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Just possibly some dumb answeres some of them mine!
1. The coolant resivoir is the plastic tank just foward and above the right front wheel.
2. Item #1 should not have its cap removed when the car is hot. It can have up to 18 pounds per squre inch (PSI) of pressure that contains steam in it. Both a burn hazard and the cap can take off like a rocket if there is presure under it.
3. Check your fluids regular! Tire pressure too! In a perfect world this would be once a week or every time you get gas! The trick is deciding if the max line is hot or cold, have you noticed that some of the fluids appear fuller when the car has warmed up? Personally, I want the fluids below MAX when hot and above MIN when cold. Don't remember if your tranny is auto or 5-speed but if auto, there are separate hot and cold min/max. The brake fluid is kind of tricky, as the brake pads on an all disk brake car (another term to learn)wear the fluid should go down, if you keep it at MAX, when new pads are installed, the fluid can overflow and brake fluid makes pretty good paint stripper.... Under the hood.... left front is windshield washer resivoir,,,personal preferance how much is in there. Modern day batteries do not need fluid routinly, if they are low its a sign of a charging system problem....On the bulkhead in front of the driver is the brake fluid....at the back of the engine on the left (passenger) side is the "dipstick" for the engine oil, check after the car has been shut off several minuites.....just towards the tire from the dipstick is the power steering fluid, keep somewhere between high and low. Your SAAB has several fluid leval monitors that check every time the car is started, but, like an "idiot" light they tell the idiot they have let their fluid get to low.
4. No idea where that tube goes on your year of car. That area, being a low point may have a built in drain.
5. The hardest part of changing the hoses is the new words you learn when your hand slips while pulling the old one off and blood from your knuckles is running on the ground. If you are absolutly sure you have the right new hose you can cut the old one off with a sharp knife,,the trick is there are hundreds of hoses and I hate to find out my new one is wrong after I just cut up the old one...And do it with a cold engine..burns seem to hurt more than cuts ...and used grease and oil make a good substiutute for a band-aid.(OK shop humor)
posted by 166.102.38...
, Mon, 2 Sep 2002 23:04:55
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