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Mileage |
Date |
Description |
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118,141 |
11/23/2007 |
Saab purchased. |
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119,000 |
11/24/2007 |
Cleaned the entire car. |
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119,000 |
11/24/2007 |
Replaced burned out headlights and highbeam bulbs with Syvania Silver Stars.
Replaced burned out driving lights with Autozone generic bulbs.
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119,000 |
11/27/2007 |
Replaced burned out fog lights and fixed fog light mounting hardware. |
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119,000 |
11/30/2007 |
Replaced various interior lights. Patched hole in exhaust. Attempted to fix headlight relay but its still works only half the time. Cleaned cabin air temperature sensor but that little bugger still making whining noise. |
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119,000 |
12/5/2007 |
Replaced both front door interior lights and reflectors |
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119,000 |
12/15/2007 |
Replaced both front drive axles, all 4 brake rotors and pads. |
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119,200 |
1/6/2008 |
Cleaned (again) and lubed cabin air temperature sensor.
Replaced bad photosensor in Saab Trip Computer (SCC) so that display is not permantly on night mode and dim.
Replaced cracked rubber vacuum hose in engine compartment.
Installed aftermarked Prosport mechanical boost guage.
Fixed loose headlight switch.
Removed Automatic Climate Control (ACC) unit to replace burned out bulb. Bulb is not standard and will have to ordered.
Replaced burned out liscense plate bulb.
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119,200 |
1/7/2008 |
Replaced front hood badge (or as saab owners on the other side of the pond call it, bonnet badge) |
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119,500 |
1/13/2008 |
Ran a compression test, all 4 cylinders tested fine (170, 175, 170, and 170 PSI).
Changed engine oil and filter. Used Mobile Clean 7500 5w30. |
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119,600 |
1/16/2008 |
Replaced missing dome light. Replacement does not have security motion sensor.
Replace glazed rear view mirror. |
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120,600 |
3/2/2008 |
Had wheels rotated, balanced, and aligned |
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120,800 |
3/12/2008 |
Drained coolant and flushed system. Replaced thermostat with factory spec 89 degree. Refilled coolant with Audi coolant. Replaced spark plugs for NGK Iridium plugs |
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121,300 |
3/14/2008 |
Had Jak Stoll install new 3" stainless steel turbo back exhaust, replace exhaust manifold gasket, replace 2 broken exhaust manifold studs, install stage 3 ECU, and install his favorite spark plugs. |
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122,000 |
3/22/2008 |
Replaced headlight relay, bulb check relay, and hazard light relay. This fixed my turn signals / hazards but did change the fact that my headlights were always stuck on. After much research headlights are always on by design so I unplugged day time running light relay now DRL always off but at least I can turn my headlights on/off. |
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122,000 |
3/25/2008 |
Installed fuel / air ratio guage as a way to confirm that fuel pump needs to be replaced to suppor the new tuned ECU (increased boost pressure) |
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122,300 |
4/4/2008 |
Adjusted rear brakes so that emergency brake worked again. I do not recall the e-brake on the saab ever working however its possible I broke it when I replaced all brake rotors and pads. |
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122,600 |
4/18/2008 |
Replaced cracked serptentine belt. Further secured the battery by adding a custom battery tie down. |
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123,000 |
5/30/2008 |
Replaced Direct Ignition (DI) casette. |
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6/25/2008 |
Replaced burned out rear brake light. |
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124,800 |
6/28/2008 |
Changed oil and oil filter (10w40). Diagnosed leaky BPC valve. Diagnosed leak in windshield washer fluid reservoir |
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124,800 |
7/4/2008 |
Replaced BPC, radio attenna, ACC lightbulb, crankcase breather valve, oil drainplug seal. |
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7/28/2008 |
Replaced faulty ECU that burned up the BPC valve. |
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7/30/2008 |
Tightened left front wheel nut. Somehow it loosened, cause a wicked noise when turning right. |
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125,900 |
10/5/2008 |
Cleaned idle control valve,
Cleaned MAF sensor,
Replaced fuel filter,
Added dielectric grease to spark plugs to prolong life of DI Casette (ignition unit),
Added bottle of SeaFoam to 1/2 tank of fuel |
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126,000 |
11/18/2008 |
Replaced DI with used unit, replaced all 4 spark plugs, replaced BPC valve with a used unit. |
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126,500 |
12/7/2008 |
Replaced all three mosfets in the ECU |
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12/16/2008 |
Verified no leaks in turbo tubing.
Disconnected factory boost gauge since it was leaking air, now relying on aftermarket boost gauge.
Verified proper operation of wastegate and blow off valve.
Replaced degraded vacuum hose in aquarium for boost gauge. The weak hose always blew off the pressure tap. Replaced it with new rubber hose.
Determined current BPC valve resistence is low on one side.
Changed transmission fluid with Amsoil Series 2000 20w-50 Synthetic (per instructions on Townsend website)
Attempted to fix broken rear window defroster lines. It didnt work.
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127,000 |
1/18/2009 |
Diagnosed consitently dead battery as a bad battery opposed to an open circuit or some other small drain. |
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127,200 |
2/7/2009 |
Replaced turn signal / cruise control stalk so that I am no longer missing cruise control set button.
Replaced side view mirror switch.
Replaced bulbs in heated seat switches. |
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128,000 |
2/21/2009 |
Changed engine oil and filter. |
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128,300 |
3/11/2009 |
Pushed out dent in the rear passenger door. |
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129,000 |
4/26/2009 |
Replaced the air conditioning blower motor transistor. Previously, the AC fan was stuck on full blast. Now I can control the fan speed again. |
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131,600 |
7/4/2009 |
Replaced front windshield wipers |
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132,300 |
8/9/2009 |
Changed engine oil and filter (Mobil 10w40) |
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132,500 |
8/16/2009 |
Replaced A/C blower motor controller. Fixed vacuum hose leak. Replaced wood grained center console with a black one. |
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133,000 |
8/29/2009 |
Replaced shot blower motor and a leaking heater core. Also re-replaced the blower motor controller |
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133,000 |
9/7/2009 |
Replaced failing central door lock ECU.
Tightened cylinder head bolts
Repainted valve cover
Replaced valve cover gasket
Replaced valve cover breather assembly |
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133,300 |
9/19/2009 |
Patched windshield washer fluid reservoir (again, doh!)
Replaced missing turbo exhaust flange bolt |
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133,300 |
9/20/2009 |
Installed new used passenger side view mirror
Installed Abbott Racing polyurethane engine torque bushings |
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133,600 |
10/7/2009 |
Had New German Performance perform the following work:
Install Abbott Racing polyurethane transmission mount
Install Spec Stage 2+ clutch (509 ft lbs torque), model SS103H
Install Spec lightweight flywheel with 8 new flywheel bolts, model SS10A
Install new OEM clutch slave cylinder
Replace rear main seal
Replace left front axle seal
Replace tranny fluid (Amsoil Series 2000 20w-50 Synthetic) |
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133,600 |
10/11/2009 |
Fixed cruise control. Clutch and brake sensor braket was out of alignment. |
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134,400 |
10/30/2009 |
Replaced dented left rear door with a new used one |
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134,600 |
11/7/2009 |
Started soundproofing entire car to lessen exhaust noise |
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134,800 |
11/13/2009 |
Replaced shift coupling in attempt to fix tough time getting in reverse (didn't fix it) |
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134,800 |
11/15/2009 |
Added a cigarette lighter power port to rear ash tray to power more electronics on road trips. |
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134,800 |
11/16/2009 |
Painted left rear door's handle. It had turned gray, now back to jet black. Will paint rest later if the paint holds up well. |
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134,800 |
11/19/2009 |
Replaced suspected worn shifter bushings. Turned out the old ones were ok. Car still has difficulty getting in reverse. |
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135,000 |
12/1/2009 |
Replaced low beam headlights. Used Sylvania Silverstar 9006 ST/2 bulbs. |
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135,000 |
12/28/2009 |
Parts car purchased due to issues with my current tranny. Parts car is a running 1994 9000 Aero with it's own set of problems. Get ready for a flurry of part swaps! |
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135,900 |
1/24/2010 |
Changed engine oil (Mobile clean 5000, 10w-40).
Fixed serpentine belt that was coming loose |
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136,000 |
3/28/2010 |
Replaced missing idler pulley |
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137,000 |
4/30/2010 |
Replaced serpentine tensioner. Took toolbox out of parts saab. |
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139,500 |
10/1/2010 |
Changed engine oil (Rotella T 15w-40) |
