Apr 19
Saab 900 Turbo Spring Maintenance 2010
Posted by admin on Monday Apr 19, 2010 Under Turbo Power: Saab 900 T8 SpecialThe spring is here! (I think… Yesterday it snowed a bit again…).
I woke up the T8 Special from it’s winter hibernation last thursday to make it ready for the Saabclub Spring Meeting on the next saturday. I had some issues last fall with the car – the fuel cut kicked in at full boost (not a pleasant surprise passing a long truck…) and also the idling was a bit iffy. Also it seemed to be drinking a lot of gas…
So, time to sort those out:
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- The fuel filter was old and needed to be changed.
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- Taking the old one out.
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- Also the seals needed to be replaced – badly corroded already!
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- The old one out…
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- …And a new *olvo one in (I already had the spare and saved a few euros…)
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- The old vacuum advance unit was shot, new one needed!
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- Runs a lot smoother now and takes less fuel also!
All in all a quick fix, I also changed the motor oil for this year (I change the motor oil every year even though the car doesn’t get a lot of miles).