Saab 900 Turbo - The lost Commander - WILL IT RUN?

Its time to try to wake up the Swedish beast.
The Saab 900 Turbo Commander has been in hibernation for 10+ years. Its been abandoned under a tarp in a garden.
Last video I got it to run shortly on starter fluid.... Now I want it to run on its own supply!
It´s the K-jet injection system from Bosch also found in many Volkswagens and Mercedes and Porsche.... and most likely others.
Will it run?
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[@chrisbury4635]

I've always loved the original Saab 900, I've owned quite a few examples including two the same colour as your car ❤

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Excellent result! Your face when the clutch worked was a picture.

[@t.h.9187]

I have several Saab 900 Turbo, 8V and 16V. Concerning the power: For the early 900 T8V and also the 99 T there was an optional water injection system you could order, making the 145 HP 8V Turbo to deliver 180 HP. In 85/86 you could order a very rare Sport exhaust System with a stainless steel endpipe (similar but not identical to the still available simons). The silencer was parallel to the axle but not feedet like the original T-Pott. With this very nice sounding sport exhaust the 8V-Turbo felt more powerfull and Saab spoke about additional 10 HP. There was never a Red-Box for the 8V that was later available for the 16V (depending on fuel pressure regulater and distributor) delivering 170 to 185 HP. If you want to get more power out of your 8V Turbo it needs lots of adjustment of the K-Jet that the engine doesn´t run lean on the german autobahn at Vmax. With the right combination of Pistons (non APC) or smoothend Cylinderhead, APC-Cam and correctly adjusted APC-System and a Do88 Intercooler, you may convince the 8V Turbo to deliver 180 HP. But in my opinion this engine is a diva, mainly because of the K-Jet! My advice: Check Valve adjustments (this head has no Hydro lifter), it needs precise K-Jet adjustments and ignition adjustements and 98 Octane (even if APC allowes you less!) - if all this is done, the Diva maybe delivers the promissed 155 HP.

[@topspoke]

Yesssss! I knew the old girl wouldn't let you down. Love the way you tricked the ECU into helping get more fuel into the injectors. Very well done!

[@SeasideGarage]

Hehe I felt like a mad professor when messing with the K-jet.....!

[@marcellorava6149]

NIIIICEEEE!!! Your face when it started to idle! I can't wait to see this car reborn!

[@mickspencer4171]

That's great, glad you got the old girl to fire up, looking forward to more on the 900.

[@peterriggall8409]

Well done. She lives again. 👍

[@mehrzahl2219]

Great work! Looking forward to see it run properly.

[@SluSharkND]

So excited for you! Great job!

[@Involvod]

Love this channel! Such a likeable guy. It's great to hang out with you in the garage

[@SeasideGarage]

Thanks! and likewise!

[@thodkats]

What a nice sounding engine !

[@SeasideGarage]

When they run right and with the right exhaust its the best sounding 4 cylinder engine IMO

[@thodkats]

@@SeasideGarage Totally agreed!

[@DetroitMicroSound]

I just remembered something funny. My sisters PT DreamCruiser series 3 was a 220hp inline 4 turbo.

[@robfulano2552]

Quality 100%!

[@jjtorley627]

Brilliant! Well done.

[@geezerdiamond]

Excellent stuff! So great to hear it running 😃

[@frglee]

Done with good humour and extra added optimism! 😄

[@SeasideGarage]

Haha... It was a very optimistic day in the garage!

[@MrToxicSkittle]

Sooooo cool. It screams “80s” louder than Top Gun! And even if it “only” has 155 hp, I bet it’s quick!

[@SeasideGarage]

Its quick enough for the 80s!

[@ShaunMurray63]

Thats epic another one running Seppo .

[@jockeshobbymeck]

I absolutely love the music and sweeping video of the car. Very happy for you! Bra jobbat 😋👍

[@htimsid]

Inspiration, motivation, great! I have one which has been sleeping (indoors) since 2010. Time for a plan...

[@SeasideGarage]

If I have any part in you starting to work on your saab... I would be very proud!

[@alancourtenay2475]

Bravo!

[@intrepid5684]

Clean the injectors. You might need a new fuel pump. Measure the fuel pressure. Could be low. Great to see you getting this old Saab running. Looking forward to the next video.

[@mr.volkswagen7296]

Great job . Allways fun to get an old engine to run

[@Aquarious]

Congrats on making it run! I have a 900 T8 too that was standing for 14 years, we cleaned the whole fuel system by putting several parts into an ultrasonic cleaner. Right now it finally runs well, especially when warmed up. The K-Jet engines have a fifth injector that adds extra fuel for the cold start. Check if that one isn't clogged up since that will make cold starts very hard. Also check the fuel accumulator near the fuel tank, that was leaking on my car which made it stupidly hard to start and keep running since it couldn't keep the pressure up. I'd also advice to get some new fuel lines from the K-Jet unit to the injectors. They get old and snap easily because of it, you can buy braided sets to replace them, looks good too! :)

[@smoooth7429]

My Volvo also has Bosch kjets, wonder if those braided options are available for the system in my car 😅. Do you have any links? Maybe I can go down to the warehouse at ipd and see if we can find something.

[@Aquarious]

@@smoooth7429 Just noticed that my other comment got removed which included the link. Look up "Saab 900 fuel injector hose kit" and you'll find the braided ones.

[@smoooth7429]

@@Aquarious Thank you so much 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@hansvandijk3937]

It also needs air.. open gas valve, fuel will come.. Bosch k jetronic. Ps make sure the air system between regulator and intake is fully sealed. No leaks!

[@jeremyaustin9103]

Hello from England. A proper Saab... know the experts are going to say remove KE pump and injectors...clean/rebuild/replace. But with an almost empty fuel tank is it worth running some over strong injector cleaner through it

[@s2000.]

Very cool to see you get it running. K-jet doesn't like sitting at all, especially nowadays that we have ethanol in our fuels. E0 98 is a must for a turbo classic, otherwise performance will be bad and it will knock a lot (I fitted a LED in the dash from the APC knock light output). I recommend you get a pressure washer and get rid of all that crap on the engine and body so it would be more enjoyable to work on. Try to read up on how the K-jet works, it is pretty simple and foolproof once you understand it and have a pressure gauge. Yours will probably want a through fuel system clean and the pressures checked with a k-jet pressure gauge.

[@SeasideGarage]

100oktane is in the tank atm. :) I know a bit about the k-jet from other cars a worked on... but its awhile back now... :)

[@monksiemagic]

Great content! Thanks for the hard work really enjoyed it

[@rich5223]

Great video put the injectors in the ultra sonic cleaner

[@SeasideGarage]

Not a bad idea!

[@mjakobsen88]

Ej hvor den bare fed altså 😍

[@SeasideGarage]

Mega!

[@corystewart6190]

Looks like the cat approves.

[@gregj7916]

mechanical fuel injection is absolute challenge of challenges....

[@twocvbloke]

So it was all about the angle of the dangle then? :P

[@mcdk72]

Nice rumble. Do you use octane 100? A good service clean additive might loosen the injectors up. Before concluding on it.

[@SeasideGarage]

Yes e5 and 100 octane.. But the clever thing with the saab APC system is that it can run at low octane fuel as well... really a cool system

[@marcinbujok7388]

Ha! The batteries don't have a light life with you ;). Cleaning all the K jet plumbing should make it work nicely :). Also, do you even wear crock's working on the crock? ;)

[@SeasideGarage]

Haha... and all the workshop batteries are batteries that are to bad to be used in daily cars.... haha! but they are so expensive!