My SAAB needs repair advice, help!
Lähetetty: Pe Helmi 26, 2010 19:29
Moro,
I had a little trouble on a long distance drive (2 500 km) with my Saab 900S 2.0 16V.
The radiator started to leak, slowly but unstoppably. Luckily the leakage was so slow that it was enough to refill the cooling liquid in - let's say - every ~300-400 km. The engine temperature was always in the middle of the green zone during the whole distance.
This alone would not have been a serious problem, however the coolant leaked down from the top right corner of the radiator partly to the exhaust pipe (where it's connected to the engine) and also partly to the cables next to the battery in the bottom of the radiator.
Can the coolant cause any damage to the electrical cables/connectors? If yes, what should I do with them? (WD40?)
The reason I suspect that something is wrong there is because since this accident happened the car occasionaly looses the ignition when I drive it at higher speed (above 100). When this happens the "CHECK ENGINE" turns on and the engine goes off. When I restart the car everything seems to be normal.
Sometimes when this happens the engine does not loose the ignition, but it keeps running and the car twiches quite badly. As I mentioned this mostly happens above 100, but rarely even at lower speeds.
I'd really appreciate some advices;
Thanks,
A Saab owner
Ps: The radiator is already fixed by a guy who has repaired radiators in the last 26 years (for 15 EUR).
I had a little trouble on a long distance drive (2 500 km) with my Saab 900S 2.0 16V.
The radiator started to leak, slowly but unstoppably. Luckily the leakage was so slow that it was enough to refill the cooling liquid in - let's say - every ~300-400 km. The engine temperature was always in the middle of the green zone during the whole distance.
This alone would not have been a serious problem, however the coolant leaked down from the top right corner of the radiator partly to the exhaust pipe (where it's connected to the engine) and also partly to the cables next to the battery in the bottom of the radiator.
Can the coolant cause any damage to the electrical cables/connectors? If yes, what should I do with them? (WD40?)
The reason I suspect that something is wrong there is because since this accident happened the car occasionaly looses the ignition when I drive it at higher speed (above 100). When this happens the "CHECK ENGINE" turns on and the engine goes off. When I restart the car everything seems to be normal.
Sometimes when this happens the engine does not loose the ignition, but it keeps running and the car twiches quite badly. As I mentioned this mostly happens above 100, but rarely even at lower speeds.
I'd really appreciate some advices;
Thanks,
A Saab owner
Ps: The radiator is already fixed by a guy who has repaired radiators in the last 26 years (for 15 EUR).