Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 15:55:23 GMT From: Johannes <johsnospamkblock2334sizefitter.com> Subject: Re: Ignition cassette failure? (2001 95 2.3T)
Hoov wrote: > > My wife was driving my 2001 95 2.3T (40k miles on it) on the > highway doing around 70mph when the car simply died. No power. This car > is in MINT condition. I bought it used w/ 20k on it about four months > ago. I determined that it is not getting spark by pulling the ignition > casset, puting a plug in it, grounded the plug and turning it over. No > spark. Turns over just fine. I talked with a couple of different Saab > machanics that I know and they both said the same thing. "Your ignition > rack is gone". Well I bought some OBD2 scanning hardware/software and > while the software seems to work, it reports no DTCs. My question s > are: > 1) Would all 4 coil packs go at once? Would it just die mid stride? Usually there are some intermittent symptoms a couple of days in advance of complete failure. 40k miles is a bit early for this. One of the coils may burn out and disable the whole cassette. The cassette is not repairable. > 2)if my ignition cassette has failed, should I expect to see a DTC > comming from the OBD2 scanner? > > Any help is greatly appreciated. I would really like to be sure of > the problem before I lay out 500 bucks for a non-returnable part. Shop around on the internet and you might find a cheaper cassette. It's a simple DIY job to replace the ignition cassette.
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