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We too bought a new to us '03 9-5 Aero 5 spd just two weeks ago. Driving it down to my son's school we took a pit stop. The car would NOT restart. No lights, chime, NOTHING. Turned out to be a loose / corroded battery connections, so check and clean them. It too sat a lot: 16,000 miles in the past seven years. Also check the condition of batteries in your keys. I hope the car came with two, if not absolutely buy a spare.
The AC doesn't work on our car either although the controller looks to be functioning correctly. I found fluid and dye at the junction on bottom of the receiver dryer. It's down low near the front of the radiator on the driver's side. The AC lines can come in contact with the Auto Trans cooler lines too and wear through so check that. They run across the sub-frame cross member below the radiator. The condensers and evaporators on these cars rarely fail. It's usually lines and / or connections.
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'03 Aero 5Spd, Krona, 290 bhp (son's)
Sold:
'04 Aero Sport Kombi, Sport Tek, BSR
'03 Linear 5 spd. Krona Mods, 350 bhp
Posts in this Thread:
- Just bought a 9-5 - preventative maintenance suggestions?, Chip Fichot
, Wed, 3 Oct 2018 11:43:31- Re: Just bought a 9-5 - preventative maintenance suggestions?, Doug W
, Thu, 4 Oct 2018 09:45:35 <-- Viewing This Message - Re: Just bought a 9-5 - preventative maintenance suggestions?, Dave The Ice Age Knave
, Wed, 3 Oct 2018 21:11:13 - Re: Just bought a 9-5 - preventative maintenance suggestions?, Itsasaab, Wed, 3 Oct 2018 15:11:36
- Re: Just bought a 9-5 - preventative maintenance suggestions?, Boris Bubbanov, Wed, 3 Oct 2018 14:07:47
- Re: Just bought a 9-5 - preventative maintenance suggestions?, Snowmobile
, Wed, 3 Oct 2018 12:39:33
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