Heat shield install guide - Trionic 8

How to install our heat shield in your 9-3II.

[@hirschmannkoxha]

A little update - the 6 nuts are now obsolete. You are supposed to only use the thread extensions from now on. The kit now also contains an extended bolt for the ground strap.

[@bobrasner2721]

Excellent video. I installed you kit on my 2006 Saab 9-3 Sport Combi. Installation went exactly as you instructed. Thank you.

[@jeremylindsey94]

Thanks! This video allowed me to just install one of these kits. Went smoothly, thanks to this hi-res goodness.

[@ralphvanstokkum9753]

I bought the set and it did include instructions but this video is awesome as help. Thanks!!! Good footage, good sound.

[@cheapswede]

In was able to install two of these without needing to disconnect the ecu harnesses. There is plenty of room to maneuver it out of the way to slip the shield in under it.

[@daren4695]

Awesome and well explained video. One question do you have to disconnect the battery before doing this. Many thanks 🙏

[@hirschmannkoxha]

Hey Daren, it is not necessary to disconnect the battery.

[@scottwhite4769]

Hello, congratulations for your work. Great video and very well explained. I did the same with my ECU (and having a video like yours would have been a great help) and as it was still giving some heat failure I added a fan connected to the chassis of the car that I turn on with a switch from inside the vehicle. Although I lowered the failure rate a lot, it is still giving some failures. I think my ECU was already in a very sensitive state to temperatures by the time I wanted to remedy the problem. I would like to ask you if you know where I can get a replacement part or if there is a reputable ECU repair company you can recommend. Thanks a lot for your work and videos.

[@hirschmannkoxha]

Hey Scott, glad that we could be of help. Write us your details and fault codes to [e-mail] We are the only company to officially (Orio supplier) and really repair these ECUs. Unfortunately there are a lot of "scam" offers out there claiming that they can fix the Trionic 8.

[@EzoLegendz]

will this work on an ECU thats already failing sometimes or do i need to buy a used one thats not having any issues

[@astronmr20]

If its already failing, its already too late. eSAAB Parts in the US can help you swap yours and they can flash it with your correct info.

[@Keychaincustoms._43]

Hello j go t this one heat spacer kit and i really feel like my car lost power nothing bad it just dosent feel as fast buh dont get me wrong it still goes

[@hirschmannkoxha]

That's very odd and definitely something we haven't experienced before. Can you try to clean the ground area with sand paper? What I could imagine is that a dirty ground could interfere with the signal processing. Alternatively remove the heatshield and test if the issue persists. If yes, then it can not be related to the kit. In case you purchased the kit from us, do not hesitate to send us a message and we will look into it together!

[@somchaichsisrithamkun3326]

IT still hot.Why you do not used AL. heat sink plate and move ECU.near air intake right side by cut 5wires and connect longer .So ECU. will more cool...

[@hirschmannkoxha]

Have you tried one of our heat shields? The major breaking point is not the absolute temperature, but the thermal cycling. This is comparable to the making of glas. If the glas cools down too fast, it cracks. We have a dedicated blog article about this backed by scientific research: hirschmann-koxha.de/en/blog/heat-shield-sense-or-nonsense/

[@nicoletadelitoiu9287]

Hello. From were can i buy a spacer kit like that?

[@hirschmannkoxha]

From our online shop :) hirschmann-koxha.de/en/Trionic-8-heat-shield/SW10033

[@jfhillman]

​​@@hirschmannkoxha Do you ship to the UK? I couldn't find UK, Great Britain or England in the drop down list 😕 Edit: sorry, just noticed the UK buyers link to your eBay listing 🙂👍

[@hirschmannkoxha]

@@jfhillman unfortunately we would have to pre-pay the VAT for the UK. Since this would mean a heavy increase in administration work, we decided against it. Therefore, we sell the plates via eBay to UK customers. Alternatively write us an e-mail and we might be able to forward you to someone in the UK, who recently received a batch of them.

[@meca13b]

Very informative!! Who makes this kit ?

[@hirschmannkoxha]

The kit is produced in house. No external contractors are used for the manufacturing process. Even the ground straps are cut and press fitted by us.

[@meca13b]

@@hirschmannkoxha Very nice ! How can I order Are you on IG ?

[@gagec3950]

I installed exactly as shown. I went to start the car and it started and ran for about 1 minutes then died.

[@hirschmannkoxha]

Are you sure that the ground strap is properly installed? In case you disconnected your battery terminals during installation check them as well.

[@gagec3950]

@@hirschmannkoxha I double checked the ground and it looks appropriately fastened. Tried leaving the battery off for 10 minutes and still getting the error.

[@gagec3950]

Okay I drove it around for a bit and it turned off! Maybe it needed to recalibrate or something? Who knows. Everything operating smoothly.

[@hirschmannkoxha]

That's very weird, if it is a ground issue you will see a message in the SID saying that there is a TCS fault. If you see that or run into any issue just send us a message via our contact form and we will get back to you!