What controls the idiot light on my dash that tells me to "shift up"
(manual transmission on 900se turbo)?
Is it simply engine rpm or something else?
If I shift up when it says to, the car knocks and pings and loses power.

I want to buy a used car(either a 2002 Saab 9-5 Linear Sedan or a 2001
Volvo S80).
My parents on the other hand are trying to get me to save my money and
drive one of their older 2000 Lincoln Town Cars.

Well, my 600$ 900 S has been relatively trouble free for the past two months
since I bought it. But lo and behold, there is a green pond in the backseat.
Luckily, I have a parts car and have spent the last three hours removing
everything. (well it seemed like that after taking off ...

Hello Saab experts!
I would appreciate any advise on how to go about selling my Saab 9-5 Estate
2.2 Tid 2002 in the UK
Should I try the Autorader or some specialist Saab magazines or any other?

I have asked a question abut the before but there has been a further
development, so I wanted to check if the advice I received before was still
valid. I Have a 97 SAAB 95 2.3lpt
Since I have upgraded the cars software with the BSR kit, at first I used to

I have a black, 3 door, 1993 (UK K Reg) 900 S Aero LPT with 140,000 miles on
the clock.  The bodywork is in excellent condition apart from surface rust
on the interior of the passenger door, and few minor stone chips on the
bonnet.  It has a full leather interior, electric windows ...

Any advice on what to do with a bent Saab alloy rim?  (be nice)
The outer edge was split away from the main rim body also.
Local shop says they can weld it back and re-round the rim for about
$200.  It's off my 1997 900 SE Turbo model.  I've tried one local

My 99 9-5 wagon (2.3 turbo) had a coil pack meltdown in Winnemucca NV about
4 weeks ago.  According to the mechanic, the place he bought the part says
this is a quite common part to fail.  Are there any symptoms that I should
be aware of?  Anything else it may be indicitave of?

I've read all the threads on here about replacing the antenna mast.
They all say "just slide the old mast out and feed the new one in".
I've tried that, numerous times, however the old mast won't just slide
out. I can see the old chrome sleeve at the bast of the mast, and

We are looking at a low mileage 9-3 linear with the launch package.
Plan on using it for long trips.  The front seat is not as comfy as my
9-5 wagon.  Does anyone else have that problem?  Can the seats be
traded out?  The 9-3 aero's are definitely more comfortable.

My Saab 900S looses clutch fluid and the clutch then won't engage. I was on
a hill with the car in gear the last time it happened. I tried to force the
shifter out of gear and succeeded in breaking the shift lever itself. The
cable for Reverse runs through it and is in tact.. How do ...

Salutations:
You know - if you trimmed back the trunk deck to accommadate an opera
window on an old base model 9000 V6..?
http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=8190

In a classic 900, what causes the the clutch slave cyl. to retract and the
TO bearing to release from the diaphragm springs?
A friend's 900 TO bearing pruduces a whining sound when the pedal is not
depressed, seems not to completely release from the springs.

Hello all, I have a question, I took my car to a local service center to
have the oil changed and they informed me the synthetic oil that the dealer
has been using has been congealing in the engine.  Like as the technician
described it, "Jello-like."  Has anybody else experienced ...

Or is it Subaraab? :D
According to the newspaper the Saab 9-2X ( a rebadged Subaru Impreza)
is very Euro and refined.
Anybody actually had some hands on time in one of these yet? What