SAAB 900 8V turbo cold start timer

[kfozz]

Does anyone know where I can get a cold start timer for my SAAB 900 turbo 8V, its the brass hexegon screwed into the head between the inlet manifold pipes.
Mine has the following stamped on it :-Bosch 0280130217 12v 40w 45C 9.5secs

[Prof Beard]

Try this lot - they were really good when I was looking for a sensor for Mrs B's old GM900 - the chap on the phone was really knowledgeable:

The Workshop (Saab Specialists) Ltd - Parts no: 01179 406151

[NiceCupOfTea]

What do you mean by cold start timer? An electric thing that heats the engine for really cold climates or a remote start (which will require the reverse lock removing)?

If the former and it's a standard part it may be on the EPC?

[kfozz]

Hi
Its the electric thing thet gives power to the cold start injector for a few seconds in cold weather to provide a rich mixture.
Mine is on all the time so I have to leave it disconected or the engine won't start because it is too rich, OK disconected in this weather but I need to sort it before winter comes

[Prof Beard]

kfozz said:

Hi
Its the electric thing thet gives power to the cold start injector for a few seconds in cold weather to provide a rich mixture.
Mine is on all the time so I have to leave it disconected or the engine won't start because it is too rich, OK disconected in this weather but I need to sort it before winter comes

Have you tried the people I suggested?

[NiceCupOfTea]

Hmmm, is it an optional thing? Is it a UK market car? I think you'd be best off asking somebody on saabcentral....

[kfozz]

Hi Prof Beard
I have been away, will try them on monday, thanks for your advice

[900T-R]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Hmmm, is it an optional thing? Is it a UK market car? I think you'd be best off asking somebody on saabcentral....

No, standard issue on K-Jetronic equipped cars, i.e. 8 valvers. Mine used to give continuity as long as you cranked the engine when cold at some point, instead of 8 seconds max. Which meant if you stalled the cold engine and tried starting it again immediately, it would flood the chambers...

Glenn Ellis, then workshop manager at Trent Saab, traced the fault along with a host of other things and replaced it with one from a 'donor'. He's now got his own enterprise with a partner in Melton Mowbray - www.carnetix.co.uk. I suggest you give him a shout - little expertise left on these old warhorses elsewhere...