toastedpickles Saab 9-5 2.3t SE build

JohnBoy26

That's a lovely car and the service kit sounds like very good value. If im honest though id prefer the old wheels not that there is anything wrong with the new ones its just I think old wheels suited the car more imo. Each to their own though

toastedpickles

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

That's a lovely car and the service kit sounds like good value. If im honest though id prefer the old wheels not that there is anything wrong with the new ones its just I think old wheels suited the car more. Each to their own though

Ah yeah,gotit from england off a saab specialist The alloys are a bit like marmite, to be honest I like both of them but for different reasons, the old ones made it look very different while these make it look sporty or something, we'l see what happens anyways

toyotaavensis

I like the wheels on it now.

Noccy_Mondy

Perfection!

Ded_Zebra

Changed my mind. Those new wheels are brilliant

toastedpickles

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Changed my mind. Those new wheels are brilliant

Wehey!

So my next issue is, where do i go from here?

Ded_Zebra

toastedpickles wrote: »

Wehey!

So my next issue is, where do i go from here?

If it was me I would focus on getting the bodywork perfect. Paintless dent removal of any small dents it has and then a paint correction

toastedpickles

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

If it was me I would focus on getting the bodywork perfect. Paintless dent removal of any small dents it has and then a paint correction

That's a lottah monehs but there is some bits that are bothering me

Ded_Zebra

toastedpickles wrote: »

That's a lottah monehs but there is some bits that are bothering me

PDR isn't too bad I didn't think. I'll lend you my DA if you like

toastedpickles

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

PDR isn't too bad I didn't think. I'll lend you my DA if you like

Well if i can find someone to do it, or even attempt it myself i would, but as for the paint correction i'd leave that to someone who knows what theyre doing

Ded_Zebra

toastedpickles wrote: »

Well if i can find someone to do it, or even attempt it myself i would, but as for the paint correction i'd leave that to someone who knows what theyre doing

Ah you'll be well able to do it 'tis handy out!

toastedpickles

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Ah you'll be well able to do it 'tis handy out!

Sure bring your 88bhp of fury to mine some day and we'l give it a go :pac:

Noccy_Mondy

toastedpickles wrote: »

Wehey!

So my next issue is, where do i go from here?

It's only a small thing, but I think new reg plates would freshen it up. The old ones are gone a tad grubby. I'm not suggesting fancy ones, (well if that's what you want) just a regular set.

Ded_Zebra

toastedpickles wrote: »

Sure bring your 88bhp of fury to mine some day and we'l give it a go :pac:

I will do at some stage! Just started giving it a quickish go over with the DA

toastedpickles

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

It's only a small thing, but I think new reg plates would freshen it up. The old ones are gone a tad grubby. I'm not suggesting fancy ones, (well if that's what you want) just a regular set.

I've been meaning to get them done, but at like 40 quid a set, i can't right now I also want to get a set of phillips headlight bulbs, had the osrams so I wana see the other side now

toyotaavensis

I have the 40 quid philips bulbs. I dont think they are much better than nightbreakers and double the price.

toastedpickles

toyotaavensis wrote: »

I have the 40 quid philips bulbs. I dont think they are much better than nightbreakers and double the price.

Bums to that then I'll pillage them from the astra so

toyotaavensis

To be honest I thought that they would be great when I got them but there is no real difference i can see between these and the nightbreakers i had before. Except the price - thats a big difference.

greasepalm

you mentioned you have to drop the sump again on the saab,you should not have to do that with mobil oil as the fe or esp blend have a cleaner in the oil to keep engines cleaner but change at half the time with filter,we had an option for going with a cheaper brand of oil which we did not and heard someone using it and getting problems with engines later,even the taxi men are going to halfords and buying 3 esp at reduced price 5litre cans.
oil is just not oil as many have found out now.

toastedpickles

greasepalm wrote: »

you mentioned you have to drop the sump again on the saab,you should not have to do that with mobil oil as the fe or esp blend have a cleaner in the oil to keep engines cleaner but change at half the time with filter,we had an option for going with a cheaper brand of oil which we did not and heard someone using it and getting problems with engines later,even the taxi men are going to halfords and buying 3 esp at reduced price 5litre cans.
oil is just not oil as many have found out now.

Oh i know i don't have to do it, there's a lot i don't have to do, but I want to do it anyways, just so i know that the car is running properly and so on, besides I'd rather know myself and do it then just go "ah sure I've done it once i don't need to ever again" I think of it as a sort of checkup

Dord

Lookin' well man! The new alloys brighten it up quite a bit.

toastedpickles

So on monday I got to servicing the car, only for it to p1ss rain halfways through

Anyways! Pictures! and more of a somewhat detailed instructional guide I'll be sticking up in the service thread along with my own, yaddayadda



In the lovely box was the service kit (5l fully synth saab oil, saab air, fuel, oil and pollen filter) so I got stuck in, Oil change first, about an hour previous in portlaoise i tossed in some engine flush and drove home

So the change the oil, jack up the car, take the right wheel off, this will make sense in a minute,and put that to one side



Get under the car and undo the undertray



Now go to the right hand side and undo the nut in the wheel arch, 8mm socket does the trick for all this



So with a bit of persuasion this comes out, put it to one side, drain the oil, you'l either have a nut or a hex bit, so 13mm for the nut or a t40 bit for the other, undo the sump nut and drain the oil!



After this I went at the air filter, again on the right of the car behind the bumper



Undo the 4 screws and persuade the filter to come out, a bit of twisting and such is needed here, the new one and old



So fit that into the housing first and then put the lid back on and screw it back on

After this plug back up the sump, I use ptfe tape just to make sure the plug stays where its supposed to



Don't forget your copper ring!




More in the following post!

Noccy_Mondy

I love how you point at everything! :pac:

toastedpickles

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

I love how you point at everything! :pac:

Ah sure it has to be done!!

toastedpickles

After this remove the oil filter, I had mine tight enough that i can take it off with my hand so its a case of just using a bit of strength, you might need a removal tool though Get it off and you'l see this, and make sure have something under it to catch the oil



Get some oil and run it around the new rubber seal on the new filter



Put it back on and tighten by hand, job done!

This was the oil I drained out, golden brown colour so that's a good sign



A far cry from this



So make a funnel for the oil and fill her up! 4.5l does the trick nicely



After this do the sparkplugs

Undo the nuts holding in the coilpack, t30 bit for this



After this disconnect the di cartridge at the side, a thin screwdriver does wonders for this so get the red piece



Undo this until the plug comes out, remove the cartridge and take the coilpack out, and place it upside down, always do this!



Now onto the sparkplugs!

A 16mm sparkplug socket is needed here and a good long extension bar, like so



The old and new sparkplugs



And the new ones in!

toastedpickles

Do the pollen filter they said....its easy they said :rolleyes:

So easy it gets its own post :mad:

Anyways, to business

If there's footwell lights which in mine there is, pry them out with a flat head screwdriver and place the whole light to one side, your left with this



Then undo the bottom covering, 4 screws T20 bit



Remove the bottom carpet piece at the centre console, pop out the rivet things, I'd advise to get more of these before doing this





After the bottom piece is out remove the top screws holding the glovebox and take it out, before taking it the whole way out disconnect the air cooling, if its there, and the light



You're left with this



Now onto the filter housing, I won't lie, this is a utter pig of a job to do
Get a 6mm socket and begin unscrewing the screws, there's one up at the back which is a total pig to get at but with a bit of patience you can get it


The old and new :pac:



Slot it into the housing and do the above in reverse



Job done!

JimmyCrackCorn

Fair dues to you on the effort put into the car. Really looks like you have a few more flushes to do to get the last of the crud out of the engine.


Have you looked at chipping the ECU to get you some more fuel economy and a little more power?
http://forum.ecuproject.com/forumdisplay.php/22-Trionic-7-Tuning


Keep it up.

toastedpickles

JimmyCrackCorn wrote: »

Fair dues to you on the effort put into the car. Really looks like you have a few more flushes to do to get the last of the crud out of the engine.


Have you looked at chipping the ECU to get you some more fuel economy and a little more power?
http://forum.ecuproject.com/forumdisplay.php/22-Trionic-7-Tuning


Keep it up.

Thanks if i looked after myself this good I'd be set :pac:

I'm gona do 3 flushes up to 120K, then that should be that taken care of A remap is on the cards by a guy in England for 90 quid, gona drive over in the summer, bit of a roadtrip with herself and all, next on the cards is new ball joints friday, then get a new crankcase breather kit stuck in before the nct hopefully

greasepalm

as you say on post 17 mobil oil now using gm oil,hmm,crappy dirty parts just shows what neglect is on that car.:D

toastedpickles

toastedpickles wrote: »

The plan is to use mobil 1 oil and saab oil filters, and engine flush just before the oil change for the next few, then each year drop the sump, it'l be way shorter done because i know how to now

greasepalm wrote: »

as you say on post 17 mobil oil now using gm oil,hmm,crappy dirty parts just shows what neglect is on that car.:D

Plans don't always work boss besides, it came with a kit i bought, and I'm not going to not use it