More work coming on the car this weekend to try to fix this stupid problem!

Love the exhaust crackle on the OG9-3!! XD XD XD

Great vid as usual - real world informative

FYI, just had the subframe bushes replaced at ~ 167,000. Very nice improvement over speed bumps, also engine vibration through steering wheel significanlty reduced

Arizona man suffers from green overdose after seeing a couple of bushes by the highway! :) That "free" 9-5 is some piece of work! Good content, though, keep it coming!

A couple of helpful hints for the future. Soak the bolts/nuts with penetrant for a couple of days prior to removing it. Anti-seize them as they go back on. Removing the exhaust manifold makes it much easier to get it out. I learned this as I did a TD04 swap.

Great vid. My mechanic while giving my 9-3 a NYS inspection said the air intake was stuffed with leaves. He cleaned it and it runs much better 👍. He wants to do a complete tune-up next at 48k miles. I’m thinking about it.

Your catalysator might be clogged or silencers causing excessive pressure and that can cause turbo to get glowing hot.

Check the FPR and vacuum line to the FPR. If not that, your fuel pump is not getting enough fuel in or the MAF is shot.

10:00 Ah yes, ye 'ole Saab fuel gauge!

this is a fuel issue, nothing else. most likely the fuel pump. check the pressure on fuel rail. should be at 2.6 bar on idle, 3+ on boost. or borrow a WBL from your buddy and screw it in the second lambda location

Need video of that blue 9-5 ASAP 👍

Things to check: -opensid for knocks under boost just to confirm it's lean -fuel injectors, -fuel filter, -fuel pump. most likely the fuel pump

good luck

Interesting issue. Not fun. Might want to flash the ECU back to OEM and see how she does. Lean mix almost certain, since you have already tested with decreasing exhaust pressure. The white coking on the exhaust side also is an indicator of a lack of carbon residue caused by too little fuel in the mix or timing retarded too much which would only happen with a crap tune.

Have you replaced the fuel pump? It is about the only thing you can't test for with tech2 or an obd scanner. Either that or the next Cat down the line is also blocked from the crap that came off the first one. I'm assuming you obviously replaced the fuel filter and all that

I was using this video as a how to because I just bought a 2002 with 65000 miles and it has a blown turbo

If it is running lean, I’m surprised that none o you thought of changing the fuel filter first. The turbo glowing red is because the engine is running lean. Th O2 sensor is not going to give an accurate reading in this case especially with any turbo charged car, as the turbo is essentially a catalytic converter in its self before the real catalytic converter. I went to UTI there in Phoenix, and also worked for Camelback Volkswagen,Saab, Subaru as well and this problem would come in a lot and we would change the fuel filter and problem would be solved. So if the fuel trim is saying or running lean change the fuel filter and if running to rich change the air filter

Hey man are you coming to convention in Carlisle Pennsylvania we’re going tomorrow Sunday

Said it before and I'll say it again .. lean mix :P You said in previous comment you checked adaptions with tech2, but it can adapt falsely and give you skewed mixture. I'd still say either MAF, O2 sensor or fuelling issues in the form of low pressure/flow. BTW, there's a drain valve on the radiator on the lower right hand side when looking at the car from the front which allows you to drain coolant controlled if you attach a hose to the nipple and open it

My OG 93 vert was doing that. New bpc, changed the air box (felt like mine had a sock in it) new bypass valve and new vacuum lines and now it finally gets to the redline on the boost gauge with great acceleration. But, occasionally when I come to a stop at an intersection it has practically not boost at all. If I stop and restart it comes back. Thinking the waste gate is sticking?????

I wish it was this easy on the 9-3. The turbo is so hard to take out! Good video bro.

Exactly What i want to do with my Saab

Hey! Just curious, is the car itself running hot (cooling system), even a little bit?

Hope you get this solved soon.Let me know how you get on.

Ignition timing is off . Replace the ECU And possibly the Di cassette.

I like the scruffy racoon look...........................

I'm very jealous

Are you sure you don't have an air lock in the hoses going to and from the turbo to the cooling system??

The mix is to lean or delayed ignitions maybe?

I have the same car and it does 210 mph and gets 67 mpg but you have to drop it from a high altitude.

😂that raccoon look👍🏻😎

Check fuel pressure.

Судя по белому налета на выхлопной части турбины масло двигатель жрет хорошо, а вы взялись за замены турбины! Двигатель вскрывайте и смотрите почему такое происходит.

i think that this car gonna ruin your wallet! yours saab 93 arc and 93 turbo x are perfect !!! this 95 is a totall disaster !! i dont know why but i want to see all the cost

Let me buy you a table or workbench to work on