Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:04:32 +0000 From: Nigel Goodship <nigelgoodshipnopsamcom> Subject: Re: '91 9000 bitch of a problem. 10 days in garage, no diagnosis HELP!!!
On 18/09/03 6:03 pm, in article 3F69F358.D953B37nopsamservice.co.uk, "Mars" <marsnopsamservice.co.uk> wrote: > My 9000 cuts out, won't start when it feels like it, dies whenever it > bloody feels like it, usually when there's a big mother of a bus heading > for me at a junction doing well over the speed it should be! The only > diagnosis that's consistent is there is no live feed to the injector > circuit. garage thought it was the ignition switch, then the relays, > then a diode, then who knows. It's also intermittent, to make things > worse.Might be worse when the engine's hot. The whole shebang goes down > as you drive, not just one cylinder, then it'll cut back in again, until > it decides to die completely. Sometimes it will die of it's own accord > when it's running when parked. SIX BLOODY MONTHS I've lived with this > bitch. My wife is looking at Fords. Someone help me please I've got a > lot to lose, I'm the guy who said "Saab are the best, totally reliable, > trust me..." > > zazu > I have recently suffered exactly these symptoms in an old 9000. It was a faulty ignition amplifier (the semiconductor ignition switching transistor module bolted to the top of the left inner wing), a part that my supplier assured me "never goes wrong". Hope I'm not too late with this info - only just seen your post.