You've done a great job on this, Dougie. Saved in the nick of time from succumbing to the dreaded 'Saab Blight', by the looks of things; other 9-5s (inlcuding mine) haven't been so lucky. I hope that it has many more years ahead of it.

@nathanglynn7443

8 ай бұрын

What is the Saab blight?

That's one lucky car to have landed itself with you... Anyone else would have scrapped that after all the work it's took and the smoke from exhaust

Another great tinkering video Dougie, so glad you got the Aircon sorted. Looking forward to the Canonbawz run videos. And yes I am a Bob and Denny fan as they remind me of my two Cats!

Great work! Didn't realise that the SAAB is very difficult to work on. Still a few these on the road in the US! Great that Vauxhall Vectra parts can be fitted to the 9 5, the Vectra being a UK EU vehicle.

As both a previous owner of several Cavaliers (Mk1, 2, & 3), and now on my third 9-5 spanning the last 19 years, your channel just gets better and better 😊 👍

Absolute zero messing around...straight on with the jobs and a grand result......look forward to the next vid.

Hi burt we are all amazed that you need aircon because of the heat supposed to be colder than us welsh here lol

Enjoy! The effort is rewarding.

I had to look at the whole story of your saab from start to finish as it was just one issue after the other. But you stuck at it and got it right at some expense fair enough, i am going to look at a 2006 model of the exact same car as a daily driver and i sure hope i don't have to go through the same list as you did lol. Well done on the video's to.

I had a 2 litre version, it used to go through petrol round town, but was incredibly fast and comfortable on a long trip. The road tax rules really killed the 95 off.

A rose bush is a solid metal spherical bearing and is certainly not what you have here! These are regular metalastic bushes. SAABs aeros are great cars, great that you are keeping a good one on the road. Didn't see the alternator change, which is a bugger of a job.

A lot of people saying it would have been scrapped .. .aye, and then the owner might have spent 20-30 grand on a new car. For what? For the sake of a couple of grand of labour + parts, they'd have a virtually pristine workhorse with all the toys and 250bhp under the bonnet. People need to wake up and keep these cars on the road.

@phoneitbuyitpickitup9212

2 ай бұрын

Exactly why I am firing £3k into my Saab right now!

This Saab is going to be one amazing example when you’ve finished with it, both mechanically, and cosmetically!!.

I had bother with my drivers side headlight being yellowy . I tried a couple of kits and gave up . Wd40 on a paper towel and it looks brand new , has to be rewiped every 3 weeks or so but hey ho 🤷‍♂️😂. Great video as always !

I’ve never been a Vauxhall guy but love watching your videos Love your attitude to just getting stuck in I’m now getting stuck in to my ‘85 Lancia Thema loads of little jobs Keep up the inspiring work

Great results Dougie, Im a Vauxhall & SAAB man so this is absolutely made for me. Thanks for the videos!

Love your style of content. Much better than all these ''buy supercar, map it and wrap it, then sell it'' like all the big channels do. Or the other ones where they just pay others to do all the work and are always saying 'we did this'' ''were gunna do that'' when they havent ever been under a bonnet themselves and they just paid a local shop to do all the work

Great video, real determination to sort out the saab

Another great video has always Dougie 👍

Great video on the Saab and delighted you have restored vigour to the vehicle. Keep up the excellent work!

Great video Scottie, never change the way you are matey.

This channel deserves a lot more subscribers love the videos

Great video as usual! Love the 9-5 Combi! So happy you saved this beast :D

Loving the Saab journey Dougie great content as always.

Watching your videos are a pleasure. Very informative great to watch..👍🙂

Another great episode Dougie 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Well in Dougie; always moving forward, making progress 💪😎

Another great video very interesting. Looking 4ward to more work on le cav . And the. Nova. 👍

Thank god for the air con working

Looks like its coming on great Dougie !!

Good update on saab Cheers for bob and Danny clips think only seen 1 be4 lol

Great content Dougie, lots of detail and fault finding tips. Having the FM Tech diagnostic tool helps considerably. Great car emerging from this 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

Should have put some tape or at least opened bonnet when sanding headlights to protect paint work.

Good stuff again Dougie. I wonder how many Saab ignition barrels have been ruined by the owners ragging the keys out by not putting it into reverse 😂

I was feeling your pain on last video, doing that ac pump wow. Although, that’s been beaten today by me dropping a diff and prop shaft of a Rangerover on a driveway… real gates of hell

Hope it’s not the Cannon Squeaky Bawz run with that alternator Dougie !🤣 well done another great video to watch

Grand work as always. Interesting to see the rear suspension setup on these, mine is based on the Vectra C.

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

I'll do a comparison video between the Vectra B and the Saab soon to show the similarities and differences

Dunno if it helps but had a Ac fault which would only work/kick in on the move and was cooling fan related keep up good work always an enjoyable watch!

Really enjoyed watching this as i do your previous videos . Nice car the Saab . Just one thing though , Those wind deflectors look great however they tend to let in condensation as i myself found out when i fitted them to my Vauxhall Zafira B . Like i said they do look nice , just be carefull . Stay safe looking forward to next video

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

I think they make a bit more wind noise around the a pillars 😂

Good turn around. If you take the metal handle off and just use the black end you'll find it cleans much better/easier

Another grear vid, love this SAAB series! 29:23 I belive that you should be able to tell your saab that it *doesn't* have rear parking sensors via the tech 2, which would stop the bonging whenever you go into reverse. Just a thaught that crossed my mind since you have the equipment. Nice to see the headlights are easier to remove than the 9-3 estate. You have to remove the front bumper to get them out fully! Appreciate the extra bob contend at the end! I always stick on to watch his adventures

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

I will have a look in the Tech II to see if I can do that

Spotted an astra f on gumtree glasgow area. 78k n-reg 3-dr £550 if you’re on the look out

I am truly in the mood for a 9-5 aero. Right now 9-3 1,8t which is GREAT but the 9-5 ah. Can I have two? Lol

Jeremy Clarkson "Speed and power fixes many problems"

more bob & denny please 😻

How old is this dude, seems very knowledgeable.

I had an issue on a vw once wherenaircon would only work over 10mph, it turned out to be, there is 3 temp sensors, one was down,(it requires all 3) so it runs that as a safety default knowing that once over 10mph the condenser is being cooled.

I'm not entirely surprised that you had to drive it for the air con to start working, i was an apprentice at the main dealer back in 1997, we were replacing speedo drives to cure all kinds of random faults, rumour had it that it was to prevent them being disconnected in a bid to keep mileage down.

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

I was celebrating and frozen by the time I got home 😂

Excellent update pal. Saabs are great cars. My insignia has 2.0 turbo petrol derived from Saab and they have great power.

@danielross7221

Жыл бұрын

I remember the last Saab that was brought out based on the insignia. Can’t remember the model name. Cracking car

@andyfletcher7535

Жыл бұрын

@@danielross7221 was it 9-3 aero??? The insignia vxr had the 2.8 v6 from saab. People think general motors saved Saab. GM wanted saabs engines

@danielross7221

Жыл бұрын

@@andyfletcher7535 That’s the one, i knew someone who had one as a company car back in 2010. Apparently the company car tax was horrendous

@andyfletcher7535

Жыл бұрын

@Dan Ross the last saabs made where stunning. GM should just let them do there own thing.

@barge2007

Жыл бұрын

@@danielross7221 it was a 9-5, known as the 9-5NG … never released over here in estate form, though …

SAAB ❤

Recognise that rose bush tool 😊

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

That one's mine yours is in stock. They don't last long with impact tools but I'm not winding those bushes out by hand it would take forever 😂

I am like you if it's got Aircon it WILL WORK

Great watching what cleaner did u use for leather

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

G101 from Autosmart. It cleans anything and dilutes in water

@clivehaggis1397

Жыл бұрын

@@DougieSRi thank you

How find the time with all the trucking etc

where did you get that headlight restoration kit Dougie? mine are atrocious and need sorting out

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

It's a Holt's kit Halfords or eBay will have them I got given it

I know you won't reply to this Dougie, but spraying WD40 on your alternator bearings will disolve the grease old mate. Thanks for the channel.

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

I sprayed some grease in the end. The replacement squeaks until it warms up. I'm NOT doing that job again in a hurry so I'll live with it 😂

Did you give it a good bleechin along the golden mile for testing purposes lol

Have you told us the mileage on tje saab?

Lacquer thinners on belt de grease cleanse. Then 303 aerospace protection jizz. Loads detailers UK and US swear by it. Never squeak again. Belt noise mouse squeak done.

I will buy back the cd player if you dont want it 👌

If you sand the lights down and then spray them with 2K clear coat, you won't have to polish them again for 10-20 years.

Pity they fitted these bloody plastic headlamps to our 2004 9-5’s. Never had this problem with dads 1999 2.0t which had sensible glass headlights.

Who does your bodywork for you?

Saab vs. Dougie's toothbrush.

Wrong alternator for the Saab the one from the B204 is a smaller and less amp age one and won’t be able to cope with the zenons etc 5/40 oil for it

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

That's not correct the part numbers cross reference across all 2.0 and 2.3 turbo cars. It's a 130 amp same as what came off it.

@angiekucharski4481

Жыл бұрын

@@DougieSRi okay …..

Good to see my old Saab has a new life, i won the car from geoffbuyscars on youtube, it came with more than a few problems which i was working my way through but i had 3other projects at the time hence its trip through WB auctions..

That's a very pretty Saab. I have had Saabs in the past, Saab99 which was...a bag of sh!te, but I have driven the 9000 and loved it also the 900.

Where is the omega

@DougieSRi

Жыл бұрын

At the house

@edwardalannewton8591

Жыл бұрын

Are you selling the omega or the saab 9 5

SAAB is goding up in price in Sweden. All cars in the middle rangen is exporten to the east, but not SAAB. The Areos are totalt destroyed by the youth😂. No salt driven SAAB👍

@garethifan1034

Жыл бұрын

I would love an 80's 900!

Tree rats 😂

Bob is a she, yes?

the weather looks shite there