Saab 96 Viggen: How To Fix With A Coolant Leak From The Engine Block | Wheeler Dealers

Mike brings a Saab 96 Viggen into the workshop with a coolant leak from an unknown source. Thanks to Ants in-depth knowledge of Saab’s, he knows that the issue is likely to be loose head bolts, the result of an inefficient manufacturing process by Saab when the car was made.
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[@rotory2002]

I just bought a 1999 Viggen and the owner said that the engine was seized and I found that the head bolts were loose and 2 cylinders filled with Antifreeze and locked the motor. No damage was done but my intent was to rebuild the entire motor anyway. This car is pushing 370 WHP and 430 lbs torque. Fast little bugger 😄

[@volundrfrey896]

Damn this looks like something that could have been made around the year 2000, but the saab 96 was first made in 1960, saab was really ahead of their time.

[@CA-qr6kz]

To give you an actual answer: This car is a 9-3 Viggen, not a "96".

[@dennisking1555]

Engine was developed in canley Coventry I do believe, Early dolomite sprint has the same engine as early Saab’s

[@someoneelse7629]

@@dennisking1555 yeah, those first years of Saab had terrible engines, but after Saab redisigned them, they became really really good

[@J1I9M7M4Y]

@@Saab--kc6xz Yes there is.. Both 96 and 9-6. The 9-6 exists as a prototype in the Saab car museum. It was a Subaru with some Saab badges. Another Saab/Subaru is the 9-4. It was no hit but they made it to the market..

[@Saab--kc6xz]

@@J1I9M7M4Y I stand corrected, Thank you for the insight.

[@Jornfromtjorn]

SAAB 96 Viggen hahahahaha what a blooper! Next time take a Saab 37 Viggen for overhaulin'

[@Share_li]

Do you like the Saab 37 Viggen too?? I like the 37 Viggen but prefer the Saab 39 Gripen... massive turbo boost! 😂

[@nxthxntbx08]

@@Share_li what are you guys on about, the SAAB 35 draken is clearly the best 😂

[@TheBTG88]

Still daily drive my 2001 Viggen convertible. Great to drive, has been very reliable - regular maintenance only!

[@josephbingham1255]

This video makes me wonder if all Viggen owners should at least tighten the head bolts occasionally?

[@nielsonwheels83]

LOL SAAB 96 Viggen 😂 Time to bring back Edd!

[@themancuniancandidate2744]

I actually had a 9-3 Viggen 3 door. Not terribly fast off the line (FWD, no traction control), but the midrange in 2nd & 3rd was just astonishing. So of course I added an Abbott Racing stage 1 remap which bumped power to 274bhp. Oh my word. What a car. I really wish I'd kept it.

[@Cpt_Wolf]

Only basic models came without TC. All Viggen's have it coming out of factory.

[@themancuniancandidate2744]

@@Cpt_Wolf not true. Viggens got it for the 2001MY if I remember correctly. Early Viggens didn’t have it.

[@garren3498]

@@themancuniancandidate2744 correct, early 9-3s didnt have any TCS, it came around the same time as the Aero

[@azrifadli7900]

I bet Saab fan club and Auto Autopsy will love this episode has Saab 9-5 Viggen

[@benjamineriksson8439]

There is no 9-5 viggen there is just a 9-3 like this one

[@colbymck]

I think you’re thinking of the 9-5 aero.

[@somervillearron]

@@colbymck think he mistyped

[@Txpo50]

I had a 2006 Saab 9-3 that I absolutely loved. Funny I had the same issue with my shifter knob randomly coming off in my hand. I wish I still had that car, it felt like flying a jet when driving it!

[@insightmoto]

Dear Ant, You are just a welcome change in your TV show! Great guy, works like a pro, and explains great! Well done

[@PANTYEATR1]

SAABs are such cool cars. I wish a major auto manufacturer acquirers them and jumpstarts the brand, corrects the issues, but allow it to remain in the spirit of SAAB💪 why can't we get full episodes on KZbin? 😕

[@cheekslappinsaab]

9-3 not 96. Come one Edd did one back in the day and you got that right.

[@SSDMusic692]

Head bolts....finger tight I rarely felt more fear of any words in this order😱

[@Telgas]

the tightening sequence is very wrong, all bolts to 30 lb.ft then another pass at 44 lb.ft and then 90°

[@binladendersuperstar]

was looking for that comment! thx buddy

[@fastinradfordable]

Batter than factory spec. Loose.

[@Panikass3]

In first glance it looks wrong but isn't, he unbolted only one at a time, replaced it and retightened. If he had removed all of them and then installed new ones probably a new headgasket would have been nececery beacause of the head movement.

[@Telgas]

@@Panikass3 he could remove them one by one and only torque at 30 all of them And then do the pass at 45

[@Panikass3]

@@Telgas True, that sounds even better!!

[@mynameisborat6846]

Arent all head bolts under the valve cover

[@pascalhogstrom2203]

Best episode ever.

[@thetinmannc]

That torque wrench, that is quite a nice sound.

[@DingDong-tj9ce]

More Saab videos please.

[@unknownvinnumber]

So much useful info in this video. More than I expected. Learn something new everyday :) Great! Except for the title haha

[@markandrade7547]

I wish I knew about the head bolt issue before my head gasket blew and caused lower end damage. But now I'm turning my 2005 9-5 Arc into an Aero after learning the difference between the two trims.

[@cjsarchives5377]

Saab 96 ? That's amazing 1960 and looks 40 years newer 😆

[@benjaminbenavidesiglesias52]

Could someone tell me the model of torque wrench that he uses? I loved!!

[@westernspud504]

i have a saab 9-3 i cannot get running , the ignition box got wet , i put a new one in tried to reboot it but i still have no joy , ugh , the car is nice enough too fix but how do i do it when nobody has a key code for the car? He makes it look so EASY !i Replaced the ECU and rebuilt the key and fob ! I ordered me a Tech 2 device , to program the new keys to the ECU ,,

[@jhota42]

I did this fix on my 9-5, but used ARP head studs. Way better fix than using even the uprated bolts, given the cylinder pressures the B234 can generate.

[@Cpt_Wolf]

All petrol og 9-5's have b2x5 engines. B2x4 came out of factory in 9k, 900ng and early 9-3's.

[@familygunsandrides....8024]

Mine is a 1995 Saab 900S and it looks exactly like that one same color interior and red exterior, but how would I know if its a viggen or not?

[@thefinalroman]

Does the B204 have this head issue?

[@christophercarson3143]

Yes

[@thefinalroman]

@@christophercarson3143 I got 215k on a 99 9-3 and a coolant smell no visible leak. I guess it's head bolt torque time...

[@christophercarson3143]

@@thefinalroman iv got 97k on one and you can see the oil and water running down the block. You can't watch it but it's been doing it. I can't smell no coolent. Maybe you have a slight split in a pipe?

[@stefanletterlof3989]

”My friend loves Saab” in Swedish ”SvenkapoikanaskenSaab” 🤣👍 No one in Sweden understand this Hahaha...

[@bellator86]

Haha, listed to that part like 5 times :D

[@robbwhite13]

what is a Saab 96 Viggen ? apparently you have in this video a 2001 9-3 viggen convertible. i am a bit of an aficionado to use a some what bourgeois term but perhaps best descriptive. what am i missing. was this just a typo?

[@simonorr594]

I drove a new one of these. I don't think scuttle shake even begins to describe the wobbling.

[@caesar170988]

What episode was this ? I cant find it on imdb . They did a yellow 96 but this red 93 isnt on the episode list.

[@asssiesgaming453]

Cezar Popovici its from the new series!

[@Txpo50]

Season 22, Episode 3

[@matthewcoupeofficial]

It’s nice to see he could have mixed up the head bolts putting the old ones and the new ones in the same tray.

[@Ethankeenan02]

I love SAAB iv drove my mates 2005 saab 9-3 2.0t areo they drive amazing it's a shame saab went bust but I think there gonna go up in value soon

[@TheOnlyPommyman]

Man, Ant makes me wish I'd not gone into IT and Teaching, but into mechanics instead.

[@carterchiaramonte7584]

I love my Saab 93

[@rayrasanen15]

Do you know in which country that particular Saab was made? if your answer is Swedish then you answered incorrectly. saab 9-3 OG convertible was manufactured only in Finland by valmet Automotive

[@vladkurbatov2687]

What season episode? какой сезон серия ?

[@drpdrp5690]

Top tip: Most of the aftermarket bolts bottom out in the thread on the cylinder block, because the aftermarket bolt has different shaped head on the thread. Better to use the old bolts.

[@TheoRhoades]

My dream car!!!!

[@cgcrantz3544]

Viggen is named after the swedish jet fighter SAAB 37 Viggen. SAAB born from Jets!

[@ford1546]

can anyone tell me why (Wheeler Dealer) NEVER had Opel Monza GSE 1984 ?? It is a fun to good car if you have the right version!

[@MariaEngstrom]

It kinda don't look like a Saab 96. 😔

[@louisjones2653]

Pretty sure you're supposed to give them all a pass at 30ft/lbs and then a second pass at 45ft/lbs. Otherwise what's the point of tightening each bolt to 30, pausing, then going to 45?

[@mynameisborat6846]

Mikes never let him down not like mike and edd then

[@Lonewolf8012]

What was that??? I am from Sweden, and whene he spoke.....dont know what that was, most certainly not Swedish......

[@Runeakb]

Svenska pojkar älsker Saab? Maybe? You heard it from a Dane 😁

[@SgfGustafsson]

Svenska pojken älskar Saab, or as retard said it "swenka pojken asker Saab"

[@chubbyroyston3880]

It's cockney swedish

[@Templarofsteel88]

he most likely got it from watching the Swedish chef on the muppets.

[@themancuniancandidate2744]

I think he said "Jag är en jävla kukhuvud"

[@un-_-known688]

Get in there.!

[@martinfarley2026]

what a great time saving tip if your head gasket leaks just change the bolts !!! simples

[@thomascatford2627]

pure pish

[@marcogiusepperosariocristaldi]

METTI SOTTO TITOLO IN ITALIANO...SEI NUMERO 1

[@petermcelvogue7521]

are wheeler dealers trying to re do the cars that Edd has already done.

[@iangascoigne8231]

Peter McElvogue In fairness Edd did a 9-3.

[@TheJunky228]

1st pass of 30lbs I would think means to do the star pattern on all at 30 first then bring all tto 44. not individually do 30 then 44 for each bolt

[@headhunterzzz8136]

Replacing only head bolts once the coolant has already leaked through the layers of the head gasket ? Not advisable but was a good quick fix all the same

[@TheCompyshop]

I would agree if it was a head gasket failure in the first place that caused the leak, but being that it was just a loose headbolt that means the gasket itself is fine, it just wasn't squeezed together properly. This repair will have no issues for many years to come

[@misterprocopio]

You are suppose to perform the first around of the torque sequence at 35. Then on the second round 45. Not 35 then 45 on each one. One round at a time. Then run it and torque angle it to 45 while running at a warmed up temp. That's how we did it at the Dealership. By the way I'm not knocking him cause i actually think he is a great mechanic. That's just the way iris showed us how to do it. (Iris) was the manual Saab used just like S.I (service instruction) for general motors.

[@clarkwilson3505]

You're absolutely right - I wouldn't let this guy work on my 9000... you start at the centre of the cylinder head and go around the clock working outwards. Half the story is worse than none of the story. 🙄

[@oveberthling]

Celsius!

[@TechCars]

Can you please change the title.. :)

[@mattssonfelix3882]

"Svenke boike aske saab" I don't know what language that was, but certainy not swedish lol "My friend loves saabs is "Min vän älskar Saabar" in swedish

[@pontuswendt2486]

Yay!!!! SAAB

[@Cpt_Wolf]

What is a SAAB 96 Viggen?

Not made any more ! Wonder why?because very few people wanted them

[@TheRobinLiljegren]

It took me to listen to his "Swedish" 10 times before I knew what he meant and I'm from Sweden. "Svenke pojken asker SAAB" Should be "Svenska pojken älskar SAAB"

[@FredoftheNorth]

Jag tänkte precis likadant :)

[@nomebear]

Saab 96 Viggen were notorious for head gasket leaks. The neighbor owned one, her son drove someplace and a head gasket began to leak. She wanted to sell if, but overall it was such a mess, and needed sorting out, the car was not anywhere worth the money she was asking for it.

[@vilhelmpaju5603]

Saab 96 is a very old car. That is a 9-3

[@HesseJamez]

I guess 9-3 was ment? Not sure if there ever was a 96 Viggen-:)

[@gmqz2997]

Lol m k y 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love ant 🐜--- hahaha #wheelerDealers

[@thomasveenstra6191]

It's a 9-3 lol 😂😂😂

[@martinhilvers1213]

water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, not centigrade, a centigrade is 1/100 of a degree

[@oojimmyflip]

on the saab drivers could find their indicator stalks on the M3 they couldnt.

[@user-jn1tr8mo3g]

Why not do the job properly and change the head gasket instead of this bodge.

[@stuartbear922]

There is no way new bolts fixed this car. I bet a month later it leaked again. Why not just tighten the head?

[@cc8847]

It was a known issue. It fixed many engines of this variant. It was a factory assembly issue. There were service bulletins issued on it.

[@vilhelmpaju5603]

I don't think thats an 96? 96 existed back in the 60s and 70s

[@asssiesgaming453]

Vilhelm Paju until 1984

[@cinquedark5ivekamau800]

He started the car without pushing in the clutch...?🤔

[@BWTECH0521]

Now I need to go out and try that on my viggen lol

[@alejandromeza8824]

My saab 9-3 viggen dont have the system pedal clutch

[@cinquedark5ivekamau800]

@@alejandromeza8824 I see

[@BWTECH0521]

I actually tried this on my 2000 viggen. It works! Lol

[@kingzut6403]

It’s so you can move it with the starter motor in a pinch, just like VW van 😂😂😂

[@markbennett9787]

Why doesn’t somebody fix this and change 96 to 93. Started watching this because the 96 is a much more interesting car than the 93 although I did know they never named a 96 as a Viggen, in fact it was an aircraft and probably still is.

[@martinhilvers1213]

9-3, not 93

[@DISOPtv]

Ugh, you do 30 for all then back around do the the second torque. You don't torque one and then torque it again...

[@marisolleyva3874]

Hola! Tengo un SAAB turbo 9-3 2.0 2006 Y necesito la computadora alguien la tiene que me la pueda vender? Barata pues soy de Ensenada baja California México y mi salario es de 1800 pesos por semana.

[@powderedegg]

Why not replace the head gasket too when you've got the head off?!?

[@ELDOUBLES]

They didn’t take the head off tho?

[@BWTECH0521]

It was the valve cover

[@Bobbob-qe7pf]

A shadow of its former self this show - been poor since Ed was stabbed in the back.

[@calibrazxr750]

Edd wasn't stabbed in the back, he threw his teddies out of the pram, because he didn't get what he wanted. He chose to leave, he wasn't kicked out.

[@captain1334]

But isn't the sabb viggen a supersonic fighter jet ok boys load up the starstreek missiles

[@kanggoo57]

Saab 96? You mean 9-5 or 9-3

[@libertyman3072]

🤘🧔 Bonne caisse ! 🤪

[@teuvoelo7658]

Saab 93

[@bossadave]

Shame Saab died I had both a 9-3 Turbo and a 9-5 V6

[@Txpo50]

My 9-3 turbo was one of my favorite cars I've ever had, and I've had my fair share

[@lilpoindexter]

If you get stuck call Edd China

[@Vauxaholicx]

Why the fuck didn’t he just replace the gasket

[@isaacshively6705]

Hey it's my car

[@mattihamnell8370]

All Saab 9-3 Viggen made in Finland, no Sweden.

[@alexp6016]

You mean 9-3.

[@TheAillingworth1975]

How bizarre they do a car they’ve already done with Edd China! What’s even worse is they go in about scuttle shake and miss completely the fact that when Edd China had one in the show the bulkhead has weakness and can crack, there was a mod to sort this. No mention here! I like Ant, he’s great but the show is not what it was, it was a better format, no wonder Edd left. Also come back to the UK, it’s about the cars, not the silly driving about looking for a phone signal!!! Ant is a a very good mechanic so can do what Edd did, just the production company at fault.

[@TheAillingworth1975]

@Lasse Riise Edd is the man that's for sure

[@Ty-qe1jb]

Or I can tell you right now you're using the wrong radiator fluid it's supposed to be orange dexcool

[@coolantkid3428]

While you are correct about the Dexcool, you are absolutely wrong about the Peak Global Lifetime coolant. It's not only compatible with this vehicle and Dexcool, it is a superior coolant in every measurable way. He did this vehicle a major upgrade by using that coolant.

[@meandmycar958]

Centigrades does not exist, i´ts Celsius....

[@nsoper19]

finger-tight head bolts? whoever thought that would be a good idea?

[@DigitalYojimbo]

It was explained that they would work loose over time.

[@waynesorensen7071]

I read the robot at the factory was not programmed correctly.

[@davidharp6857]

Saab 96???? What

[@OldSkoolF]

Ed's voice was much easier to hear and understand..

[@benjamineriksson8439]

Thats a 9-3......

[@thomascatford2627]

a saab 96 viggen more pish amatuer

[@aquashowaquaristik]

You 🍩 thats a 9-3 Not a 96

[@jorgeconj]

What if the water leaked in to the piston? That is a silly fix just to sell a car. This guy jus lost my trust. 👎

[@arlindjax]

Mike=Cringe

[@versacejeans9327]

Get ride of mike bring in China and Ant

[@Ethankeenan02]

Wheres edd china gone ???

[@revolutionday1]

It's...been YEARS now, dude. #getoverit

[@lukesgarage4049]

Seriously have you not heard?

[@Ethankeenan02]

I'm joking lol

[@philiprush5754]

It's about time that velocity drop like he's just doing the same cars that end has already done and to be honest and gets on like he's only reaping what he's being told by someone else it's got very boring

[@irishcountryman4866]

This guy tries way too hard.

[@beehive739]

Cringe worthy acting

[@ford1546]

Ugly color on the Sabb car. Pink?

[@kaja9917]

This show is a fckin joke for real. The tint is faded away not possible w out repaint to get it back