Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:09:07 -0000 From: "Neville \(www.mechanical-art.co.uk\)" <nevillenopsamanical-art.co.uk> Subject: Re: Flooding
Thanks for the reply Christian - I'll check it out (if I can find it!) Neville www.mechanical-art.co.uk "Inky" <yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com> wrote in message news:ii491v802121jauomfbvtbdfihqeaomkf3nopsamcom... > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:23:35 -0000, "Neville > \(www.mechanical-art.co.uk\)" <nevillenopsamanical-art.co.uk> wrote: > > >I have a 4-year-old 9-5 2.0 LPT which is very prone to flooding. I bought > >the car second-hand 6 months ago and so I am a Saab novice. Its not as if I > >drive it a few yards and then switch off, but if I don't let the engine > >fully warm up it can be a pig to start from cold again. > > > >Is this normal for these cars? - I can't believe it is! > > I have an '85 900 8V so I don't know how similar the engine is to your > newer 9-5 but this is very much like what happened when the cold start > injector (or sensor) failed in my Saab. I simply disconnected it. > > >Neville > > -- Christian