds they have.....
@@ckm-mkc it is possible, but last week I changed the wheels and after landing the car down, started it up and the lights were on, 500 meters of driving and they turned off again. I will have it read with tech 2 and see what it gon say..
@@faniapita6169 This link is dead not worth the effort Fania Pita is shit
I’ve been daily driving my 2002 Saab 9-5 Aero for two years now. Bought it for $1500 ! It’s the best cheap car ever. I’ve done subframe bushings, motor mounts, tires, ignition coil, and an alternator. The seats are still the most comfortable car seats I’ve ever experienced.
I picked a 2002 9-3 convertible a 6 months ago with 78k with a few issues, very cool cars. Mine needs a handful of parts and slowly getting them sorted out. My friends said it's a money pit, but it's my money pit that's actually increased in value! Eager to watch this series on your Saab, hopefully learning a few things along the way! Thanks JR!!!
Love Saubs! Pulled my 89’ 9000 out of the woods. Threw a battery/fresh gas in it, drove it for 2 years without issues.
This is the sweetest car ever and I’ve got some serious car envy…said nobody ever except this guy who daily drives his 2007 9-3 Aero 2.8l since 2015 and loves SAABs.
My son had a 2003 Saab 9-5 Aero wagon as a first car and it was amazing. Parts were crazy expensive but that car was a blast!
I truly missed that SAAB content honestly. Glad it's back
I had a black 00 9-5 Aero. The engines were all b234r... the entire way up to 2009. And mine also had a faded hood! So funny. Loved that car. Lots and lots of maintenance $$$ but learned a TON about car maintenance through the 150,000 miles I put on it.
I still haven't had the pleasure of driving a SAAB. Glad to see it back on the Channel.
My favorite car I ever owned was a ‘99 Saab 9-5 turbo. It broke my heart and my wallet over and over again… but i couldn’t stop loving it!
Good to have the Saab back
My dad's '99 9-3 turbo was an amazing car. With the manual transmission and that iconic gauge cluster, when the turbo kicked in it felt like you were flying a fighter jet.
9-5s are absolutely gorgeous cars. They drive like a dream, are super comfortable , and a great tuning platform. I've had mine tuned by a local place called NoobTune, and let me tell you, it really woke that car up! I thought the Aero model was quick before, now I'm pushing a little over 325 bhp, and wow! Totally different car!
More Saab content please! And some more car crusher content with your Dad. I love watching your Dad work, he reminds me so much of my late father.
Said to you on IG Love our 04 95 Aero, wife especially. Just shipped it from UK to Vancouver when we emigrated we love it so much. It’s no oil painting but with regular oil and spark changes it’s so nice to drive and also pretty easy to work on. Looking forward to vid!
I worked at a dealership when the aero and viggen arrived new. Fun cars, glad to see you got the aero off the back lot. Keep it going dude. Love the channel
Our Saabs are becoming rare, love my '99 9-3 cv 5-spd. So it's good to see your 9-5 again, enjoy (rediscovering) it.
Anyone who owns or has owned a Saab, has a Saab story. I had a 9-5 AeroWagon that I both loved and hated. Was such a great car when it ran. I look forward to seeing the progress on this one! Such a cool car with oddball features that just make sense.
So good to see you putting some love into this one! So many of these go to die in New Hampshire trailer parks. If I wasn't planning on skiing this weekend, I'd offer to fly down and help you wrench on this.
Oh man. Yesssss. I love seeing this come back!
I remember the Saab. I'm excited to see it get worked on. It is so different than a lot of cars.
Love the Saab! Had the same Aero for years. The glovebox was out probably for the crazy cabin filter back there.. Hardest one i have ever run across.
Did mine yesterday, bit of a pig to get too, which is why it looks so rough when I got it out 😩
Plenty out there more difficult, the Ford Galaxy was a two man job for a cabin filter. It was half in the cabin, half in the engine bay scuttle panel. You had to push one side and pull from the other side! 🤔
Love this Saab and all the history behind the company.
I just got my 2002 9-5 aero station wagon a couple of weeks ago, it’s an amazing car! When you’re replacing the oil, please drop the pan, it’s a dirty job, but mine had a full finger-width of caked up oil on the bottom and the pickup line was also super caked up. The recommended oil for that engine is 0w-40, but everyone drives them with 5w-40, that’s why they cake up so bad
In Europe we pulled the pan and only ran Mobil 1 0W-40. So long as you don't do over 8k or a year or the same oil you're pretty much safe.
Glad to see the Saab get some love!!
When you get around to replatcing the subframe bushings, highly recommend using a hole saw to drill out the rubber, then use the small $20 harbor freight air powered reciprocating saw with a 2” blade to cut the outer metal ring in half. It’s the perfect size saw to fit up in there. Then you can smush your new poly bushings in from the top.
Definitely love the SAAB! Very sad that they are no longer making cars.
No thanks to GM, the Borg of the automotive world.
Yay! A Saab 9-5 video! I literally subscribed to this channel just before you got this car.
It's insane to think almost two years have past since then, and you have an amazing shop of your own now.
I forgot you were on here
I’ve been watching you for awhile, well before the shop, and I hadn’t seen a saab video, this is the first, so it’s cool to see an old project at bat again!
Nothing more satisfying than knocking out a job you've been ignoring / avoiding for a period of time. Love the Saab stories. In today's crazy car pricing world, it's probably doubled in value just sitting for 2 yrs.
It makes me happy to see you working to bring this car back to its former glory! I own a white 2003 SAAB 9-5 Linear (84,xxx original miles) and am working on restoring it back to its former glory and hopefully doing a sleeper build to it to make it into an Aero! Best of luck to you on your endeavors!!!
Love the Saab
Same, it's good quirky which is pretty rare 😎
I bet you end up painting it! Great to see it back on the channel.
Really excited to see you working on the 9-5 again !
I love Saab. Had a similar 9-5 from I think 1998. Now driving a 2003 9-3 Sport Sedan. Awesome cars.
Totally stoked to see the rest of the repairs on the Saab 3 or 4 videos from now 😜😂👍
I like the way you are dealing with your projects, dont overcomplicate things and get it done.
Own a 08 9-3 2.0T myself. Very clean 9-5 sir! Love these cars. Wish they still made them!! RIP!!
My wife as a 9-3 convertible. She loves that car. We will be watching this series together.
There are a lot of chores to do on your Saab, but you can probably do it in 2 days, because you're that good! A great car!
I really hope all of these automotive " content creators " don't continue to popularize saabs its been difficult running up on a saab and the seller is not a saab person but just a hustler who knows the passion some of us have for these cars and wants 3x what the value of the vehicle truly is
Yes keep us up to date on this SAAB!
Glad to see you getting the Saab ready for me 😉
You'll be the first person I message 💯
@@WatchJRGo hope I’m the second😅
Dibs!
Great to see the Saab back 😀🇬🇧
Finaly the Saab. Fantastic!
Love the SAAB, I have an 05 - 9-2X. Mostly Subaru I think, but a great car. Over 200k and it's still going strong.
All Scooby, nothing Saab about it I'm afraid. Ginger haired stepson springs to mind.
Please going on the Saab, it is a great car.
interesting factoid: while the 9-3 line switched to GM ecotec motors in ‘03 (‘04 for verts), the 9-5’s continued to use the Saab b235 motor with minimal changes until 2009. Great vid :)
I believe that was due to 9-3 body change (and new engine mounts) in '03.
Matt from Esaabparts is great. Hope to see the Saab content continue!
I second that - he is tried and true.
I'm happy to see you're back to working on the saab. I was wondering what was going on with it since I'd see it in the background but you hadn't made a video on it for forever. Its awesome to see a big UA-camr showing interest in a Saab 9-5. They tend to get overlooked by most which honestly might be a blessing since they're one of the few bargain enthusiast sort of cars left in this insane market. One thing I'd like to share with you is that 03 thankfully wasn't the last good year for the 9-5 before gm had more involvement. 04/05 are actually regarded as the best years since they came with the pcv #6 update that remedied the sludging issues these had and the aero got a very nice looking facelift in those years. 06 was when gm came in and changed a bunch and from 06-09 is known as the dame edna generation because of it's ugly front bumper with chrome around the headlights. It did still have the same 2.3t engine yours has but they did cheap out on some of the interior materials and such. They did bump up the hp across all trim models though to 260hp which was nice. 2010-2011 is when the 9-5 completely changed and where Saab was truly dead. It used a completely gm power train. I see you've done most your research though and are replacing almost all of the common components that fail with quality parts. Once your done this car will run for a long time without issue!
when you find them they're a great bargan but manuals are pretty rare
Now this is a car that I can somewhat relate working on haha!
Studying to become a mechanic and the school has a 2003 Saab 9-5 2.0t that we sometimes work on
Used to see Sabs driving around but I think they've been gone long enough you just don't see them much anymore. Neighbor in the 70s had one of the turtle looking sedans and I thought it was a funny looking car that seemed to dent easily.
Of course you don't see a lot of cars people used to daily drive like my 69 Dart. Used to be somewhat common along with all the other 60s cars but too hard to find or get parts for, usually lousy mpg, and worth too much to just drive to work now.
That looks like a good cool example of the best of the Sabs just before they gave up, hopefully parts are still easy to find.
Yes! Thanks man, I've been waiting for more SAAB content. I've got a 2010 93x and 85 900, love them both. Always something to do... But they're nice to work on and great driving cars!
I had a black 2004 Saab 9-5 Aero that was quite similar to this one. It was a 5 speed manual though and it had the unique front and rear bumpers that only 04' and 05' 9-5 Aeros had. I absolutely loved that car. Wish I still had it.
Finally more SAAB videos! Loved my old 9-3 even with all its quirks.
Makes me miss my 2006 9-3 Aero (manual)! I had it for over 3 years and just sold it earlier this summer. Some people defend Saabs as so reliable. They're not. But there is something that makes me love them unconditionally. I need another one! (But you know...I already have 3 wagons in my fleet and don't have space for another car lol).
I had that car, in the 1999 flavor. When it wasn’t in the shop getting a new ECM, it was fantastic. I think I remember it had an A/C duct to the glove box or center console and they touted it as a mini beverage refrigerator. Worked well as I recall.
Yep, glovebox had ducting to cars heater system so you could heat or cool the glovebox.
Definitely looking forward to watching you bring this old beauty back to life👍
I have four Saabs. All over 200,000 miles and running strong
I have a 2011 9-5 and I love it. These had so many cool features though...rear heated seats! Heated and cooled front seats! A cooled glovebox! Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, way before these were normal features. Most cars still don't have rear heated seats.
Another Swedish car returns, let's go! Skål mina vänner.
Glad to see the Saab back! I missed it!
My wife and I just had our first baby, three weeks ago. This channel is keeping my sanity in check, during these late night bottle feedings.
Thanks for being consistent with your quality and content!
Life saving advice: When you can't stay awake, the arm holding baby will have a hand near your midsection. PINCH yourself as hard as you can. Go for blood. It will keep you awake. ( Also a good way to make it to the next bathroom on a road trip )
Big fan of the Saab. Fix everything please and thank you :) SAAB's rule
I love that the Saab is back!
Hey. The Saab!!!
It's back! 🍻
I miss Saab life!, I wrote off my 07 93 a couple of months ago....... feel inspired to look for a new one now :)
Cool to see stuff like this back!
Bro, this car is absolutely worth anything it needs!
👍👍👍
Totally!
Excited you're back on the Saab
I'm a fan of Saab's. Hate that they are no longer a company. It's cool you are working on one though.
I remember seeing these multiple times a day. Now I can't remember the last time I saw one.
2005 was the last year of the true Saab interiors, but the 2.3l Saab engine stayed in the facelifted 9-5 (kinda e60 bmw looking) until 2009. The Saab 2.3 is a great engine once the PCV is updated- the block can take 1000hp and the stock rotating assembly can take north of 600.
Shaking is common at idle, especially when in gear, though the engine mounts do go bad. Make sure to do all 4- will take you about an hour, pretty easy job.
DM me if you want a video of one of my 9-5's steering wheel shaking at idle in drive. I did all 4 engine mounts within the last 2 years on all of them and they still shake like crazy. 4cyl secondary imbalance is ugly, especially at the relatively large 2.3l and with the heavier components needed/saab used for a high pressure turbo engine.
I love the Saab, I look forward to you fixing then flipping the car.
I'm excited for every new JR video. Can't imagine how you churn them out so quickly.
Look into the pcv update. Those 2.3 had "sludge" issues that would clog up the screen and cause low oil pressure. Also if I remember correctly you can snug back down the head bolts because a few have a tendency to back out a little causing a coolant leak.
This is a critical update. Most cars have it done already but if it has not been done yet then doing it now would be imperative... (Also not a super hard job to do)
Get an early 70s Saab sonnet. That should be a challenge. They’re so quirky, right down to the tiny Ford 4 cylinder.
You should check out vice grip garage video on the sonnet 3
Aging wheels has a lot of Saab madness as well with V4..
Always wanted a SAAB but held off since it looked like they were going away. Had a Volvo S80 for a while and even with under 100,000 miles on it, it was a maintenance nightmare -basically a part time Volvo mechanic and even then there was some unsolvable (even by shops) electrical gremlins always tripping a light... Without a lift it was impossible for me to keep up with all the issues and was happy to trade it in on anything else for a loss.
On my 2002 9-3 the shake you were talking about was a bad transmission mount and a bad engine mount all of which were easy to replace. Coil pack on my engine was a failed point I replaced it three times in six months. Thank goodness for Lifetime replacement warranty on O'Reilly parts
Love Saabs. Had a 9-3 sedan and convertible. Great little cars that are a good and rare alternative to BMWs and are relatively trouble free when maintained. Much like Porsche - maintenance is the key to many happy miles!
Looking forward to seeing this one get sorted! A beautiful car.
Good to see the car that brought me to your channel many years ago.
I always wanted a old school SAAB.
Yessss!! Saab content!🥰 May you be right that Saabs Never Die!
What a nice blast from the past!
I like the SAAB. You have a way of finding oddball automotive curiosities. At first I think, why is he messing with that? Then, you’re so excited about it, I start to think it’s cool. The Aztec for instance.
I had a black 2003 Saab 95 v6 turbo, was a good car but alot of plastic parts that would break like hvac blend door actuator and window parts. Fixed everything drove for 2 years and sold it for what I bought it for, kinda wish I kept it since you don't see many on the road nowadays.
Looking forward to this series.
Finally!
I subscribed back when you were working on this the first time around. A few pointers: It's AUTO and OFF you press at the same time while the ACC is on. This will start the calibration and run through.
Check the coolant bypass valve on the bulkhead for the coolant leak unless you see an obvious leak somewhere else. They can be slightly cracked and vaporize/leak slowly.
Did you replace ALL engine mounts? There's one on the subframe rear where the gearbox is supported, one underneath the battery tray and one by the "elkhorn" on the passenger side (which is obvious and easy to see).
As the person who asks about the 95 in all the updates and comments / updates ... Yay! It's about time!
Keep up on the Saab and keep it going you will enjoy it.
Saabs are super cool and fun cars in have a 06 9-3 aero sport combi best car I have bought. Just did a full suspension rebuild. Excite to see what you do next
Agree on dropping the oil pan and de-sludging the pan and oil pump pickup, especially if you are also doing the subframe bushings. On my ‘04, the rear subframe bushings went bad and caused a similar vibration which was worse when there was weight in the front seat.
Always liked Saabs. Will be fun to watch.
Love the Saab content!
Drop the oil pan and clean out sludge. Replace the 3 orings I'm there also. Grind the oil filter bracket so you can fit a large oil filter
So glad it's back and so excited for more content!!