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Car Forum / Saab Cars / April 2005

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no more cabin fan!  9-3 se 2.0 lpt

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jonesy - 23 Apr 2005 22:47 GMT
small problem ... i have a 9-3 se 2.0 lpt

it has been getting thru a fair bit of anti-freeze/coolant over the
past few months (perhaps a litre a month), and the internal cabin fan
has started making a noise  cant see an obvious leak so i have just
been topping her up for now

the cabin fan has just stopped working now i have no more air
circulation at all , the sid appears fully functional, adjusts to temp
, manual intervention etc but NO fan and no interior cooling or
heating

questions:  

any ideas where to start looking first? checked out fuses etc seems
all OK

cost of likely fix ...? how tricky to get at if it needs a new fan
replacement

where to source ?

is there any checking i can do myself that wont require wholesale
dismantling of dash !!

cheers
Jim M - 24 Apr 2005 03:11 GMT
A litre a month of coolant is a fairly signigicant loss. Just keep an eye on
the oil to make sure that it's not getting into the crankcase due to a
failed head gasket. I've got a '95 900S 2.3L that has had a few small
coolant leaks. The cast alumunum connector tube that goes from the water
pump to the block has a couple of o-rings that have leaked. The radiator
developed a small leak where one of the side-tanks attaches, and almost
every connection where a hose attaches to a fitting had leaked at one time
or another.

As far as the cabin fan, if it's the same arrangement as my 900, it's a
relatively easy to remove and replace. Just remove the wiper arms, the
plastic cowl guarding below, and you should find the cabin fan and resistor
pack under the cabin air filter. At that point, use a test light or
voltmeter to see if power is getting to the fan motor.

For my car, a replacement fan/motor is approx. $250.00 USD from
eeuroparts.com  (I know because I recently priced one as mine is making a
burning smell. For $250, it's going to keep burning for a while ;--)

Good Luck,

Jim

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Charles C. - 24 Apr 2005 14:52 GMT
> small problem ... i have a 9-3 se 2.0 lpt
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Forget the fan and fix the leak first.

If the coolant is not running under the correct pressure the engine will
run warmer.  If it runs warmer it can overheat and then it will be an
expensive job to fix it.

Regards
Charles

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