Just picked a X plate Crystal green 9-5 2.3 SE with 60k, 2 owners, near mint for £1275, chap then knocked off £50 to get the A/C regassed, hoping it just the gas as well. really impressed with it. proper car in a sea of sh**e. really enjoyed the video.
If you press the AUTO & OFF buttons simultaneously the ACC will run a self diagnostic for any faults, the codes are readily available via Google. The Night Panel feature on the dash is great fun, press it and all the instruments lighting turns off at night to save eye strain. If the fuel level runs low the fuel gauge will illuminate to let you know, same thing if the temperature starts to rise above normal.
Agreed, Saab was ahead of their time as far as innovation and styling...just take a look at the 2008 Saab 9-3 Sport Combi(Estate) turbo X with a 2.8l turbocharged V6 AWD(XWD) mated to a 6 speed manual gearbox w/eLSD. This Turbo X sportcombi had bigger brakes and stiffer springs and shock. After producing vehicles of this caliber you have to wonder how Saab failed to procure a buyer.
having not seen the next video yet ... but the first issue with the A/C is the external temp sensor (located at the centre of the front bumper), the car will not engage the compressor if that isn't working. Tech2 showed it as faulty (a reading of -40 degrees C, at 31:24 in the video). As for oil consumption ... my previous 9-5 Aero of a similar age (54 reg) was using about 1.5 litres every 1,000 miles - after having replaced the turbo, etc I had to admit defeat and put it into a Saab specialist. They diagnosed valve guide wear - which lead to stem seal wear and in turn, the oil control ring on no.3 piston gumming up. So I had them fix that, plus replace the timing and balance chains - and the clutch whilst it was all out. Suffice to say it was a big bill, but it did cure the oil consumption. I also had them change the main and big end bearings, apparently the main on no.3 piston was starting to wear. I still run a 9-5 as a daily driver - one of the last, on a 10-reg plate - it's at stage 3+ which gives (allegedly) 305BHP and 450Nm - enough for daily use. My first Saab was a 9000 Aero auto - bought when my daily at the time was a 3.2 V6 Omega estate. The Saab wiped the floor with the Omega both in terms of performance and economy, albeit the V6 did sound better when being pushed. Check inside the rear arches for rust, I noticed they're showing signs of rotting out on the outer edge - you need to remove the wheel arch liners which hide what's potentially the worst of it. Oil spec is 5W30 fully synth GM dexos/dexos2, as others mentioned below stage3+ is about as far as you can go with stock internals, what the seller told you about the engine having forged internals only applies to the earlier version of the engine used in Saab 9000's, 900's (and possibly 9-3's?) which are B2x4 (Trionic 5 models) - not what you've got there which is the B2x5 (Trionic 7) engine - the engine model you have there is B235R.
@letv vw When did you have it? And Was is a good solid car when you owned it? Dougie seems to love it, personally I'd have one in a heartbeat there a nice looking car and seem well put together
I've had three of these and I'm a big fan. They're not without their common faults but are very comfy, refined, fast and effortless to drive long distance. The Stage 1 Noobtune map makes a huge difference. A fair wedge more torque and power. Mine were never even the worst on fuel, 40mpg easily achievable if tickling it along.
Love it! Can't wait for more content on the saab. Absolutely fantastic cars I used to have a 1991 900i 16v I bought for £250 and it was by far the best built and most 'solid' feeling car I have ever owned. I would say it is the one I miss most out of the cars I have owned & sold. I can't even check if it is around on the MOT website since it was sold to a chap in Southern Ireland. I now have a 2007 9-3 Sportwagon - much like you baught not on purpose cheep at auction. It is a lovely car and is fantastic on the motorway with its long gears (same gearbox as yours) but I would love to have an early 9-5 estate. Such pretty cars. Looking forward to more
Another brilliant video dougy. I think youve got a right bargain there. The springs and shocks alone will be worth half the price you paid. Looking forward to the next installment. Enjoy the car doug.
Nice car, and looks like a bit of a bargain. I'm not sure how much Vectra B DNA is still left in it though. My understanding is that Saab changed everything that they were allowed to change. And if there was a bit that GM said they couldn't change, but Saab didn't like it, they changed it anyway.
That’s correct. I’ve got a book on the 9-5 and every chapter has a comment along the lines of “the engineers thought they could do it better so asked the bosses for more money and the bosses said yes”. Then the Saab bosses had to talk to the money guys at GM who lost their nut!
Loved our 2004 Aero so much we brought it with us to Vancouver 🇨🇦 from the UK. Turns heads here everyday, just wish I could stop the rust! I paid £425 for it off EBay, that was 5 years and 70,000 miles ago.
Tailgating Seems to be the in thing to do I always happens to me in 30 mph 20 mph zones people don’t seem to realise that speed camera van could just be around the corner in some places Average speed cameras are now in use on A roads
Couldn't agree more Eddie. Thing is you could boot it a good 10 mph over the limit risking getting knicked, and the arseholes would still be trying to suck your exhaust. Tough shit as far as I'm concerned, they should leave 5 mins earlier if their journey is that important.
I had 2 of these and even with their faults I loved them. Absolutely amazing cars and fantastic for hauling the family around only major problem I had was that they burnt oil like it was going outta fashion
On your power demo ,i noticed that's not giving full boost. Should boost into red zone. Check for brittle boost hoses under the cover by the oil filler...
Superb bit of kit assuming the oik burning isn't too big an issue. Had 5 Aeros (plus a few non Aeros) varying from 5k to 180k, they shouldn't use any oil at all between services even with leaks which is probably the the rocker box along the back and front right corner, dripping down from there. Need to check power steering pipes and change if not relatively new (they rot where you can't see and can leak quickly, don't want that if in Sutton). You need to get that oil out, needs to be 5W30 or 0W40 fully synthetic otherwise it'll sludge up. The oil burning might not be major, perhaps some residual turbo failure oil in the intercooler or even be the rocker gasket weeping oil into the plug recesses and then into the pots if the plugs aren't all tight. Plugs need checking anyway as if they are wrong ones (have to be NGK PFR6H10) or old, the DI cassette can fail. All that said, looked after, it should be very reliable and just need normal service items and using!!! They don't like being left unused. It's ideal for your trips. Love them and the reason for Saab going bust in my view, you never need to buy a new one, at one point we had 2, one at 100k and another on 10k at the same time, drove exactly the same in a good way. I sold the 100k one when it got to 180k and still have the other, now on 125k. ZX1 works well too used it in all of ours.
It's running Dexos 2 5/30 now and the cold start smoke is much better after a dose of Liqui Moly stop smoke. It was getting booted hard on the Cannonbawz and the cars behind me reported only a minor bit of black smoke at high revs/full throttle. Will drop the oil again soon and do the same with the Liqui Moly. Be great if it revives the valve stem seals.
Nice car! Very tuneable engine. These engines have a remarkable ignition system called trionic. This system monitors for detonation on each cylinder individually. Coil on plug. That way the ign. timing will always be optimal. Really trick back in the day.
@@martynsboostedswedes But when you change the pistons and rods to b234 pistons and rods and turbo,injectors etc. it has very good potential. The stock engine management can handle a lot and it has e85 biopower compatibility.
@@martynsboostedswedes Well yes you are right. If we are talking about stock configuration, b235 will make around 270hp without changing anything but the tune. After that you would need to upgrade the injectors and to make it reliable also the intercooler. After those it will make your 310hp and the pistons will shit on themselves if you try more.
Congrats on a great purchase. I enjoyed your video and I hope you have many trouble free miles with your 9-5 Aero. I have a S belt and oil filters I wish I could send you from the States since I no longer have my 9-5 Aero.
I've had Vauxhalls for 30 odd years and last year bought a saab 9-3, it feels familiar but better to drive than the vectras ect. a little more unique and better styling, also starting to hold/go up in price.
I've always wanted one but never dared go through with it as I've always stuck with vauxhall too but I do like them 🤔 think I'll find a cheap one like this and try and fix it up to play with.. are they only in front wheel drive ?
@@nubie1100 you should do it, all newer saab are fwd apart from the turbo x i think (or one of the v6 turbo versions), probably old vintage saabs were rwd.
Check your pcv they have a habit of screwing up and with the a mount of smoke coming out the back check the turbo to if I remember correctly it's a Td04 15t and yes I'm a bit of a Saab nerd.
My folks have owned one for about 10 years now. Apart from normal service items, the only thing that's been needed were the coil packs.... Which were pricey, but it's cost them next to nothing in the long run
Brilliant cars! I bought a similar one in the UK last summer. £1150 so more expensive than yours, but still an absolute steal. Like yours - new shocks all round, though I was getting a serious amount of really annoying noise from the rear. It’s been getting worse and worse. So this morning we got it up in the air and discovered the previous owners had fitted new shocks at the rear but had screwed up the order of the parts on both sides when they fitted them. 2 hours work this morning and it’s now sorted! My A/C has been playing up too, it would of course just this weekend when we had to drive 200km to a wedding in the South of France 🤬, also with a taped up passenger window. Getting the blower motor out was an absolute nightmare, it took 3 of us with a wiper puller to get the wipers off for access. The blower works fine on 12v. So looks like it’s the resistor, so there’s a new one on the way. Passenger electric window rollers have failed (had the same go on my dad’s 1999 saloon). They arrived this morning. It’s 35C here in France today, so that’s a job which will have to wait. I had à major coolant leak when I got her back to France. I was losing about 1L/100km. Put in some Alumaseal and amazingly it worked ! Nearly a year on and no more coolant loss. In France you can get E85 ethanol for 1€/litre, so I did a Maptun remap for E85. She now pulls 265hp. I absolutely love this car. No oil leaks for the moment. Quite a lot of work was done recently by its previous owners (cam cover seal etc). Mine’s an automatic, which is fine for me as it’s really a cruiser. For a manual box I’ve got my 1995 MX5 1.8iS for when I want to have fun ( also a UK purchase back in 2017 for £890)! Subscribed because I reckon we’re going to have the same issues and learning curve! Greetings from Ardèche, France and looking forward to your next video !
20:00 I think that's where if you tell it you'll be driving X00 miles, it'll work out & predict your ETA, something that's in every sat-nav now but not readily available back in the days
That’s correct. The “dist” on the SID isn’t how far you’ve travelled, it’s distance to destination and then the ETA is calculated from that and your average speed
I'm on my 3rd 9-5 aero wagon. Gluten for punishment! They are just a pleasure to drive, and just a small pain to own. Great vid hopefully you will get some content from it. They still have a great following
Welcome to the club Dougie, had a 9-5 “Sportwagon” a few year back and it was a fabulous car, the most comfortable seats I have ever sat in !. Since then I’ve had a number of Alfa’s, great cars but not comfortable cruisers. Just bagged myself a very nice 9-3 Tid auto for a very good price and it’s amazing !.
My previous vehicle (until last year) was the last of the original saab 95 tid estate on a 56 plate. Absolutely loved it and still looked fantastic from many angles. Miss it...
It's a "close relation" in that General Motors owned both Vauxhall and Saab and the floorplan for the 95 is taken from the Vectra, but GM never had much input into the actual build of any Saab until near the very end. Saab kept GM very much at arm's length so the floorplan really is where the similarity begins and ends. The build quality on any Saab (until the awful, 2nd generation 93 came out) was far and away better than any Vauxhall.
Congratulations on the 9-5 content! I'm sure I will have repeated someone else with this... They remap really well however, these have a B205/B235 motor which is good for 315bhp at the most with mods, the earlier B204/B234 from the 9000 and 900 are capable of 600bhp😊
First time here new sub , I’ve had all the corsa since 1989 most vectras too and a Saab , I’ve worked in a Vauxhall garage here in Northern Ireland for a right few years I love them great cars , anyhow great channel 👍👌🇮🇪
Dunno how I missed this video when it came out! Bought à 9-5 Aero identical to this one (but an Auto) 2 years ago for £1150 and drove it back home from Bedford to France. I did a Maptun stage 1 remap for E85 ethanol before I left the UK. (E85 is €0.95/litre over here at the moment). Absolutely love the car. Fast (265hp After the remap!), comfortable, practical, easy to work on. My air conditioning went like yours last summer. It was the heater resistor. €100 on eBay and a bastard to replace but I managed eventually and she’s been Fine ever since. As far as oil is concerned, these beasties demand nothing less than fully synthetic.
The dealer says "They have forged internals from the factory"... Er no they don't! They're good for about 330bhp on stock internals, however the earlier SAAB 9000 Aero engine B234R does have forged internals and can handle way in excess of this. Tuned 9-5s often use the block and internals from a B234R with machined pistons but with the head from the 9-5 Aero (known as the T7 head). This setup is good for 500+ BHP. My 9-5 Aero has some modest power and chassis upgrades and runs about 300bhp, which is more than plenty for a front wheel drive daily driver.😊
I own a 2007, 2.3L HOT (High Output Turbo), 260bhp automatic estate Saab 9-5 Petrol and I love it. It is brilliant on motorways and the acceleration can literally push you back in your seat. The only downside is that the road tax has got stupid. £850 this year! I don't care though, cos I'm keeping it!
Good to see a cool older car giving a new lease of life. Good to know a man in West Calder with a tech 2 lol I'm in the Forth. Pass through west Calder in my 9-3 all the time, will keep an eye out for your 9-5
Good choice, hope you enjoy it. I have a 2006 with 260hp. Had a 2002 and 2004 too. Tyre wise you should be able to run 235 or 225. With the aircon I'd check the outside temp sensor first as it may have just fallen out....if that's not working they tend to blow hot on the motorway. You're also missing trim from the headlining where the dog guard mounts behind the back seats.
I have had a 9-5 2.0 Arc for 20 years, 52 Reg. The headlights keep failing and they are annoyingly difficult to replace. Is this a common problem? I did not have this problem with the Saab 9000 which I had for 15 years.
I Bought a 1.9 tid for 650 pounds last year, same shape and colour, brilliant car, only downside was it was in the garage every 3 months because it always needed something doing, usually costing (200 / 400 pounds) mostly age related stuff. eventually scrapped it for £425, 196K miles on the clock, brilliant drive though, only downside was rear legroom. due to being 6ft4 no one could sit behind me, cavernous boot though. pulled like a train on the duel-carrageway, almost like a poor mans BMW
The blue smoke on start up is more than likely the PCV system has packed in. Mine would do the same at start up but would go away once the oil dropped below a certain point on the dipstick. My theory was it was sucking oil from the pan once at a certain level as the system drains into it. A new PCV system soon sorted it. I too changed the turbo core thinking it was the turbo that went so I guess that is what they have done here. The leak in that area is more than likely the crank pulley seal.
If you dont have 2 keys make sure to buy and progam a second key asap. Expensive if all keys are lost. The car looks great. Aero without ant hardware changes can be tuned to 270bhp and 420nm torque.
Ha, nice buy, i got my 04 for £800 😊 quick remap to 275hp, change old vav lines for silicone and take rhst top pipe off the apc valve a the front of the engine and block itnoff with an old bokt and nothing will gap you on the motorway 😅
absolutely stonking car. Definitely make sure the sump has been cleaned and it has had the breather system upgrade. The spec you have for that car is pretty rare and I'm really hopeful you can give it the love it deserves. Getting rare now, i think they will go up in value in a few years and this spec and black is a great combo!
I didn't think my 9-5 aero was fast until my friend kept referring to my car as the fast one. He had a C230 supercharged. not a slouch, but nothing compared to the Saab. It's a smooth car that never got respect. the only reason I neglected mine is there aren't many good places to service the car in Houston, TX.
Don’t change the door mirrors, it’s not them. The switch is a weird pad that basically fails when they are used. I kid you not, press the mirror switch hard about 100 times in each direction, they will come to life. Then keep pressing it for a while whenever your hand is free. Common problem.
My saab 9-3 sometimes goes into " limited performance " if I give it the beans. I can clear it on the steering wheel and if I park up it clears when the ignition is off. Any ideas ?
Definitely the most handsome estate car of the period, they have a real presence. I love my Noobtuned 93 cabriolet, the mid range acceleration gets rid of most tailgaters in shite cars! Hopefully see more of the 95 in future videos.
I had a 2002 aero estate. Would blow blue smoke if standing around and not used. Wasnt the turbo but can be down to the valves. Great cars easily tuned and wolf in sheeps clothing.
Love the 95 aero had the saloon 2007 260 bhp more power than the 2004 model but yours is the one to have, easily tuned see saabnoob he will tell you all you can do great car for money i have the v70 now but paid twice that and its not even the t5 would need to double it again, enjoy the saab you will love it .
Dougie, you’re all about the cavalier mk3 stick to them and don’t bother with Saab shite. I once had one and ended up scrapping it as it was a dollop of dog doo
If you have no outside temperature recording because of a duff sensor then the climate control likely won’t work as it relies on an input from the outside temperature sensor to work……
Just picked a X plate Crystal green 9-5 2.3 SE with 60k, 2 owners, near mint for £1275, chap then knocked off £50 to get the A/C regassed, hoping it just the gas as well. really impressed with it. proper car in a sea of sh**e. really enjoyed the video.
If you press the AUTO & OFF buttons simultaneously the ACC will run a self diagnostic for any faults, the codes are readily available via Google. The Night Panel feature on the dash is great fun, press it and all the instruments lighting turns off at night to save eye strain. If the fuel level runs low the fuel gauge will illuminate to let you know, same thing if the temperature starts to rise above normal.
& the second half of the speedo (90 mph+) stays off until you got up there
Bonus Saab content, excellent Dougie! A whole new channel taking shape.
Tell you what, at nearly 20 years old they are still really good looking, solid looking cars. Can't wait for the next installment 👍
and they are built well too
@@fazeobama8872 Not really. They fall apart, don't ask me how I know, i will have an aneurism thinking back on it
Agreed, Saab was ahead of their time as far as innovation and styling...just take a look at the 2008 Saab 9-3 Sport Combi(Estate) turbo X with a 2.8l turbocharged V6 AWD(XWD) mated to a 6 speed manual gearbox w/eLSD. This Turbo X sportcombi had bigger brakes and stiffer springs and shock. After producing vehicles of this caliber you have to wonder how Saab failed to procure a buyer.
having not seen the next video yet ... but the first issue with the A/C is the external temp sensor (located at the centre of the front bumper), the car will not engage the compressor if that isn't working. Tech2 showed it as faulty (a reading of -40 degrees C, at 31:24 in the video).
As for oil consumption ... my previous 9-5 Aero of a similar age (54 reg) was using about 1.5 litres every 1,000 miles - after having replaced the turbo, etc I had to admit defeat and put it into a Saab specialist. They diagnosed valve guide wear - which lead to stem seal wear and in turn, the oil control ring on no.3 piston gumming up. So I had them fix that, plus replace the timing and balance chains - and the clutch whilst it was all out. Suffice to say it was a big bill, but it did cure the oil consumption. I also had them change the main and big end bearings, apparently the main on no.3 piston was starting to wear.
I still run a 9-5 as a daily driver - one of the last, on a 10-reg plate - it's at stage 3+ which gives (allegedly) 305BHP and 450Nm - enough for daily use. My first Saab was a 9000 Aero auto - bought when my daily at the time was a 3.2 V6 Omega estate. The Saab wiped the floor with the Omega both in terms of performance and economy, albeit the V6 did sound better when being pushed.
Check inside the rear arches for rust, I noticed they're showing signs of rotting out on the outer edge - you need to remove the wheel arch liners which hide what's potentially the worst of it.
Oil spec is 5W30 fully synth GM dexos/dexos2, as others mentioned below stage3+ is about as far as you can go with stock internals, what the seller told you about the engine having forged internals only applies to the earlier version of the engine used in Saab 9000's, 900's (and possibly 9-3's?) which are B2x4 (Trionic 5 models) - not what you've got there which is the B2x5 (Trionic 7) engine - the engine model you have there is B235R.
Great video Dougie. Looking forward to more.
You could make a few quid out of buying cars like this and sorting them to sell.
'In case someone steals your cat' brilliant.
Can’t believe you bought my old car 😂
Did you win it off Geoff?
Haha was it use oil
@letv vw
When did you have it? And Was is a good solid car when you owned it? Dougie seems to love it, personally I'd have one in a heartbeat there a nice looking car and seem well put together
@@Rossfoo I had It few year ago was best one I ever had
@@OnceDrivenForeverSmitten no mate had it a good few year ago
I've had three of these and I'm a big fan. They're not without their common faults but are very comfy, refined, fast and effortless to drive long distance.
The Stage 1 Noobtune map makes a huge difference. A fair wedge more torque and power.
Mine were never even the worst on fuel, 40mpg easily achievable if tickling it along.
Love it! Can't wait for more content on the saab. Absolutely fantastic cars I used to have a 1991 900i 16v I bought for £250 and it was by far the best built and most 'solid' feeling car I have ever owned. I would say it is the one I miss most out of the cars I have owned & sold. I can't even check if it is around on the MOT website since it was sold to a chap in Southern Ireland. I now have a 2007 9-3 Sportwagon - much like you baught not on purpose cheep at auction. It is a lovely car and is fantastic on the motorway with its long gears (same gearbox as yours) but I would love to have an early 9-5 estate. Such pretty cars. Looking forward to more
Another brilliant video dougy. I think youve got a right bargain there. The springs and shocks alone will be worth half the price you paid. Looking forward to the next installment. Enjoy the car doug.
Nice car, and looks like a bit of a bargain. I'm not sure how much Vectra B DNA is still left in it though. My understanding is that Saab changed everything that they were allowed to change. And if there was a bit that GM said they couldn't change, but Saab didn't like it, they changed it anyway.
This car shares pretty much nothing with the Vectra. Literally.
That’s correct. I’ve got a book on the 9-5 and every chapter has a comment along the lines of “the engineers thought they could do it better so asked the bosses for more money and the bosses said yes”. Then the Saab bosses had to talk to the money guys at GM who lost their nut!
Perhaps the floor pan and the rear suspension arms and shock/spring mounts. But that's about it.
Had one of these briefly but a saloon. Lover the gearing on it and it was as comfortable as a ocean liner
Loved our 2004 Aero so much we brought it with us to Vancouver 🇨🇦 from the UK. Turns heads here everyday, just wish I could stop the rust! I paid £425 for it off EBay, that was 5 years and 70,000 miles ago.
Tailgating Seems to be the in thing to do I always happens to me in 30 mph 20 mph zones people don’t seem to realise that speed camera van could just be around the corner in some places Average speed cameras are now in use on A roads
Couldn't agree more Eddie. Thing is you could boot it a good 10 mph over the limit risking getting knicked, and the arseholes would still be trying to suck your exhaust. Tough shit as far as I'm concerned, they should leave 5 mins earlier if their journey is that important.
I tend to just back off to piss the tailgater tossers off even more 😂
I had 2 of these and even with their faults I loved them. Absolutely amazing cars and fantastic for hauling the family around only major problem I had was that they burnt oil like it was going outta fashion
Turbo gone
@@James-cs2wi not necessarily ... my previous one had valve guide wear, the Saab specialist told me it's a common issue on these engines ...
What a belter, Dougie. I think this will be a real keeper.
On your power demo ,i noticed that's not giving full boost. Should boost into red zone. Check for brittle boost hoses under the cover by the oil filler...
Superb bit of kit assuming the oik burning isn't too big an issue. Had 5 Aeros (plus a few non Aeros) varying from 5k to 180k, they shouldn't use any oil at all between services even with leaks which is probably the the rocker box along the back and front right corner, dripping down from there. Need to check power steering pipes and change if not relatively new (they rot where you can't see and can leak quickly, don't want that if in Sutton). You need to get that oil out, needs to be 5W30 or 0W40 fully synthetic otherwise it'll sludge up.
The oil burning might not be major, perhaps some residual turbo failure oil in the intercooler or even be the rocker gasket weeping oil into the plug recesses and then into the pots if the plugs aren't all tight. Plugs need checking anyway as if they are wrong ones (have to be NGK PFR6H10) or old, the DI cassette can fail.
All that said, looked after, it should be very reliable and just need normal service items and using!!! They don't like being left unused. It's ideal for your trips. Love them and the reason for Saab going bust in my view, you never need to buy a new one, at one point we had 2, one at 100k and another on 10k at the same time, drove exactly the same in a good way. I sold the 100k one when it got to 180k and still have the other, now on 125k. ZX1 works well too used it in all of ours.
It's running Dexos 2 5/30 now and the cold start smoke is much better after a dose of Liqui Moly stop smoke. It was getting booted hard on the Cannonbawz and the cars behind me reported only a minor bit of black smoke at high revs/full throttle. Will drop the oil again soon and do the same with the Liqui Moly. Be great if it revives the valve stem seals.
Nice car! Very tuneable engine.
These engines have a remarkable ignition system called trionic. This system monitors for detonation on each cylinder individually. Coil on plug. That way the ign. timing will always be optimal.
Really trick back in the day.
Not that tuneable: 310bhp is pretty much max that the pistons can take, unlike the b234 which can take hugely more
@@martynsboostedswedes But when you change the pistons and rods to b234 pistons and rods and turbo,injectors etc. it has very good potential. The stock engine management can handle a lot and it has e85 biopower compatibility.
@@zJasu lots of cars are tuneable with a change of pistons, rods, turbo and injectors etc ;-)
@@martynsboostedswedes Well yes you are right. If we are talking about stock configuration, b235 will make around 270hp without changing anything but the tune. After that you would need to upgrade the injectors and to make it reliable also the intercooler. After those it will make your 310hp and the pistons will shit on themselves if you try more.
Looking forward to more Saab content, I’m on my 3rd one, they all have their issues but love them
Congrats on a great purchase. I enjoyed your video and I hope you have many trouble free miles with your 9-5 Aero. I have a S belt and oil filters I wish I could send you from the States since I no longer have my 9-5 Aero.
I've had Vauxhalls for 30 odd years and last year bought a saab 9-3, it feels familiar but better to drive than the vectras ect. a little more unique and better styling, also starting to hold/go up in price.
I've always wanted one but never dared go through with it as I've always stuck with vauxhall too but I do like them 🤔 think I'll find a cheap one like this and try and fix it up to play with.. are they only in front wheel drive ?
@@nubie1100 you should do it, all newer saab are fwd apart from the turbo x i think (or one of the v6 turbo versions), probably old vintage saabs were rwd.
@@Soulvex no, all Saabs have always been FWD because it’s better for snow. The Turbo X is the only one that wasn’t.
Check your pcv they have a habit of screwing up and with the a mount of smoke coming out the back check the turbo to if I remember correctly it's a Td04 15t and yes I'm a bit of a Saab nerd.
regret selling mine..the aero and the volvo 850 t5r and s70r are the only cars i wish i still owned
Those things are FAST! Took one for a testdrive some years ago and it MOVED LOL! Great car, do it justice guys :)
12:49 Duggie road raging at that bus😂 did Duggie use to work for Pizza Ned around 2006 answering the phone when Scott mills from radio 1 use to ring?
Don't use your phone balanced on your knee when driving... And then video it.
Geoff Buys Cars.
My question is are u going to keep it? Omaga replacement? It's really nice I do like it nice one dude 😊
I'll keep it for a while now I've got it to run ok. It had problems which you'll see in the next video
Been driving Saabs for 40 years. They are brilliant cars.
My folks have owned one for about 10 years now. Apart from normal service items, the only thing that's been needed were the coil packs.... Which were pricey, but it's cost them next to nothing in the long run
Lovely car ❤it's a shame they don't make saabs no more 😢
Nice addition to the fleet
You did well there Dougie, they are a great motor.
i think i am in love with this saab
Saabs are awesome. I’ve got a 94 900NG turbo which is literally 75% Cav MK3 underneath lol.
the cup holder will actually hold a mobile phone quite handily!
25:45 dip stick in integrated with the oil cap
Brilliant cars! I bought a similar one in the UK last summer. £1150 so more expensive than yours, but still an absolute steal. Like yours - new shocks all round, though I was getting a serious amount of really annoying noise from the rear. It’s been getting worse and worse. So this morning we got it up in the air and discovered the previous owners had fitted new shocks at the rear but had screwed up the order of the parts on both sides when they fitted them. 2 hours work this morning and it’s now sorted! My A/C has been playing up too, it would of course just this weekend when we had to drive 200km to a wedding in the South of France 🤬, also with a taped up passenger window.
Getting the blower motor out was an absolute nightmare, it took 3 of us with a wiper puller to get the wipers off for access. The blower works fine on 12v. So looks like it’s the resistor, so there’s a new one on the way. Passenger electric window rollers have failed (had the same go on my dad’s 1999 saloon). They arrived this morning. It’s 35C here in France today, so that’s a job which will have to wait.
I had à major coolant leak when I got her back to France. I was losing about 1L/100km. Put in some Alumaseal and amazingly it worked ! Nearly a year on and no more coolant loss.
In France you can get E85 ethanol for 1€/litre, so I did a Maptun remap for E85. She now pulls 265hp. I absolutely love this car. No oil leaks for the moment. Quite a lot of work was done recently by its previous owners (cam cover seal etc).
Mine’s an automatic, which is fine for me as it’s really a cruiser. For a manual box I’ve got my 1995 MX5 1.8iS for when I want to have fun ( also a UK purchase back in 2017 for £890)!
Subscribed because I reckon we’re going to have the same issues and learning curve!
Greetings from Ardèche, France and looking forward to your next video !
Mate what are you talking about? The oil for these is supposed to be 5W30 GM LL025A spec, now Dexos2. They are NOT 15W40.
Lovely car, never had one but been in a couple very comfortable and quiet. Be cracking once u sort it’s foibles.
I thought I new this car it was on Geoff buys cars
Love the Saab, bodywork looks good
park -assist are the reversing sensors .
20:00 I think that's where if you tell it you'll be driving X00 miles, it'll work out & predict your ETA, something that's in every sat-nav now but not readily available back in the days
That’s correct. The “dist” on the SID isn’t how far you’ve travelled, it’s distance to destination and then the ETA is calculated from that and your average speed
You're on to a winner Dougie...I got an 05 plate 9-5 a coupe of years back for£765 and was seriously impressed.
I do like a saab
I'm on my 3rd 9-5 aero wagon. Gluten for punishment! They are just a pleasure to drive, and just a small pain to own. Great vid hopefully you will get some content from it. They still have a great following
I absolutely love your accent. Is that Scottish? I'm tuning in from Boston Massachusetts.
Hello yes, 20 miles outside of Edinburgh 👍🤠
That's an absolute steal! I owned 2 Saab 9-5 cars way back when. Rock solid cars that are built like tanks and are ultra safe.
Welcome to the club Dougie, had a 9-5 “Sportwagon” a few year back and it was a fabulous car, the most comfortable seats I have ever sat in !. Since then I’ve had a number of Alfa’s, great cars but not comfortable cruisers. Just bagged myself a very nice 9-3 Tid auto for a very good price and it’s amazing !.
I do an oil change every 6k in mine...157k and smooth as fuck.
If you need any parts for that old girl get in touch. All I used to drive was Saab 95
My previous vehicle (until last year) was the last of the original saab 95 tid estate on a 56 plate. Absolutely loved it and still looked fantastic from many angles. Miss it...
It's a "close relation" in that General Motors owned both Vauxhall and Saab and the floorplan for the 95 is taken from the Vectra, but GM never had much input into the actual build of any Saab until near the very end.
Saab kept GM very much at arm's length so the floorplan really is where the similarity begins and ends.
The build quality on any Saab (until the awful, 2nd generation 93 came out) was far and away better than any Vauxhall.
Looks like a dam good motor! Nice one Dougie
Turbo power 🤤
Tried to win that car in a raffle bout a year ago.
But then, I couldn't win a feckin argument! 😂
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Saabs are great cars,i had a 93 tid sport was a great car
Congratulations on the 9-5 content! I'm sure I will have repeated someone else with this...
They remap really well however, these have a B205/B235 motor which is good for 315bhp at the most with mods, the earlier B204/B234 from the 9000 and 900 are capable of 600bhp😊
First time here new sub , I’ve had all the corsa since 1989 most vectras too and a Saab , I’ve worked in a Vauxhall garage here in Northern Ireland for a right few years I love them great cars , anyhow great channel 👍👌🇮🇪
Top tip. If travelling to Newcastle..from Edinburgh..book a ticket to Dublin Ireland..see what happens😁
I bought a volvo 2.3T5 it's incredible fast 😆
Dunno how I missed this video when it came out! Bought à 9-5 Aero identical to this one (but an Auto) 2 years ago for £1150 and drove it back home from Bedford to France. I did a Maptun stage 1 remap for E85 ethanol before I left the UK. (E85 is €0.95/litre over here at the moment). Absolutely love the car. Fast (265hp After the remap!), comfortable, practical, easy to work on. My air conditioning went like yours last summer. It was the heater resistor. €100 on eBay and a bastard to replace but I managed eventually and she’s been Fine ever since.
As far as oil is concerned, these beasties demand nothing less than fully synthetic.
The dealer says "They have forged internals from the factory"... Er no they don't! They're good for about 330bhp on stock internals, however the earlier SAAB 9000 Aero engine B234R does have forged internals and can handle way in excess of this. Tuned 9-5s often use the block and internals from a B234R with machined pistons but with the head from the 9-5 Aero (known as the T7 head). This setup is good for 500+ BHP. My 9-5 Aero has some modest power and chassis upgrades and runs about 300bhp, which is more than plenty for a front wheel drive daily driver.😊
I own a 2007, 2.3L HOT (High Output Turbo), 260bhp automatic estate Saab 9-5 Petrol and I love it. It is brilliant on motorways and the acceleration can literally push you back in your seat. The only downside is that the road tax has got stupid. £850 this year! I don't care though, cos I'm keeping it!
Good to see a cool older car giving a new lease of life. Good to know a man in West Calder with a tech 2 lol I'm in the Forth. Pass through west Calder in my 9-3 all the time, will keep an eye out for your 9-5
Good choice, hope you enjoy it. I have a 2006 with 260hp. Had a 2002 and 2004 too. Tyre wise you should be able to run 235 or 225. With the aircon I'd check the outside temp sensor first as it may have just fallen out....if that's not working they tend to blow hot on the motorway. You're also missing trim from the headlining where the dog guard mounts behind the back seats.
I have had a 9-5 2.0 Arc for 20 years, 52 Reg. The headlights keep failing and they are annoyingly difficult to replace. Is this a common problem? I did not have this problem with the Saab 9000 which I had for 15 years.
I Bought a 1.9 tid for 650 pounds last year, same shape and colour, brilliant car, only downside was it was in the garage every 3 months because it always needed something doing, usually costing (200 / 400 pounds) mostly age related stuff. eventually scrapped it for £425, 196K miles on the clock, brilliant drive though, only downside was rear legroom. due to being 6ft4 no one could sit behind me, cavernous boot though. pulled like a train on the duel-carrageway, almost like a poor mans BMW
like your Sean Connery impression [ eyebrow raised] like your channel!
The blue smoke on start up is more than likely the PCV system has packed in. Mine would do the same at start up but would go away once the oil dropped below a certain point on the dipstick. My theory was it was sucking oil from the pan once at a certain level as the system drains into it. A new PCV system soon sorted it. I too changed the turbo core thinking it was the turbo that went so I guess that is what they have done here. The leak in that area is more than likely the crank pulley seal.
Just bought a 95 aero 2.3t Estate. Picking it up Friday! Can’t wait
If you dont have 2 keys make sure to buy and progam a second key asap. Expensive if all keys are lost. The car looks great. Aero without ant hardware changes can be tuned to 270bhp and 420nm torque.
Ha, nice buy, i got my 04 for £800 😊 quick remap to 275hp, change old vav lines for silicone and take rhst top pipe off the apc valve a the front of the engine and block itnoff with an old bokt and nothing will gap you on the motorway 😅
absolutely stonking car. Definitely make sure the sump has been cleaned and it has had the breather system upgrade. The spec you have for that car is pretty rare and I'm really hopeful you can give it the love it deserves. Getting rare now, i think they will go up in value in a few years and this spec and black is a great combo!
Bird crap is one reason why some parking places are always vacant 😅😅😅
The best car I ever had, and I had some, Rangerovers
, Alfas.............
Still miss it
I didn't think my 9-5 aero was fast until my friend kept referring to my car as the fast one. He had a C230 supercharged. not a slouch, but nothing compared to the Saab. It's a smooth car that never got respect. the only reason I neglected mine is there aren't many good places to service the car in Houston, TX.
I see you got that car not far from me, I saw you drive through Burradon then Killingworth in the video. I'm near Morpeth/Alnwick.
Don’t change the door mirrors, it’s not them.
The switch is a weird pad that basically fails when they are used. I kid you not, press the mirror switch hard about 100 times in each direction, they will come to life. Then keep pressing it for a while whenever your hand is free. Common problem.
Problem is I doubt it still has the full 250 horses 🐎,over time every idiot knows the BHP reduces,unless it’s been chipped.
Nice motor. I`m from Carlisle, retired class 1 [25 yrs], any further south is best avoided [41:43, i don`t miss the job].
My saab 9-3 sometimes goes into " limited performance " if I give it the beans.
I can clear it on the steering wheel and if I park up it clears when the ignition is off.
Any ideas ?
Is this about Saab Or Sub? Sub sandwich or Subway. Lol.
Definitely the most handsome estate car of the period, they have a real presence. I love my Noobtuned 93 cabriolet, the mid range acceleration gets rid of most tailgaters in shite cars! Hopefully see more of the 95 in future videos.
Tail gated by shite cars! Lol amazing. A perfect way to some up the motoring experince in the UK
Had loads of these now. Still have a 2008 9-5 Aero HOT manual and a 9-3 SS Hirsch
Dougie, this engine in a Cavalier would be epic. What's the deal with the heated rear seats, only one side ?
It’s not one side it’s just one button
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Ah right cheers 👍
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It's a small world
Vauxhall cavalier k835 rcw a bought that done it up sold it too masty in Lincoln flats
Really enjoyed that mate. Something different to frshen up the channel a bit. How about a beat up old vxr meriva or such next
I had a 2002 aero estate. Would blow blue smoke if standing around and not used. Wasnt the turbo but can be down to the valves. Great cars easily tuned and wolf in sheeps clothing.
Love the 95 aero had the saloon 2007 260 bhp more power than the 2004 model but yours is the one to have, easily tuned see saabnoob he will tell you all you can do great car for money i have the v70 now but paid twice that and its not even the t5 would need to double it again, enjoy the saab you will love it .
Dipsticks in wrong position for me. Should be in middle of rocker cover. 😊
Wrong era
Dougie, you’re all about the cavalier mk3 stick to them and don’t bother with Saab shite. I once had one and ended up scrapping it as it was a dollop of dog doo
Holford staff know fuck all
There's a guy called Noobtune that does dirt cheap remaps for Saab's!
If you have no outside temperature recording because of a duff sensor then the climate control likely won’t work as it relies on an input from the outside temperature sensor to work……
Great video m8 always fancied a Saab aero first type of these videos I have watched all the through 👍👍
@Dougie whenI saw the video title I thought you'd bought this as an engine donor for one of your Vauxhall fleet.