Part 3: Trying to get it running - Restoring My Dad's Old SAAB

In this episode, my friend Kråkan and I try to get my fathers old neglected SAAB 9-5 to running again.
0:00 Intro
0:15 Fixing the engine
0:41 Vacuum controller
1:29 Throttle body
2:18 Health of the engine
3:19 Compression check
4:11 First starting attempt
4:47 Stuck rotors
6:20 Getting it out of the hole
7:47 Conclution
8:22 Outro
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Music:
1. "Apple Pie" - Lizzy McAlpine
2. "Forever and More" - Jaguar Sun
3. "I'm Here" - Freyr
P.S. not a mechanic.

[@kayerickatson4814]

Saving another Saab! We love them!

[@kacperstick]

Nice to see it come to life even after it had a flashing oil light. Best of luck to you!

[@BoostyMoose]

I have yet to run the engine hot so i will have to wait and see if the engine is savable or if I have to rebuild or replace it

[@BWTECH0521]

hope that wheel gets unstuck!!! Great video, beautiful cool little town :)

[@BoostyMoose]

yes, I hope so too, I need the wheel to be free to be able to take it to the garage, I will be using a dolly cart when moving it. Thank you for the support and the "town" is the village where I grew up, but living close to the edge and paning over towards the center makes it look alot bigger than it really is:)

[@joeneoj]

Fint!

[@jonnyb4336]

Well done, some excellent progress! And maybe a torch on the rotor hub will help free it…

[@BoostyMoose]

Good idea! I think I might have figured out the problem though, but if not I will try that!

[@pbutter237]

How did this get so rusted? The newer/NG Saabs seem to rust less than the classic models.

[@BoostyMoose]

In my experiance, this generation (pre facelift) is the one with the minimal problems with rust. But this car has been daily driven in the salty roads of sweden every winter, and not really taken care of. My facelifted 9-5 has seen alot bigger rust problems than this car but that has been taken care of directly so it doesnt spred anymore

[@trevorhoover6582]

"PromoSM" 🤣

[@BoostyMoose]

What do you mean? What do I promote?