Saab 9-5 Fuel Filter Replacement

[@helgedell]

Well done making a 29 minutes long video of a 10 minutes job. Very helpful, though. Thanks for the effort :)

[@messengermotorworks6639]

I ramble. A lot.

[@mylesswann530]

The rambling was entertaining.

[@messengermotorworks6639]

Really? Thanks! You wouldn't believe how much nonsense I cut out of these videos 🤣 I talk way too much sometimes.

[@salvatoreshiggerino6810]

Don't unscrew it under pressure. Do it properly, remove the fuel pump fuse with the engine running.

[@crybum4137]

Do you know where the fuel filter is on a 2007 saab 9-3 2.0t ?

[@messengermotorworks6639]

US spec cars have the filter inside the tank, built into the sender unit. Euro spec cars will have an inline filter attached to the fuel tank.

[@crybum4137]

@@messengermotorworks6639 okay thank you.

[@Dimme]

You installed it backwards. In fact the old one was backwards installed as well.

[@pcnepal]

Sharp eye 👍you have but my beck arnley 043-0819 (made in china) fuel filter is also like his. The banjo bolts are different sizes (rear larger front smaller), so one can't really put it together the wrong way.

[@Dimme]

@@pcnepal I stand corrected, I bought the same filter and to my surprise it was "backwards" as well. Oh well I hope it filters.

[@mussey1]

Did you get the catalytic converter replaced? I am currently having very similar issues to you and have (before watching your video) replaced many of the same parts...

[@messengermotorworks6639]

Hi! I gutted the converter and it solved the problem, engine can breath now and power returned. I live in an area with no emissions checks so this doesn't effect me.

[@mussey1]

@@messengermotorworks6639 Glad to hear you got it sorted and thanks for the info. Definitely points me in the right direction!

[@simon_illyan]

@@messengermotorworks6639 So, the sudden drops of RPM are from the clogged catalytic converter? Not the throttle body or any other nonsense?

[@messengermotorworks6639]

Can't remember how I explained it in the video, and it's been a while since I experienced the problem. The sudden drop in RPM related to the power loss while I was driving along, and more pronounced during acceleration. It would get to the point, especially after a long drive, where the engine could not climb in revolutions, as if the fuel was being limited (my original theory). But it was a clogged converter restricting flow so much that the engine could not move more air, so it would either stay the same or even drop somewhat.