Car wont start: electrical...ANSWER!!!!! - Saab 9000 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! |
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Car wont start: electrical...ANSWER!!!!!
Posted by Joe98 (more from Joe98) on Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:50:33
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Well, I took a spare battery to the 9K in the parking lot of the Saab dealer, put it in, and guess what? IT WORKED!!!!! In all my experiences with dead batteries, this one stumped me. The "no-start" symptoms just did not resemble a dead-battery cause...
So, I drove over to my local parts store, bought a new battery for $63 (Duralast, not my first choice, but it's all I had access to at 7:00 pm), popped it in, and drove away happy.
I called the dealer this morning to let them know I fixed the problem, and would be over later to pay for the $101 tow bill. That's much better than what they would have charged if they had installed a "Saab" battery (which, by the way, is EXACTLY the same shape as the Duralast: my nylon battery cover fits over it perfectly, and the hold down clamp fits onto it perfectly as well--makes you think who really makes their "oem" batteries).
So, now, I left the car there since I need the base-boost adjusted due to me installing a JT 3" full exhaust last month. Sorry, BillJ, but I have not had the time to get under my car and do it myself, and figured since it's already there, might as well get it done.
Thanks to everyone for all their tips!!!!!
Joe
posted by 12.111.48...
Posts in this Thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
![](/tsn/xyz/stateofninebutton.gif) |
SaabClub.com
![](/tsn/xyz/scnabutton.gif) |
Jak Stoll Performance
![](/tsn/xyz/jakstollbutton.gif) |
M Car Covers
![](/tsn/xyz/mcarcoversbutton.gif) |
Ad Available
![](/tsn/xyz/buttonavailable.gif) |
![](/tsn/images/tsnmap.gif)
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!