Saab 9-3 Alternator Replacement (2.0T)

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[Auto Autopsy]

Hey all, little update on the door lock/window malfunction: took the door panel off yesterday and noticed a connector was unplugged somehow. Reconnected it and the issue was solved. Something very simple, thankfully! 🙂

[Lieutenant Axner]

Ok, people who know me know how much I love Saab. I'm 14 but grew with my dad having a Saab 900 Turbo cab, 9-3 and 9-5 sportcombi. My grandpa loved Saab (Sadly died 2015) , my dad love Saab and I love Saab. It's an old fantastic car. Recently I've been watching more and more videos of Saab because they are just amazing old cars. So I enjoy watching this video when a new video comes up. But I recently joined this community because of your Saab. I want my first car to be a Saab and the first car I drive a Saab which will be in 2 years. Saab is just so unique. They were more focused on the safety rather than how it looks. Like if you look at Top Gear dropping an old BMW and a Saab 900 you can see how they were focused on safety. I'm sharing this because I've been a sub for a few days and I love the videos because Saab isn't that popular because they don't make cars anymore.
(English is not my first language so if I spelled something wrong, feel free to say it.)

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فيديو مفيد و لكن نحتاج مزيدا من التفاصيل

[Tom Spencer]

That’s fiddly…but then there’s the 9-5 OG alternator r&r…SHEESH!!!! Completely buried under the oil trap on rear bottom of engine. Note to the wise: if you have 9-5 OG NEVEF EVER EVER drive through standing water. The alternator is as low to the ground as the brakes!!!

[Truth Factor]

Found my issue you saved me tons of time

[Steve Vandeveer]

as you know these things a bitter then me my 2003 93 aero starts runs good about 5 minutes then idles really rough so I shut it off try start again turns over then died try to restart it just won't turn over I unplug the negative terminal plug back in and it starts up 5 mins later does it again any ideas?

[Boogeyman B]

How many hp ? 200.. My Saab 9-3 is the vector versión and is 2.0

[Memebert]

Dude, you really need to get some power tools for that easy screwing 😀

[Denis Epiktetov]

Great video! Good to know also how you release serpentine belt and that cooling line removal. Thanks! 🙂

[Stev More]

I wanted to know how you got the belt off. I bought the same tool and i had to cut it and make it shorter

[Joseph Moghadam]

Is your coolant supposed to be that high ? I have a 2004 arc 2.0t and the coolant levels way lower then that ?

[Luke Mallory]

As someone else mentioned, could have done without the music, but job well done. Very finicky I suspect.

[Alex R.]

Auto Autopsy
Don’t throw away the faulty alternator. Open it up and check the brushes, those are replaceable. Worn brushes are quite common on “faulty” alternators.

[Lamster66]

Alternator Told you!
I noticed the extra pair of hands as she gave birth to a dead alternator!
I think the actual wriggling it out is the worst part.
Thats where I would have edited all the expleatives out lol!

[Nigel Flynn]

Music really annoying..

[magna vox]

Cool thing is once you get used to working on transverse late 90s+ cars you're ready for anything else lol.

[BIG T]

I bloody love saabs

[Herman Shelton]

Great work. I wished you showed the belt removal. I just had to replace my belt and I couldn't get that tool to work for me. Any help would be good in case I have to do it again in the future.

[focused200m]

Glad u found a solution an fixed the problem

[MassiveTrackHunter]

Very cool. Have not done that yet. Looks pretty easy.
Advice after noticing you removing the ECU: Find a spare Good used ECU from a salvage yard.
Mine went out at 192k, and they can be hard to find or ridiculously expensive for the few new ones left out there.
I recommend checking out Trionictuning's site for learning how to flash it yourself.

[Jimo]

"Installation is, of course, the exact opposite of installation". And walking in a circle, you will end up right where you started. We live for your wisdom! Thanks for the chuckle…… and it's nice to see the Arc – now….. time to address that paint….. it's polishing season!

[Tom S]

I have a Saab93 1.8t 2007 with 140000km and the only thing ever I've had to change was a car battery (it was -25C and I had forgotten cabbin lights on). Is my Saab a freak individual or? I have had Saabs since 1992 and I've never had problems with them. Except breaks seem to need maintenance. Btw. changing my 2 din car radio to Alpine IEX F309 this week. (Speakers had been previously changed.)

[ereseminole]

Not my favorite video of yours, I wish you filmed the removal and mentioned types and sizes of bolts, missed opportunity I see

Thanks for sharing what you did though..what year is your arc?
..my is a 2004 convertible

[Saabrito]

I just jack up the motor and get a breaker bar with the same size to break the tension on the belt

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