Hi just thought I would pop a post in saying hello as I have been looking through the forum which kind of sealed the deal on me buying a '99 Saab 9-3 2.2TiD
Now for the dumb noob questions...
I bought the car at a bargain price because it had a few problems that I am hoping to sort out with some ingenuity and not too much cash!
1st up – the stereo controls on the steering wheel – Volume down works but some egit has obviously broken the switch on the volume up, I am hoping just fitting a new microswitch inside will fix the problem.
2nd - The heater control has broken leaving it blowing hot, is there a fix for this cheaper than buying the whole front panel? I was wondering if I can solve the problem by just stripping the controls back and using a different conrol for the heater so it looks normal from the front but with a different controller behind.
3rd – Here unfortunately is the biggy – when you take the car over about 80mph the engine malfunction light comes on and it goes into it’s safe mode. There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with the engine or turbo up to that speed, it accelerates fine and isn’t using any fluids. Has anyone seen this before and have any idea what it could be?
-edit- oh and if I should be asking for help elsewhere please point the way!
Now for the dumb noob questions...
I bought the car at a bargain price because it had a few problems that I am hoping to sort out with some ingenuity and not too much cash!
1st up – the stereo controls on the steering wheel – Volume down works but some egit has obviously broken the switch on the volume up, I am hoping just fitting a new microswitch inside will fix the problem.
2nd - The heater control has broken leaving it blowing hot, is there a fix for this cheaper than buying the whole front panel? I was wondering if I can solve the problem by just stripping the controls back and using a different conrol for the heater so it looks normal from the front but with a different controller behind.
3rd – Here unfortunately is the biggy – when you take the car over about 80mph the engine malfunction light comes on and it goes into it’s safe mode. There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with the engine or turbo up to that speed, it accelerates fine and isn’t using any fluids. Has anyone seen this before and have any idea what it could be?
-edit- oh and if I should be asking for help elsewhere please point the way!