Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:49:04 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Cold Weather Dependability
in article bu93h6$je6$1nopsamg1.svr.pol.co.uk, GG at dt97gdnonopsamail.com wrote on 16/01/2004 16:30: > > "Grunff" <grunffnopsam.com> wrote in message > news:bu9049$f5fhh$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de... >> GG wrote: >> >>> 8v >> >> This has the Bosch CIS. When the engine is cold, it uses an extra >> injector (the coldstart injector, the one with the blue plug) to >> introduce extra fuel. It knows when it's cold using the NTC temperature >> sensor (under the inlet manifold somewhere IIRC - it's been a while >> since I had an 8v). I think the temperature sensor on your model is between 2 & 3 cylinders - it was on my '85 900i. Otherwise, it's under the distributor. >> If [a] the injector is faulty, [b] the NTC is faulty, or [c] the wiring >> between them has failed, you will have cold start and running problems. >> >> -- >> Grunff > > In addition if it helps: > the car has no problem starting (almost always sparks immediately) when I > first get to it, but if it has stalled under the outlined conditions it > turns over many times before starting again. > Really annoying when you stall at a junction! > Cheers, Gwilym. Sounds very much like it's flooding. You need more air in there during warm-up. Check out the AAV! Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/
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