by "Joel Ness" (joelness)
Published 08/12/2017 at 18:27
by "Joel Ness" (joelness)
Published 08/12/2017 at 18:27
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Replacing the alternator on 2004 Saab 9-5 Arc wagon. It resides behind and below the motor. What genius thought that was a good idea? This is worse than the e39 540i (Mother f****ng water cooled alternator).
"I have another burner, try to guess it!" (ihaveanotherburner)
08/12/2017 at 19:29, STARS: 0
Same with the Integra. You have to remove either a halfshaft or the MC to get it out.
"tromoly" (tromoly)
08/12/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 0
Do you have the Saab WIS? It is really helpful for planning and executing repairs.
"Joel Ness" (joelness)
08/12/2017 at 20:10, STARS: 0
No i got the Haynes. It’s pretty useless
"Joel Ness" (joelness)
08/12/2017 at 20:45, STARS: 0
IT LIVES!!!
"tromoly" (tromoly)
08/12/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 0
Hit the torrents for the Saab WIS program, it’s super helpful for engine work. Though it doesn’t like Vista and above, run a virtual client with XP and it works like a charm.
"Seat Safety Switch" (seat-safety-switch)
08/12/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 0
There was a 9-5 listed for very cheap that just needed the alternator installed. Thinking it was suspicious that someone would rather sell the car than install an alternator, I looked up the job before asking to see the car.
A few weeks later I saw it at the junkyard with the new-in-box alternator sitting in the trunk.
"Joel Ness" (joelness)
08/12/2017 at 22:10, STARS: 0
I bought mine from a dude in Bellevue area for real cheap. I have a suspicion he knew about the fact the alt was on the way out. There a few issues that resolved itself when I turned it over after the new alternator. It’s a big job for a shade tree mechanic and a two hour job at a shop. Oh well, had the day off anyways. From parking car in the garage to cleaning up the garage afterwards took me from 11am to 6pm.
"random001" (random001)
08/13/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 0
Sure is purty, tho