Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 19:22:21 -0000 From: "chris" <chrisnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: I want to beat a Saab engineer to death with a blunt spanner...
"Adrian" <spamtrapnopsampman.freeisp.co.uk> wrote in message news:Xns943FBD7F9CB62adrianachapmanfreeisnopsam133.1.4... > Open the bonnet ('88 c900i) and everything looks *dead* easy. Pah. > > I've just spent the day basically doing a full service. 1.5 out of 5 for > "fun". > > Poor design :- > - That Sodding Air Filter. What the hell were they thinking? *THIS* is why I > want to beat a Saab engineer to death with a blunt spanner. Grrr. > - That Sodding Alternator Bracket. F'ing thing was broken, so had to be > swapped. Jaysus. Still, at least the allen bolts came undone, unlike the > bracket donor. The belts aren't fun, either, but I do like that adjuster. Air filter is easy, if you undo the intake bellows first... > > Poor previous maintenance :- > - Fuel filter unions. Seized solid. Did come in the end, though. > - Power steering belt. It didn't help that the belt GS&F supplied was a bit > too short, but it might have worked if the soddin' pivot bolt wasn't seized. > - Oil filter. It was a Fram one on there, roughly the size of a bucket. If > the alternator hadn't been out anyway, I think it'd still be in there... When a standard small filter is fitted, it's no problem to remove. Never had a problem myself, but I suppose if it's a turbo there's more stuff in the way...
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