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OK, slow down... Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:21:52
In Reply to: Re: where is the fuel pump?, parris, Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:45:34 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
First, has this car ever run while in your possession?
On top of the fuel pump there is a rectangular electrical connector. It has four wires - two fat ones are the fuel pump, two thin ones are the fuel level sender. On either side of the connector there are two vertical pipes molded into the top of the pump. There are two hoses that come from the passenger side, and each should have a 90 degree plastic barb on it. The barbs should be sticking into the vertical pipes. One is the pump output, and the other is the pump return. If they aren't plugged into the pump, I can understand why the pump was unplugged - running the pump with either hose disconnected will result in spraying high pressure fuel all over the place.
The oil drain plug is at the rear of the oil pan, facing aft. There is an oil level sender, and that goes in the FRONT of the oil pan. It has an electrical cable connected. An easy way to tell if you have oil is to pull out the dipstick. If it shows a normal amount of oil, then whatever you're looking at isn't the oil drain plug. If the dipstick is dry, then yes, you've got an issue. However, just cranking an engine without oil really won't damage it - the speeds are low, and there is no load.
As to no start - do you have fuel? What does the fuel gauge read?
It almost sounds like you have a car that hasn't been run in a while, and that you've not seen run. Getting that running will be a trick. As to getting parts, buying parts locally is usually not a great idea - Saab dealers are very expensive, and most autoparts stores aren't going to carry the less common stuff. Your best bet is mail order - check the vendors at the bottom of the page. I've had good luck with eEuroparts and Sob Story. As to a manual, there is not a great choice for the 9000 - there is a Haynes manual that covers UK cars. But except for the steering wheel placement, it's good. You can mail order it from a variety of places. The factory manual is actually a series of manuals. They're quite good, but buying the individually can be a bit pricey. I buy the electrical manual, and make do with the Haynes. You can buy the individual factory manuals from eEuroparts.
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