Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:57:07 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: saab 900 electric problems?
in article mlQti.404696$p47.20901nospamsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net, Greta at sarek-gmcnospamdnet.att.net wrote on 07/08/2007 02:58: > I know old Saabs have oil leakage issues but do they also have serious > electric problems - expensive to have fixed? Heard this recently from a > mechanic relative both to a non-functioning horn and heated driver's seat. Automotive electrics are pretty much the same whatever the car - you pay for the electrician's time, really. Check their hourly rate and use one that has been recommended. As far as the old 900 goes, the electrics are pretty simple. The car is well documented in amateur mechanics manuals and the service manuals that are used by garages are well detailed. I've been able to fix most little electrical gremlins with a multimeter, the wiring diagrams and a reel of new wire ... I'm no electrician, BTW :) Specifically, I cannot see what is difficult about the horn - IIRC the steering wheel buttons are grounded onto the steering column and the actuating wire goes down to a pair of horns. Anyone could fix it, really. Nothing at all complicated. Same with the heated seats. If someone has broken the heating grid (by kneeling or standing on the seat) then you'll need a new one of those, but the supply and grounding is not difficult to understand, nor the pressure sensor setup. TBH, I wouldn't worry - if a garage tells you jobs like that are going to be expensive, go to an auto electrician. Both of those example jobs could be removed and new wire/parts refitted inside an hour by an auto electrician, I'm sure. I reckon I could do the seat, new wire and all in a couple of hours. Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/
