by "DervMan" <thedervman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Mar 1, 2008 at 08:12 AM
"john" <j.mulholland50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:9kmxj.40299$os2.22957@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi everyone!
> I have a Saab 93 TID SE (2001 spec),and love the car!
> This is my first Saab and now i've discovered how good they are won't be
> my last!
> My problem is this!
> When i park my car on any hill with the front bonnet facing up,the car
> struggles to start?
> I have to turn it over several times before it starts and when it does
> quite a bit of smoke comes out the exhaust?
That's a fairly common T-D problem caused by air leaks in the fuel lines.
You need to replace them.
> When the car is parked facing downhill,it starts first time every time?
Yes. When there's a leak, the fuel drains back into the tank, which means
when you start the car it isn't getting enough diesel at the injectors to
do
its thing.
> And could anyone recommend the best and cheapest way to fix my pixels on
> my sid?
Hmm. Mine isn't perfect either but it isn't so bad as I want to use an
eBay
repairer just yet.
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