Martin Lowe

Hello

I've just bought a year 2000 9-3 SE Turbo, so I'm afraid that I'll now be
asking some dumb questions in the hope that someone can answer them.

1) I've bought the dashboard cup holder, and want to fit this myself. Should
I disconnect the battery before removing the radio and the SID? If I do so,
is there anything I need to be aware of?

2) FM on the radio is fine, but AM is poor. Is this anything I can solve?

3) I believe that I have bought a HPT, but paranoia now means I'm not 100%
certain. The registration do***ents don't specify. What can I look for to
know for sure?

Thanks in anticipation.

--

Martin

Bob

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:49:34 +0100, "Martin Lowe"
<meester_lowe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Hello
>
>I've just bought a year 2000 9-3 SE Turbo, so I'm afraid that I'll now be
>asking some dumb questions in the hope that someone can answer them.
>
>1) I've bought the dashboard cup holder, and want to fit this myself. Should
>I disconnect the battery before removing the radio and the SID? If I do so,
>is there anything I need to be aware of?

Doesn't really matter... but you want to make sure you have the radio
code on hand because you will need it when you hook the radio back up.
At least pull the fuse for good luck. Disconnecting the battery will
also cause the ECU to reset and have to re-learn your driving style -
but that's not a bad thing.

>2) FM on the radio is fine, but AM is poor. Is this anything I can solve?

Check the antenna connections. Saab is not great for AM reception,
IMHE.

>
>3) I believe that I have bought a HPT, but paranoia now means I'm not 100%
>certain. The registration do***ents don't specify. What can I look for to
>know for sure?

A nice boot in the butt dyno when you kick it :-)
Get your VIN, call Saab (800#), they can tell you.

>Thanks in anticipation.

Martin Lowe

"Bob" <phony@phony.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:49:34 +0100, "Martin Lowe"
> <meester_lowe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> >3) I believe that I have bought a HPT, but paranoia now means I'm not
100%
> >certain. The registration do***ents don't specify. What can I look for to
> >know for sure?

> A nice boot in the butt dyno when you kick it :-)
> Get your VIN, call Saab (800#), they can tell you.

Is that a US number you're referring to? If so, I'm in the UK.

It does move when I floor it :-) There's also a turbo needle - am i right
in thinking that only HPT had these?

--

Martin

Bob

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 01:27:27 +0100, "Martin Lowe"
<meester_lowe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Is that a US number you're referring to? If so, I'm in the UK.

Yeah. Sorry.

>It does move when I floor it :-) There's also a turbo needle - am i right
>in thinking that only HPT had these?

That's the rumor. Turbo gauge in HPT only.

tim

"Bob" <phony@phony.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:49:34 +0100, "Martin Lowe"
> <meester_lowe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Hello
> >
> >I've just bought a year 2000 9-3 SE Turbo, so I'm afraid that I'll now be
> >asking some dumb questions in the hope that someone can answer them.
> >
> >1) I've bought the dashboard cup holder, and want to fit this myself.
Should
> >I disconnect the battery before removing the radio and the SID? If I do
so,
> >is there anything I need to be aware of?
>
> Doesn't really matter... but you want to make sure you have the radio
> code on hand because you will need it when you hook the radio back up.
> At least pull the fuse for good luck. Disconnecting the battery will
> also cause the ECU to reset and have to re-learn your driving style -
> but that's not a bad thing.
9-3 do not use radio codes. They are matched to the twice unit

> >2) FM on the radio is fine, but AM is poor. Is this anything I can solve?
>
> Check the antenna connections. Saab is not great for AM reception,
> IMHE.
>
> >
> >3) I believe that I have bought a HPT, but paranoia now means I'm not
100%
> >certain. The registration do***ents don't specify. What can I look for to
> >know for sure?
>
> A nice boot in the butt dyno when you kick it :-)
> Get your VIN, call Saab (800#), they can tell you.
>
> >Thanks in anticipation.
>

Fred W.

"Bob" <phony@phony.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 01:27:27 +0100, "Martin Lowe"
> <meester_lowe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Is that a US number you're referring to? If so, I'm in the UK.
>
> Yeah. Sorry.
>
> >It does move when I floor it :-) There's also a turbo needle - am i
right
> >in thinking that only HPT had these?
>
> That's the rumor. Turbo gauge in HPT only.

It's even better than that. In 2000 SAAB went to the 2.0 H.O.T. (High
Output Turbo) engine which has even more power (~205hp) than the earlier
2.0L full pressure turbo's (~185hp).

reference here:
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/models/2000/

-Fred W