Hello,my name is Santisa Cheffen I am a national talent scout with a
large entertainment networking company worldwide.I am looking for
talents in modeling(non nudity),acting,musicians,dancers and comedians
all shapes,sizes and nationalities.Weather you are experienced to

I have an '02 9-5 Aero with 77k miles on it.  Folks in this group recommend
carrying a DI cassete in your trunk, because it WILL fail sooner or later,
generally between 75k and 100k milres.  It has two failure modes:  a Check
Engine light, or *poof* you're walking.

Not so much interference as complete and total static nearly anytime
the rear defrost light is lit.  Turn on the car, radio on, rear
defrost on, drive a minute or less, radio cuts out, hit defrost
button, radio back on until such time as you hit the rear defrost

...for the serpentine belt on a "94 Saab 9000 CSE? Three hours seems a
bit excessive to me. It's not like it's that hard to get at. I thought
of doing it myself, but it looks a bit tricky.
Any advice appreciated.

... Anyone not seen it yet, check out:
<http://www.saabscene.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31628769>
Personally, I think it look superb! I'm not sure how that style would fair
on the 9-3SS, or the 9-5 which ought to be more sophisticated, but for a

I have an eight year-old  9-5 which has now covered nearly 89000 miles.
Could somebody please let me know if any timing belts/tensioners are
due/overdue for replacement.
I've been told nothing is needed as the belt is a chain belt. The manual is

I just got the car (German basic model, 220kkm great condition). The
central locking operates intermittently. I searched past posts, but
didn't see any relating to this particular vintage. Can anyone point
me to the controller? Any other advice?

I used to have a 9000 CSE, which when it had done about 100,000 miles,
started always trying to send out warm air.
This was apparently fixed by replacing the air temperature sensor in the
dash.

I don't know why, but both are dead.  I have checked the No.6, 30A
micro fuse located in the rear electrical center and it was good.
There are no other electrical problems that I have noticed.
Can someone help me find this or am I looking at a visit to the dealer?

I have a 2002 9-3 that I suspect the Crank Posisiton Sensor has gone.
The starting is inconsistent...but it always does after a bit.  Does
the CPS seem like a possibility?
How does one go about changing the sensor?  Is there any pictures or

My son's 94 900 (2.3l, non-turbo) idles at about 2k rpms. What should
I be looking at to solve this?
-John O

I don't know why, but both are dead.  I have checked the No.6, 30A
micro fuse located in the rear electrical center and it was good.
There are no other electrical problems that I have noticed.
Can someone help me find this or am I looking at a visit to the dealer?

i can't believe this thing hasn't been recalled. I mean it happens to
every saab and its damn expensive

I own 1995 saab 900s conv. lost my keys with the remote. after a big
battel with the dealer and with ebays help and only $120 insted of
$600 as per dealer i have a key and a remote. my next step is to
program it. Anyone has any clues on how to program it with out going

   I am very interested in getting a '99 to '03  convertible.  I have
found a decent one locally but a few letters are out in the driver
information display.  I understand this unit is troublesome on the pre
03 models.  Is this true?  Any estimates on how much it costs to