Laying those screws on top the way you did - just asking (begging) for trouble. I also noticed you didn't check the gaps on those plugs. Do people still use a gap setter to check spark plug gaps? I also wondered about those cables that plug into the coils. At what point are those the culprit that need to be replaced?
Hmm, you're right. I didn't really think about the bolts but I can see how they would cause trouble by getting lost, or worse, falling into the actual engine. I'm going to check if I can add something of a warning overlaying the video, thanks for flagging this oversight. The NGK plugs are pre-gapped, but I guess it would still be smart to check the gap before installing, so I added a note in the description suggesting this. With the ignition coil wiring, I guess those could go bad as well but I haven't really seen that happen (yet?), nor really mentioned on any forums. The coils themselves do go bad a bit more often I suppose, especially the yellow-top ones from pre-facelift models. The black tops are a better. The addition of the knock sensor and the limited interchangeability with other models (if any) also makes them surprisingly expensive at around 180 euro / 200 dollar per four coils.
Hey, do you mean the one that's on the side near the front light? The stubby tube? If so, that's closed on my car. I had two airboxes and on both that tube is closed - not by a plug, but on the inside. If you look at the eSaabParts website, you see that a plug is listed as necessary when there is an SAI - secondary air intake. As far as I found, that is an emissions lowering method on 2003 Saab 9-3s, but on later models, the plug is not used anymore and is either closed on the inside, or closed with a plug. Esaabparts drawing: www.esaabparts.com/viewparts.php?searchpart=1§ion=51555855 Is it really open for you, or closed on the inside?
Thank you man beats paying the shop $750 usd !
Laying those screws on top the way you did - just asking (begging) for trouble. I also noticed you didn't check the gaps on those plugs. Do people still use a gap setter to check spark plug gaps? I also wondered about those cables that plug into the coils. At what point are those the culprit that need to be replaced?
Hmm, you're right. I didn't really think about the bolts but I can see how they would cause trouble by getting lost, or worse, falling into the actual engine. I'm going to check if I can add something of a warning overlaying the video, thanks for flagging this oversight.
The NGK plugs are pre-gapped, but I guess it would still be smart to check the gap before installing, so I added a note in the description suggesting this.
With the ignition coil wiring, I guess those could go bad as well but I haven't really seen that happen (yet?), nor really mentioned on any forums. The coils themselves do go bad a bit more often I suppose, especially the yellow-top ones from pre-facelift models. The black tops are a better. The addition of the knock sensor and the limited interchangeability with other models (if any) also makes them surprisingly expensive at around 180 euro / 200 dollar per four coils.
What size star screwdriver am I gonna need to open the top piece to get too the ignition coil ?
You see that tube coming out of youre airbox, on the right side of the air filter box,mine is wide open..is it supposed to be covered?
Hey, do you mean the one that's on the side near the front light? The stubby tube? If so, that's closed on my car. I had two airboxes and on both that tube is closed - not by a plug, but on the inside.
If you look at the eSaabParts website, you see that a plug is listed as necessary when there is an SAI - secondary air intake. As far as I found, that is an emissions lowering method on 2003 Saab 9-3s, but on later models, the plug is not used anymore and is either closed on the inside, or closed with a plug.
Esaabparts drawing:
www.esaabparts.com/viewparts.php?searchpart=1§ion=51555855
Is it really open for you, or closed on the inside?
@@thegreygarage im going to put in the K&N filter in a week, ill check ,i might run another tube lower with a wide end to capture more air...maybe