Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 08:21:00 -0500 From: "Todd" <katynopsamdcs.com> Subject: Re: 9000CDS - Leak in footwell
In response to the last few postings....I have a 1989 9000 CD turbo...I used to own a 1985 Saab 900 turbo...I had a similar problem and it turned out to be a bad (can you guess) heater valve. To replace this valve, I was on my back for hours. I think I had to remove a great deal of the dash board. If I remember correctly there were a lot of hours to replace this valve. It was a pain..... In replacing a heater core in a 9000 is it as laborious of a task?? Todd Ken Bell wrote in message <8nimka$7bp$1nopsam.panix.com>... >In article <naZm5.4392$ci1.320615nopsam1.cableinet.net>, >Philw <philnewsnopsamht.org.uk> wrote: >>Can anyone help ? I just bought a used 9000 2.3 CDS (1990 G reg.)which >>seemed pretty OK when I had it checked over prior to purchase. Known fault >>was a non-functioning air con sytem - thought to need a recharge?. This >>might or might not be relevant. But I just discovered a "wet patch" in >>driver footwell under all the carpeting and sponge insulation (directly >>round the little drain plug thing). >>No sign of leaks above this or from pedals etc. - seems to have seeped >>upwards, but no sign of leak under car. >>Moisture is oily, green and seems for all thwe world like neat glycol >>antifreeze. >>No sign of loss of coolant from the system, which contains antifreeze but is >>of course diluted. >>No sign of failure in heating unit. >>I do get occasional misting of interior of windscreen for no apparent reason >>(in summer). >>I do get occasional faint smell of coolant (I think) from air vents. >>Any ideas would this could be ? > >Sounds like a leaking heater core, though you might be lucky and >find that it's a bad or loose hose to or from there. I have read >that replacing the heater core on a 9000 is a real pain (you must >access it from the engine side of the firewall). If you do end up >replacing it, the usual recommendation is to replace the blower at >the same time, since the work is basically the same and you'll be >really mad if you have to do it twice in short succession. > >-- >Ken Bell :: kenbellnopsamx.com :: (212) 475-4976 (voice)
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