Saab 900 Manual Swap Part 2 - Deep Cleaning My Engine Bay and Engine!
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This is going to be a fun project to watch! May I make a suggestion? If one of your Saab buddies has a steam cleaner that may help get even more of the grime off the engine and engine bay. Use your simple green first to let that soak for a few minutes then apply the steamer. Looking forward to the rest of this story!
Great tip! I suppose that might have made the job a bit easier lol
they grey machines from Kärcher are your good friend Jake
Love that Track playing during the cleaning!
That pile of crap loading up in the frame rail where the steering goes through, is why most northern cars have rusted through right there. Soooo glad to see yours is rust free!! Awesome!
Thank you! Yeah there was so much crap in those little wells
"while im in there so i might as well change..." will bankrupt you trust me! but definitely worth changing all the mounts and the water pump since you have such easy access to them.
Maybe he can partner up w/ a few local companies to get some sponsors to fund all these projects. Dunno if Jacob has time since utube is not his main job.
For sure. I’m trying to avoid doing every little thing for that exact reason
I haven’t reached out to any companies about this car in particular but would be a great idea. I’ve been ordering my parts from all different places for this job
All the Euro and USA rust belt boys are GREEN with envy. Not a speck of rust on that desert SAAB!
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Labor of Love for sure and in the AZ heat! 🌞 What?! Nothing like a west coast car to save the undercarriage. Great work. 👍
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The 900 series have been the best so far! Check the gear shifter rod seal when the motor is out of the car, i replaced mine with the engine in the car and it's a job i never wanna do again.
Thanks! We put the trans through all of the gears so I’m assuming thats all in working order
@@AutoAutopsy Good! Hopefully that seal won't leak as mine did. Now i have a leak somewhere on the lid to the differential housing instead
Awesome job mate. Tiring but hugely satisfying. I highly recommend you get yourself a hand held steamer. Combined it with an industrial strength degreaser and you'll have yourself a cleaning weapon.
Oh I bet that would’ve made easy work of all of this! Lol
A good idea to change the oil pump ' o-ring and the crankshaft seal while the engine is In that position. Just a thought.
Doing the crank seal soon :)
Wow. Looks great! Had my Saab engine steam cleaned after it came out of the body shop to replace a fender. Now I just upkeep. Thanks for posting.👍
Nice!
Hard work like that really pays off, plus it'll give you a much more enjoyable environment to work in when you go to install the engine and manual. Amazing how well that engine bay has held up all these years.
Yeah I’m super happy with the result. Thanks!
I recommend sealing the engine while you have it out, valve cover, oil pan, crank seals. It looks like oil leaks based on your cleaning plus if the age of the gaskets and seals. Its a great opportunity.
Thanks for the tips. Oil pan gasket was replaced when we mounted the trans (video soon) and I’ll also be doing the crank seals as well!
Killer job on the detailing! It's one of my favorite parts of new car ownership strangely.
I agree haha. It’s always so satisfying! Thanks 🙌🏼
oh man that would be soooo satisfying to do to any engine compartment get every inch nice work
Thanks 😁
Loving this 900 restoration series
Thanks!
As others have already said, this is an amazing project. So much work for you, but hopefully a labor of love and well-worth it, and thanks for sharing everything w/us. This c900's a keeper, for sure.😎
Thanks Laura!
Good job cleaning that disaster of an engine bay!
Can't wrap my head around how rust free the car is. The battery tray is barely rusty 😳 not something we here in Sweden are used to, that's for sure.
Oil leaks lots of oil leaks, these have kept engine compartment so rust free!
Haha yep! Tons of oil laying there really helps keep the rust away
I will second that in the UK. I wish Mine was so rust free
A couple of suggestions: a plastic scraper would be less likely to cause damage...
Dry ice seems to be the go to for removing dirt from engine blocks.
Thanks for the tips! I surprisingly didn’t scratch the paint at all but plastic would’ve been better. I mainly used the metal one on the non painted areas
Nice progress through this B I G job, Jacob! Looking forward to the vid of actually doing the manual install.
Thanks :)
Get a hand held steam cleaner with a nozzle for the tight spots. Theyre amazing for getting grease off
Yeah that definitely would’ve made my life a bit easier for this
How dirty it was! And how clean under the hood now! You have did a great job! Looks like very cool!! 👍🏻👍🏻😊
Thank you :)
8:43 Wow, you where able to get a pretty "young" 5 Speed Gearbox. Looking at the numbers on that little plate, its the gearbox code that tells you what kind of box you have here.
So Autopsy`s code is GM 557 05, translatet into evolved monkey language it means:
GM: Gears Manual (GA is Gears Automatic)
5: Version of the Transmission (5 are usually the latest ones and beside the latest 4 Speed Boxes, are more robust)
5: Number of forward Gears (Some Boxes only had 4 Gears, the automatic had always only 3 Gears)
7: Gear Ratio of the Primary Drive (they are in the oval housing at front. 7 means a ratio of 0.78 and 32/25 number of teeth for input/output gears)
05: this is the variant of the box, but what exactly with variant is meant, is unknown to me
Super cool. Thanks for the info!
@@AutoAutopsy no problem, by the way, do you have interests in the official workshop manual for the gearbox? it includes the entire anatomy of the box, parts, tools and how you can take it apart. if you want to have it, same with the engine (that has some more intels than the bentley manual) just let me know, i can give both to you!
The last could be a different final drive as longer euro
version vs shorter export (overseas).
Great video, good to see the work in progress and details👍
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To catch all the dirt i wrap a thick plastic foil on the garage
floor larger then the engine bay. Prevent the ground water
from severage and contamination. Matching putty do the job.
Yeah I put down a bunch of trash bags!
Looking great, J! 👍
Thanks man!
Love the video... Looks amazing... one suggestion... Safety Glasses!
Yeah that could’ve helped in some spots I suppose!
I need a project like this old Saabs look fun to drive
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How satisfying is that!!
Super!
Looking better all the time.
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Purple 💜 power and pressure washer.... those little electric Green works are great have a dispenser as well...I even use mine on mower,, house siding.... engine,,, engine bay...and I have done many over the years.... always drain the pressure washer....it will last....
You removed all the natural rust protection! My 1989 900s sedan was saved from the junk yard by a great metal frame restorer/body tech. One section of the car that he did not have to touch was the engine bay! My slow leaking car has covered all the metal under it making rust impossible. The only "rust" issue I had early on in my ownership was from battery acid which damaged the metal under it. Still, in the long run cleaning it for you probably won't make much of a difference since you are in dry Arizona. Anyway, it looks great! I would love to see at least half of my engine and engine bay look as good.
Thank you! Yeah luckily this has been in rust free areas it’s whole life, but all of that oil definitely helped prevent it either way! 🤣👍🏼
Why not put in a Limited Slip Diff while you're at it?
Probably the closest you could get this 900 to your Turbo X. :)
Also, this is turning out to be one of the most detailed video series on the internals of the 900 engine bay. Thank you for making this!
Thanks! Hmm I haven’t considered that
Best way to lighten the car!
Yep 🤣
Will you repaint the pipe that has Turbo Intercooler with black paint? 😊 I have not done this swap on a 900 classic but did the same job on my 9000 Aero. 😊
Hmmm could be cool! I kind of like it silver as it makes it pop in the engine bay
Did you not consider using Gunk? I kept my Saab engines looking new with Gunk!
i did not unfortunately
Very nice!
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Impressive NO RUST!
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Us rust belt boys recognize that as rust proofing, sort of a drive train applied fluid film. 🤷♂️🤣
Hahaha yeah exactly
Oven cleaner will help you clean up that gearbox in a jiffy :)
Ooooh. Good tip! I have some laying around
Simple green is like a soapy water?
Rust free your quids in that saab😅💪
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If its not too late, Judging by the engine bay photos it would be worth while replacing the top control arm bushes as they look worn. It is almost impossible to do it once the engine is in place.
thanks for the heads up
Paint the battery holder too.
Hmm could be a good idea
Pretty color green
Thanks Peter!
Is that a 1992 900turbo with ABS?? with Lucas injection? Looking at swaping my 900 turbo into 1989 convertible with bosch wiring, any ideas?
it's an 88 turbo. sorry, i wouldn't know. The 900 facebook group could probably help though
@@AutoAutopsy Any particular group as there are so many, Much appreciated
You missed a spot. :D
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Should use plastic scrammer not metal
Yeah good tip. I used the metal scraper almost exclusively on non-painted surfaces and the brushes for everything with paint :)
How's your finger?
better now!
BRAKCLEAN 🤣💪AWESME😆👌SAB.
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That valve cover will look better fitted in T5 conversion red.
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@@AutoAutopsy T5 conversion will get you the red DIcassette and have it running as smooth as an NG900. The red DIC looks wicked on those Classics.
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Please replace that power steering rack with a new/rebuilt, while it's easy. It is one of the frequently replaced items on these -- nowhere near as bullet-proof as the new generation SAABs.
I’ve been spending tons of time and money on little jobs so I’ll pass on that for now. This car will bankrupt me if I replace everything! Thanks for the suggestion
Yes of course. It's just one of the most difficult jobs with these, but certainly not impossible -- you have the means to do it.
No gay music please.
Agreed. Or at least make it Heavy Metal!
hmmm "bad out of hell" from Meat Loaf would fit perfect.
@@junkman6456 *Bat ;)