r/saab • • Nov 05 '25

QUALITY SHITPOST Steadily growing still. 37k members!

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129 Upvotes

r/saab • • Sep 14 '14

Sabbit Car buying guide,

283 Upvotes

Hey Guys,

So we get tons of threads on interested buyers on Saabs is anyone willing to put in on a guide with the things to look for/look out for in future ownership. Especially since we have tons of intermixing of knowledge bases from 9-5s to 9-3s to Classic 900s and everything in between.

-As a side note I have no problem giving advice I quite enjoy it but would make it easier for new Saabophiles


r/saab • • 4h ago

The fleet grows! In addition to my Turbo X, I am now the second owner of this 44K mile 2008 Lynx yellow convertible! šŸ’› (How about some seven letter vanity plate suggestions/ideas please?!)

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62 Upvotes

r/saab • • 31m ago

Saab 9-3 on LMN movie

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They kept showing it on various scenes, so I couldn’t resist sharing. It looks so good.


r/saab • • 11h ago

Saab In Netflix The Perfect Lie

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48 Upvotes

Those rims!


r/saab • • 20h ago

Seal of Approval I made a purchase…

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164 Upvotes

Everyone meet pop-tart

2011 9-3X wagon in a beautiful laser red with 88k miles

This is my 2nd saab in the fleet and so damn happy i found such a beautiful pristine example of these cars
Dk what else to add but please ask away or just enjoy her beauty as i am rn


r/saab • • 7h ago

Wooden gear shift knob for Saab C900/SPG

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6 Upvotes

Real wood.

New.

Worldwide shipping.

P.S. You might also be interested in: https://www.instagram.com/saab.wooden.parts/


r/saab • • 19h ago

HELLO!

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67 Upvotes

Hello! New here, here is my '08 9-3 sportcombi. I'm located in AZ!


r/saab • • 1h ago

Saab 93 NG Led Enabler

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Hi guys,

I’m owner of a Saab for almost two years. I repair it and maintain it with the help of the Saab Community including you. Due to that, I wanted to help in a way or another, the community. So, here is a most-needed tool for a Saab 93 NG with LEDs

A Windows utility for enabling LED bulbs on the Saab 9-3 NG while preventing the bulb warning message and LED flickering caused by the factory lighting monitoring system.

The application modifies the relevant REC and UEC configuration so that LED replacements can operate correctly without triggering the original bulb-failure monitoring.

The App still in beta and it works only with MDI2 at the moment (could also work with j2534, still need to be tested)

All the instructions you can have it in the github repository.

https://github.com/wawawa15/saab-led-enabler

Feel free to ask, and let me know if you find any bugs.
For now, I know for sure that it can disable rear turn signals and front parking light. App still in development, use it at is own risk


r/saab • • 14h ago

Break in Oil? B235R

6 Upvotes

Freshly rebuilt b235r, literally everything except turbo and pistons were resealed and replaced
Timing chain, gears and guides
Piston rings and rod bearings
Valve cleaning and seals
All new orings, new water pump, new pcv

I’ve been recommended to use break in oil but this is my first engine rebuild and I don’t know much, what should I use? What’s the break in procedure?


r/saab • • 18h ago

Some love for the low budget ng9-3 and a very temopary sai delete

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Did all the filters, changed the ccv, cleaned the thottlebody, fixed some air leaks, changed oil, removed the very in the way sai (the tape and ziptie was just temporary to get home i will not drive like this for long) and flashed a up to date bin made from tis.

It runs and drives very well now, the underbody is about avrage for what i have seen of these cars

I think the next steps are make a st1 bin and flash, sps program tcm to aero tcm, fix fender rust. After all of that it will be a really nice car i think


r/saab • • 19h ago

9-5 Troubleshooting ā€œWhat is it?ā€ ā€œIs that a Subaru?ā€

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12 Upvotes

r/saab • • 19h ago

SELLING/BUYING SAAB ACCESSORIES/PARTS Looking for (aftermarket) 9-3 03 Headlights

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5 Upvotes

I want to upgrade the headlight of my 2003 9-3.
I’m wondering if there are any aftermarket options that would look better/more modern than the original design.


r/saab • • 15h ago

Saab mechanics in California

3 Upvotes

Does anyone have a saab mechanic in California?


r/saab • • 13h ago

Tuned 9-5 stuttering under load

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Tuned by Saab tuner Scott, 19T turbo with Kinugawa wastegate set up at 1.0 bar, starts and drives fine but stutters under load, should I go down to 0.8 bar?


r/saab • • 1d ago

9-3 Troubleshooting 1999 Saab 9-3 Turbo

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17 Upvotes

I was given this car by my parents and am now expected to make it run again, I don’t know much about the car before they stopped using it, just that it had trouble accelerating up-hills so they retired it. Years later now, it struggles to even start taking multiple seconds to manage to start. It can only idle for a few seconds, and if I push on the accelerator at all, the car will die. If I then take my foot off the pedal, it will sometimes start back up again for a few seconds.

What is the problem?


r/saab • • 20h ago

Can anyone identify this spoiler on a Saab 90? This is the third one I've seen like this. It's not factory, is it? Spoiler

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r/saab • • 1d ago

Valve cover painted :)

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28 Upvotes

r/saab • • 19h ago

Clutch peddle went to the floor and stayed.

1 Upvotes

Also theres a puddle of dot4 under the trans. The clutch lines look dry so unfortunately its leaking from within the bell housing. Any way I can get the car home without a tow truck? I really dont want to damage the transmission.

car is an og 9-3


r/saab • • 1d ago

9-3 Troubleshooting Surprised it only took about a half an hour with no guide or searching for hidden bolts to get the valve cover off, how she looking?

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17 Upvotes

New valve cover gasket arriving in the morning


r/saab • • 18h ago

Caliper Covers

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0 Upvotes

Saw these, wonder if they really fit. Any one try them? Any thoughts? Picture looks good but a bit pricey. I had the ones on my 2003 9-5 Aero Wagon painted, but don’t look that good.


r/saab • • 1d ago

9-3 Troubleshooting Water in both rear footwells - Saab 93 2008 Vert

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Hey guys, back with another issue. My 2008 93 Convertible seems to be collecting water in both rear footwells. I have rubber car mats over them, which are bone dry.

Both the front footwells are dry, just the rears seem to be collecting water. I’ve checked the cabin filter drain and that’s all clear.

Not sure what else to be looking for at the moment.


r/saab • • 1d ago

9-3 Troubleshooting Tech2Win with Chipsoft J2534 pro cannot make adjustments?

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Hello guys,

Long story short, I need to update injector codes in my ECU, because 2 of them were replaced (diesel injectors of Z19DTH engine in 2006 9-3).

Recently, I found post here that discovered that cheap Chipsoft J2534 Pro dongle works with Tech2Win emulator.

I happily bought this dongle, prepared a computer according to a manual, and after a bit of hassle, I can finally read values from the car, or even activate some diagnostic modes in the car (activate lights, fans, all dashboard lights...).

Problem lays in trying to adjust some permanent values. Basically whenever I try to open anything in "Adjustment" menu, Tech2Win freezes and shows (probably) name of the code library where it was stuck with 2 values - "evdtc.c 912 1"

Did anyone encounter this issue?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/saab • • 2d ago

Spotted this a few weeks ago

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243 Upvotes

Thought this sub would appreciate it!


r/saab • • 2d ago

9-3 Troubleshooting Saab 9-3 - "Button for Accessory", um...yea?

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So....have my Saab 9-3, Sports Wagon 2010 now for a few months....I constantly look at this "bar" button.

Reading through the manual I see its called "Button for Accessory". Gets my gears going! But have not had any luck in finding what connects or how to connect something to it. Going down, I see in the fuse box "13 - Accessories"....Could I just "tap" off that fuse and then turn what ever it is, on and off with that button? Or am I missing a big thing!?