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Hello, Recently bought an '07 9-3 and it's been great so far! I bought it knowing it had a rear main seal leak and that it was still on the original clutch at 190k miles. Surprisingly, the clutch still feels super smooth and overall quite good. However, I recently started hearing a noise that I...

Hi everyone, Things are going well with the Red Sled after replacing the starter from the now departed parts car. (Knock on the wood trimmed cluster panel.) One of the many bits I pulled from said parts machine was the turbo. Mostly because I know next to nothing about em, and partly because I...

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Hi all, Here is a DIY guide I put together regarding recent CV axle inner carrier bushing I tackled some weeks ago.

Hi there, I have a 2008 9-3 2.0 T, the sportCombi. I hit a tire on the road a few months back, and the front bottom bumper got a bit of a dinge. I manged to bend it all back, but I have to replace it at some point. Thing is, the one I have is the one with the bottom fog lights. And it just...

I want to connect wires to switches instead of using the ignition switch. Ideally, I'd have three switches - power (on/off), start (momentary), and accessory (on/off). However, I'd be perfectly happy with just power and start switches. Although I have Bentley's and the ignition switch...

A sharpie Silver paint marker worked wonders on my faded hatch logos. After the silver paint marker dried, I used a black sharpie to clean up the messy edges. I could have done it on the car after trying it on my workbench. Afterward I did the 2.3 logo while it was still on the car...

OK ok... I'm lazy and on a short lunch break - need to replace both of these - the intermediate pipe is more patches than pipe... questions: 1.) I'm rich in character but short on cash. The only site I checked for these so far was EEuroparts... $260 for the header and $95 for the...

The switch on my driver side door started having an issue where it could roll the front passenger window back up but not down, all other controls were working as normal. I checked out the replacement cost for the switch (Part Number 12772063) and it was running around 100$ so I figured it could...

Yea... used 5w20 as the thread title said. I think this shouldn't cause any problems as it's still 8 F outside, but if anyone knows different please let me know. Thanks!

Copy and pasting most of this from Dustin, but adding some while also taking out some unnecessary things. But, I was agitated from not finding much from google/forum search, so here we go, please sticky. This is for the 2003+ Saab 9-3 6 speed F40 Manual Transmission Flush. Replacing the fluid...

Finally got my shipment from Eeuroparts: Viggen clutch kit (9636721) Slave (ZA3406A1)) Axle seals (55353153) Rear main seal (0750476) Flywheel bolts (30551806) Haven't grabbed the engine support from Harbor Freight yet (tomorrow, hopefully), but I pulled the downpipe (though it's stuck at...

(I had originally posted this in the "what did you do to your car today?" thread but one of the replies stated it would be nice to have this in its own thread for others to see and have better tags, etc.) Thanks to this thread: http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=204343 - for the...

Hey guys, Been looking around and I've seen an aftermarket kit but I want to know if anyone has made there own. I can't imagine it being that difficult. Just measure and cut right? Also thinking about replacing all the rubber on the intake. From MAS to turbo inlet and a open air to MAS. Let me...

Hello, anyone know where I can get step-by-step instruction on replacing battery? Thanks! 2006 9-3 Aero

I created this DIY when my wife's 2008 9-7x battery died. As it turns out, the blower motor didn't turnoff. Even with the key out and vehicle locked, the blower stayed on. Always! After doing a little research, it turns out that the culprit is a resistor behind the blower motor. I ended up...

Hi guys, I have a safety related question. There's something about crawling under a car on jack stands that makes me think I'm about to win a Darwin award. I was under mine today doing the PCV update. What's the preferred (safest) way to get under the car, without digging an access pit in my...

So I've seen a few threads in which members talk about their aftermarket lenses, but never actually seen a thread about it. Let me start by saying I'm new to the whole "retrofitting" or whatever you would like to call it, but I am pretty handy with things so the swap was no problem for me. It...

Hi all! Since I bought my SC two years ago, I wanted a to change my rear bumper, I wanted the Hirsch Rear diffuser because it looked AWSOME;ol;, however after some reserch, I found out that it was only for 2008 + models, I have a 07, nobody made one for the 07 so I gave up. Fast forward to four...