ATTENTION SAAB OWNERS IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PERFORMED THIS FIX, AND STILL HAVE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS, READ ON. In my description I talk of making another video. This never happened, as I never recorded it. But! If you still have issues, research a product called liqui-moli engine flush. Run that in your motor for 15 minutes, drain oil, and run 5W-40 motor oil OR THICKER. Without replacing the oil pump, this is the only way to get adequate oil pressure. AVOID CASTROL. USE Mobil 1 or Shell Rotella. That, will fix your issue. But, if you haven't done what I do in this video, do that first.

@musicforsleepandrelaxation3504

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Jonjs99

Жыл бұрын

Im using only castrol, mobil1 is leaking after 3k

@tazpoochie

Жыл бұрын

@@Jonjs99 same here . I’ve Used a thinner oil and now it’s pissing out of the crank seal . I’ve Just changed the pcv system for the later updated kit but it’s still pissing out

after watching so many videos and reading forums about how to do this, I really didn't want to do it lol. bit for me I took the front 2 sub frame bolts out. loosened the middle left and rear left bolts, and managed to wiggle it out. found so many shards of rod bearings though. thanks for the video. was very helpful!

Thanks for sharing this video! It was very helpful! I got a low oil pressure warning light on my 2002 Saab 9-3 SE (165k miles - I bought the car at 66k miles, 10 years old) and all discussions on the Saab forums pointed to this issue. The pickup had some debris in it and there was sludge in the bottom of the pan, but it cleaned up nicely! I took it around town and the warning light hasn't come back on, so hopefully that fixed it.

Awesome video and just what I needed at just the right time haha. Keep it up!

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO! You helped my BF, his dad and me so much by putting this out , we followed your guidance for the beginning of the video. We were able to use a pry bar to wedge our pan out, maybe not the best method but it worked and no damage was done! Our screen was really plugged! 1999 Saab 9-3 2.0 liter with turbo

@brownbrve

7 жыл бұрын

Christina Gray I'm glad you were able to make use of it! I knew how hard it was for me to find a visual representation of what to do, so thats why i made the video :) glad you were able to revive your saab :) Question though, as i thought all the 1999's were T5 motors, did you have a viggen, aero, or SE? I think those are the ones that have the T7 motors. I was under the impression T5's didn't have the sludge issue like the T7's

@cosmicchrissy2367

7 жыл бұрын

Honestly I don't know right off hand which mine is.. car is not home but from what I've read just 9-3's in general tend to have sludge issues. I found more debris then sludge in the pick up screen though, lots of tiny rocks and grit!

@brownbrve

7 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Black or red DI casette from memory by chance? (The spark plug bit right on top)

@cosmicchrissy2367

7 жыл бұрын

Mine has a red cassette :) , which I recently had to replace as it was misfiring, fixed the issue.

Hi, Thanks a lot it's a really helpful video.

Holy shit! I can't believe I've never seen one of those hose clamp tools before! That would've saved me a HUGE headache! I broke one of those clamps on a radiator hose on my sister's Dodge Grand Caravan trying to get at the shift solenoid. I had to cut it off with a Dremel! LOL.

Thanks for vid. Encouraged me to do this job yesterday. Luckily l had the use of a hoist. Found about as much debris in the sump and on the screen as you did. I also found, in the sump, about an inch of broken cam chain tensioner!!

@brownbrve

8 жыл бұрын

Wow! Have you noticed any issues while running caused by the missing tensioner piece? If not it's likely the balance chain tensioner instead. Pop off the valve cover and take a look sometime; that's interesting.

@norincobro658

8 жыл бұрын

It's a 2000 Aero and it seems to run great. I am going to ignore the bit in the sump and assume it is as you suggest, part of the balance tensioner!...or assume somebody has already fixed it but didn't take off the sump! lol While l was down there l noticed that my front crank seal was leaking a bit. I think that will be my next job. Thanks again.

Great video! Having the exact same issue

Oil pans - absolute nightmare on Saabs but nothing like as bad as putting them back without messing up a liquid gasket bead. Probably a no-no but I ended up grinding off about 3-4 mm along about 4cm where it was catching. Could not face an oil leak after going through the replacement process!

I was having suspicions that I may need to do this job on my SAAB, but I was wondering if it was at all common for there to be gas and brake response problems accompanying the oil light flickering, since that's what has happened to mine and I figured it was some kind of clog in the pump.

Will be doing this next week and replacing rod bearings! This will realy help!

@davidblakeslee1555

8 жыл бұрын

+William Clark how did the rod replacement go?

@brownbrve

8 жыл бұрын

+David Blakeslee I think he was only going rod bearings. It's Actually pretty easy once you drop the pan.

@luckieclark

8 жыл бұрын

Rod bearings went well! Did sell the car but that was what I was going to do all this time! Made a quick buck!!!!

@davidblakeslee1555

8 жыл бұрын

+William Clark well done!

Great video nice Saab

I've got a 2001 93 convertible, runs great, no smoke, but oil is being pushed out of the fill hole. Pcv has been updated a while back, not sure what to do...

hello, can we let the pan in place? flush the oil and rinse the pan throught the little hose ( in revert mode so) and let the liquid flow throught the flush hole ? is that a solution because im fed up with unswrewing the bolts 😂. i just rebuilt the turbo and since i refilled with oil i have now the oil light on dashboard ( im french sorry for my english) i think theboil flow is not good ( i just bought the car as a second one in this state, with turbo out and maybe sludge in the pan..) I bought some Liquimolly and every tools

So did this fix the flickering oil light?

Do not forget to clean the oil trap in the valve cover. I had a clean oil pan but suddenly 1 liter of oil on 50km! Triggered by oil sludge closed oil trap on the valve train side. Only the timing chain side was still open as well as the outlet to the throttle valve, and then the oil was sucked in and burned with.

thanks for this video

@brownbrve

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'm glad I am able to help the Saab community :)

Your oil pan is not that bad at all compared to other Saabs that I've done looks really good actually however next Time you ingage in this process you should try using the eye loop on the top of engine the by using a cherry picker you can lift up the ingine then removing the two front motor mounts then raising the ingine as high as it goes then the oil pan will come out very nicely

For resealing the oil pan use Loctite 518 to avoid a bunch of crap ending up in the engine again as called for in WIS

@brownbrve

6 жыл бұрын

hellobooom yes you're correct! The anerobic sealant. Loctite 518 also needs an activator to go with it.

@xb7659

4 жыл бұрын

No activator required with Loctite 518, only lack of air between surfaces which have to be sealed together (anaerobic).

Please don't use KZreads software based stabilization. It makes me seasick and i can't watch the video..

Good stuff, but did you say you're going to re-use oil from a pan you are cleaning sludge from?

I have saab 95 2003 aero and my mechanic dropped sump today for oil change and to clean the gauze in oil pan. There was small pieces of copper cam bearing stuck to gauze. The oil light never came on but gauze was dirty like yours. The engine seems super smooth but who know how long it will last and only 95000 miles on the clock. Good video did u ever see cars last with pieces of copper stuck to gauze or should I sell on at lower price.?

@Onemanshow1974

2 жыл бұрын

2.3 turbo

@brownbrve

2 жыл бұрын

Metal in the pan is never good. If it’s truly the cam bearings, there is potential to replace the bearings.. but that’s not exactly an easy job. If the wear is from the crankshaft and rod bearings, that’s not good and a significantly more expensive repair. The good news is you’ve caught it before a catastrophic failure. You are at liberty to decide whether to fix it, sell it, etc. a 2003 is likely not going to hold enough monetary value to warrant the fix if done by a mechanic. If you did it yourself, it might be worth the effort. I would caution against selling it in that condition without a ton of disclaimers about the engines condition. It’s hard to say, it could fail tomorrow or it could fail I 100,000 miles from now. Hope that is helpful

just taking out the passenger side cv axel along with the inner joint to that axel wich you can remove and then the pann just comes right out took me 2.5 hours to finish

@brownbrve

7 жыл бұрын

Damien Nichols I've never heard of doing it that way, but perhaps that works too! I'm not sure what that entails but I know the suspension in my '99 was very difficult to deal with. I replaced the wheel bearing on mine. And when I say 'suspension' I mean everything associated like the sway bar link broke, and the axle nut was hopelessly stuck. I had to get a machine shop to take a monster sized impact to my axle nut. All associated slip fit joints meant for pivoting were very difficult to get off as well even with the correct tools. I can't imagine if someone tried to take it off without any special tools. But it worked for you, so that's good!

@musicforsleepandrelaxation3504

7 жыл бұрын

i know all about it I have a 2001 saab 9-3 s.e that I have completly rebuilt and she is sea foam green and i just bought a new charcoal greay 2001 9-3 s.e that im getting ready to restore after i go threw the entire front end suspension and the engine. but anny way you can also jack up the engine by way of the transmission just so as to undo the two front motor mounts and loosen the back engine mount, then by raising the engine 3 1/2 inches that will then allow you to safely pull the oil pan done it a thousand times and it also works. thanks for your reply

@bd8361

6 жыл бұрын

hey damien,can youmake a video??

Never ever had oil pressure warning even with shred main bearings

Does your saab still work? I saw couple of metal bites there and there in the sludge..

@brownbrve

6 жыл бұрын

Lari Jauhiainen it worked until it was totaled about a year after I made this video. A careless 17 year old kid ran me off the road unfortunately. Nobody was hurt and I still have my 1999!

@larijauhiainen8596

6 жыл бұрын

Ok i did the same procedure to my 2003 9-5 2.3T (slightly tuned about to 270hp) Anyways the previous owner had chanced the software to biopower and had driven with bioethanol E85 for last 20.000 miles or so.So i decided to check the oilpan for sludge etc.I had couple of very tiny brass-like metal bites, but didnt care, i checked the 3rd from crankshaft bearings and it was ok.However i didnt check the all others, and my other saab-fellows were like "you are stupid" :D well.. i asked because i saw couple of same kind, tiny bites in your oilpan..

@brownbrve

6 жыл бұрын

I wish I had noticed! I still can't see it. My 1999 is stage 4ish these days so in around the same 270-300 range but I've never dyno'd so who knows. I recently blew a head gasket and all but sending oil in for analysis at Blackstone labs Really Really gives you a good idea of the health of your engine. They'll be able to determine if it's anything to worry about. Highly recommended if you get the chance on your next oil change! It only costs ~$25 but worth it! FYI don't bother with TBN.

@larijauhiainen8596

6 жыл бұрын

19:59 couple of shiny tiny copperlike bites in the bottom /bottom right.Unfortunately im living in finland so we dont have that Blackstone labs here..

@keesvanbennekom7823

4 жыл бұрын

@@larijauhiainen8596 Why does a Fin need a lab ? In my opinion you people are the rally kings and everyone owns his own garage there..don't crack op my dream please..

First throw away your Hanes manual and get yourself the WIS. might find it on eBay. LOL I am curious how much swearing did you do? I ask because you did make an excellent video. Even through there are mechanics here that think they are great. I found it smart using your toque wrench to free the bolts. You saved yourself a lot of money and grief instead of running out and getting more tools and wasting a lot more time. Just because you own a Saab does not mean you are rich and or do it for a living. Did you ever find the fix on the oil light problem?

@brownbrve

6 жыл бұрын

James Mana yes cleaning this sludge and following up with a liqui-moly engine flush on cheap oil, followed up by using Rotella T6 caused all oil pressure issues to go away. Thank you for all the compliments :) it's hard to own a Saab and be a full time student paying for your own tuition at the same time! Unfortunately this Saab has since been totaled :( a careless 17 yo kid ran us off the road and caused the front end to get smashed as the ultimate result. I still have my 1999 though!

@jamesmana5247

6 жыл бұрын

Very very sad. If no one hurt I guess not so bad. Maybe the bright side is you have a lot of extra parts for the other Saab. I have 3 and I that was totaled. But not real bad. Lots of extra parts that I have use to finish my other 2 9000 Saab's. Yeah cheap oil most people don't even know what this means in a turbo. Be grrrrrr8.

Its called a downpipe coming off the turbo then it goes into the exhaust

Great effort here! You've saved me a ton of work and countless complaints from my neighbors regarding my yelling 'f--king saab' at the top off my loudness scale! I've said it before that saabs are meant to be driven 60k miles then discarded.

@jimgagne3801

7 жыл бұрын

robert hoagland That's frigging funny! I do the same thing, our neighbors are right on our driveway and the wife will be on the other side of the house and she can hear me me bitching and saying fucking Saab's! I feel your pain, I've got an 87 and a 02. I just junked the 96 9000. that was the worst car I've ever owned and I've owned 15 cars in 32 years. Why do we like these stupid cars?

@mantriccaravan8228

6 жыл бұрын

You must have dementia or owned a Chrysler! My 9-5 has OVER 200K! Wont say there isnt maintenance involved its almost 20 years old tranny runs smooth as well and engine. You think Saabs are a pain then youve never owned a Benz or BMW two very over engineered car brands I will never own again. Saabs and older Volvo's great cars and for the most part alot of easy reg maintenance on the 9-5 and your car will be happy.

wait the red oil light means oil pressure??mines flickers , I thought mine needs a new oil pump?!

@frankmagowan7400

7 жыл бұрын

Pedrx_V Yeah, that light means oil pressure. Often an engine isn't getting enough oil pressure BECAUSE your oil pump has gone bad, but that isn't always the case as this video shows.

the flickering oil pressure light is due to a faulty sending unit. This is a common problem for these cars because the sending unit is cramped in between the starter and block and tends to become damaged over time from heat. Been through it all. I thought of every possible cause for this problem, but in the end, it was just the sending unit.

@peterk3787

7 жыл бұрын

If my car had enough engine oil, and then the oil pressure light came on, which then shut the car off, and it had some smoke coming out of the engine oil hole, would you say its a sending unit problem or a oil pressure sensor problem?

@brownbrve

6 жыл бұрын

False. The flickering light was because at idle the pressure was in between 5-7 psi which will trigger the light. If it's is just on the edge you can get the flicker. Or if it is on at idle and gone when driving, same thing. In this case it was not the sending unit / sensor. I used a sandwich adapter on the oil filter to verify the problem. In this case the sensor was doing its job properly.

@larijauhiainen8596

6 жыл бұрын

If smoke is coming out of your oil hole, your engine is done, complete, fucked.

@brownbrve

6 жыл бұрын

Lari Jauhiainen peter was making a joke at robs ignorant comment. I think he understands that it would be toast lol

@larijauhiainen8596

6 жыл бұрын

This is serious business! You cant make jokes out of it!! :D

fucken hardest jobe i have ever done took 12 hours to do it

@s.akinribido5894

7 жыл бұрын

lmao

Blue Rtv

At around 22:20 you looked at torque ratings for a diesel engine. WTF???

@brownbrve

6 жыл бұрын

Viktor Dimitrovski whoops!

www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85016#/forumsite/21020/topics/85016?page=1 Refer to this link for recommend oil/oil filter details.

I so don't want to do this crappy job.

Anybody else cringed when he's breaking bolts free with a torque wrench....omfg lmfao!