i just went through this with one of my saabs just last week (i own several, must be a scandanavian thing that i can't decide between volvo and saab) but my car was sitting for six years. bad fuel. had to rebuild (yes rebuild) the fuel pump housing and replace the primer pump. besides scraping the ...

Quick question? Is it possible that the amp is going out? It maybe overheating and shutting down.

indeed.

cudatime71 - what you're describing are all symptoms of the amp being shot. i had a similar problem (similar, because it was in one of my saabs) and i spent hours completely dissecting the ...

'98 xc
81k

hi all, i've got a broke parking brake and haven't had a chance yet to get under the car. in pulling the parking brake lever something snapped. the brake cable has already been replaced once at the dealership years ago, and it's time to do it again (but not at the dealer).

does anyone ...

the other issue that's come up with both the hard start and the oil mess is that the car (on more occasions than not) indicates a 'warm temp' on the display within seconds of turning the cold engine over. the car doesn't ever overheat, but that immediate warm temperature indicator is making me ...

yep, i did the dipstick check and it smokes like a french whore (not that i would necessarily know, mind you) - and i haven't yet been able to get to the truck stop to get undercarriage cleaned up. hoping to this weekend. and what an out-STANDing tutorial writeup for the PCV ! :D

btw, thanks for ...

thanks for the quick responses :)

and thanks for the truck stop idea!

i'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's not the rear main seal - but hadn't thought of the cam seal (hmm... )

the other issue that's come up with both the hard start and the oil mess is that the car (on more occasions than ...

'98 70xc
80k miles
only one [recent] all-synthetic oil change in car's hx

hi all --

so the car has been running a little rough lately (hard to start in the morning, like the fuel pressure isn't holding tight and dropping off overnight) and its getting time for a new oil change. well, low and ...

jablackburn I rode with my Canadian neighbor one time in a car he'd brought down with him, and I looked over and he was doing 120 :mrgreen:

haha! yeah, the car's been in the states for awhile now with a display that only tics and clicks in kilos, so i've got my routine already rehearsed should ...

thank you, all!

well shoot, these weren't the answers i was hoping for but they are the answers i expected - knowledgeable. through your collective responses i've now got the info required to get the job done: locating an instrument cluster specifically for a '98. until then, and if need be, the ...

hey all!

i've got a '98 xc from canada (my wife's car) that i want to bring into the states so i need to swap out the instrument cluster from metric to standard to comply with regulations.

i found a '99 cluster at the bone yard but when i plug it into my '98 the odometer lights up with mileage but ...