Saab 96 Viggen: How To Fix With A Coolant Leak From The Engine Block | Wheeler Dealers

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  • Mike brings a Saab 96 Viggen into the workshop with a coolant leak from an unknown source. Thanks to Ants in-depth knowledge of Saab’s, he knows that the issue is likely to be loose head bolts, the result of an inefficient manufacturing process by Saab when the car was made.
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  • @rotory2002
    @rotory2002 Před rokem +6

    I just bought a 1999 Viggen and the owner said that the engine was seized and I found that the head bolts were loose and 2 cylinders filled with Antifreeze and locked the motor. No damage was done but my intent was to rebuild the entire motor anyway. This car is pushing 370 WHP and 430 lbs torque. Fast little bugger 😄

  • @Jornfromtjorn
    @Jornfromtjorn Před 3 lety +64

    SAAB 96 Viggen hahahahaha what a blooper! Next time take a Saab 37 Viggen for overhaulin'

    • @Share_li
      @Share_li Před 3 lety +3

      Do you like the Saab 37 Viggen too?? I like the 37 Viggen but prefer the Saab 39 Gripen... massive turbo boost! 😂

    • @nxthxntbx08
      @nxthxntbx08 Před 3 lety +7

      @@Share_li what are you guys on about, the SAAB 35 draken is clearly the best 😂

  • @volundrfrey896
    @volundrfrey896 Před 3 lety +16

    Damn this looks like something that could have been made around the year 2000, but the saab 96 was first made in 1960, saab was really ahead of their time.

    • @CA-qr6kz
      @CA-qr6kz Před 3 lety

      To give you an actual answer: This car is a 9-3 Viggen, not a "96".

    • @dennisking1555
      @dennisking1555 Před 3 lety +1

      Engine was developed in canley Coventry I do believe,
      Early dolomite sprint has the same engine as early Saab’s

    • @someoneelse7629
      @someoneelse7629 Před 3 lety

      @@dennisking1555 yeah, those first years of Saab had terrible engines, but after Saab redisigned them, they became really really good

    • @J1I9M7M4Y
      @J1I9M7M4Y Před 3 měsíci

      @@Saab--kc6xz Yes there is.. Both 96 and 9-6. The 9-6 exists as a prototype in the Saab car museum. It was a Subaru with some Saab badges. Another Saab/Subaru is the 9-4. It was no hit but they made it to the market..

    • @Saab--kc6xz
      @Saab--kc6xz Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@J1I9M7M4Y I stand corrected, Thank you for the insight.

  • @nielsonwheels83
    @nielsonwheels83 Před 3 lety +35

    LOL SAAB 96 Viggen 😂 Time to bring back Edd!

  • @PANTYEATR1
    @PANTYEATR1 Před rokem +3

    SAABs are such cool cars. I wish a major auto manufacturer acquirers them and jumpstarts the brand, corrects the issues, but allow it to remain in the spirit of SAAB💪 why can't we get full episodes on CZcams? 😕

  • @themancuniancandidate2744
    @themancuniancandidate2744 Před 3 lety +13

    I actually had a 9-3 Viggen 3 door. Not terribly fast off the line (FWD, no traction control), but the midrange in 2nd & 3rd was just astonishing. So of course I added an Abbott Racing stage 1 remap which bumped power to 274bhp. Oh my word. What a car. I really wish I'd kept it.

    • @Cpt_Wolf
      @Cpt_Wolf Před rokem

      Only basic models came without TC. All Viggen's have it coming out of factory.

    • @themancuniancandidate2744
      @themancuniancandidate2744 Před rokem +3

      @@Cpt_Wolf not true. Viggens got it for the 2001MY if I remember correctly. Early Viggens didn’t have it.

    • @garren3498
      @garren3498 Před rokem +3

      @@themancuniancandidate2744 correct, early 9-3s didnt have any TCS, it came around the same time as the Aero

  • @TheBTG88
    @TheBTG88 Před 3 lety +7

    Still daily drive my 2001 Viggen convertible. Great to drive, has been very reliable - regular maintenance only!

    • @josephbingham1255
      @josephbingham1255 Před 2 lety +3

      This video makes me wonder if all Viggen owners should at least tighten the head bolts occasionally?

  • @Txpo50
    @Txpo50 Před 3 lety +5

    I had a 2006 Saab 9-3 that I absolutely loved. Funny I had the same issue with my shifter knob randomly coming off in my hand. I wish I still had that car, it felt like flying a jet when driving it!

  • @המכונהשבאופנוע

    Dear Ant, You are just a welcome change in your TV show! Great guy, works like a pro, and explains great! Well done

  • @azrifadli7900
    @azrifadli7900 Před 3 lety +19

    I bet Saab fan club and Auto Autopsy will love this episode has Saab 9-5 Viggen

  • @cheekslappinsaab
    @cheekslappinsaab Před 3 lety +6

    9-3 not 96. Come one Edd did one back in the day and you got that right.

  • @SSDMusic692
    @SSDMusic692 Před 3 lety +6

    Head bolts....finger tight
    I rarely felt more fear of any words in this order😱

  • @thetinmannc
    @thetinmannc Před 3 lety +4

    That torque wrench, that is quite a nice sound.

  • @DingDong-tj9ce
    @DingDong-tj9ce Před 3 lety +3

    More Saab videos please.

  • @Telgas
    @Telgas Před 3 lety +22

    the tightening sequence is very wrong, all bolts to 30 lb.ft then another pass at 44 lb.ft and then 90°

    • @binladendersuperstar
      @binladendersuperstar Před 3 lety +5

      was looking for that comment! thx buddy

    • @fastinradfordable
      @fastinradfordable Před 3 lety +2

      Batter than factory spec.
      Loose.

    • @Panikass3
      @Panikass3 Před 3 lety +6

      In first glance it looks wrong but isn't, he unbolted only one at a time, replaced it and retightened. If he had removed all of them and then installed new ones probably a new headgasket would have been nececery beacause of the head movement.

    • @Telgas
      @Telgas Před 3 lety +6

      @@Panikass3 he could remove them one by one and only torque at 30 all of them
      And then do the pass at 45

    • @Panikass3
      @Panikass3 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Telgas True, that sounds even better!!

  • @markandrade7547
    @markandrade7547 Před 2 lety +1

    I wish I knew about the head bolt issue before my head gasket blew and caused lower end damage. But now I'm turning my 2005 9-5 Arc into an Aero after learning the difference between the two trims.

  • @pascalhogstrom2203
    @pascalhogstrom2203 Před 3 lety +2

    Best episode ever.

  • @unknownvinnumber
    @unknownvinnumber Před 3 lety +1

    So much useful info in this video. More than I expected. Learn something new everyday :) Great! Except for the title haha

  • @mynameisborat6846
    @mynameisborat6846 Před 3 lety +4

    Arent all head bolts under the valve cover

  • @cjsarchives5377
    @cjsarchives5377 Před 3 lety +4

    Saab 96 ? That's amazing 1960 and looks 40 years newer 😆

  • @Ethankeenan02
    @Ethankeenan02 Před 3 lety +1

    I love SAAB iv drove my mates 2005 saab 9-3 2.0t areo they drive amazing it's a shame saab went bust but I think there gonna go up in value soon

  • @stefanletterlof3989
    @stefanletterlof3989 Před 3 lety +8

    ”My friend loves Saab” in Swedish ”SvenkapoikanaskenSaab” 🤣👍 No one in Sweden understand this Hahaha...

    • @bellator86
      @bellator86 Před 3 lety

      Haha, listed to that part like 5 times :D

  • @TheOnlyPommyman
    @TheOnlyPommyman Před 3 lety +1

    Man, Ant makes me wish I'd not gone into IT and Teaching, but into mechanics instead.

  • @carterchiaramonte7584
    @carterchiaramonte7584 Před 3 lety +1

    I love my Saab 93

  • @benjaminbenavidesiglesias52

    Could someone tell me the model of torque wrench that he uses? I loved!!

  • @jhota42
    @jhota42 Před 3 lety +1

    I did this fix on my 9-5, but used ARP head studs. Way better fix than using even the uprated bolts, given the cylinder pressures the B234 can generate.

    • @Cpt_Wolf
      @Cpt_Wolf Před rokem

      All petrol og 9-5's have b2x5 engines. B2x4 came out of factory in 9k, 900ng and early 9-3's.

  • @familygunsandrides....8024

    Mine is a 1995 Saab 900S and it looks exactly like that one same color interior and red exterior, but how would I know if its a viggen or not?

  • @westernspud504
    @westernspud504 Před 3 lety +1

    i have a saab 9-3 i cannot get running , the ignition box got wet , i put a new one in tried to reboot it but i still have no joy , ugh , the car is nice enough too fix but how do i do it when nobody has a key code for the car? He makes it look so EASY !i Replaced the ECU and rebuilt the key and fob ! I ordered me a Tech 2 device , to program the new keys to the ECU ,,

  • @TheoRhoades
    @TheoRhoades Před 3 lety

    My dream car!!!!

  • @cgcrantz3544
    @cgcrantz3544 Před 3 lety +2

    Viggen is named after the swedish jet fighter SAAB 37 Viggen. SAAB born from Jets!

  • @simonorr594
    @simonorr594 Před 3 lety +3

    I drove a new one of these. I don't think scuttle shake even begins to describe the wobbling.

  • @un-_-known688
    @un-_-known688 Před 3 lety

    Get in there.!

  • @matthewcoupeofficial
    @matthewcoupeofficial Před 3 lety +2

    It’s nice to see he could have mixed up the head bolts putting the old ones and the new ones in the same tray.

  • @drpdrp5690
    @drpdrp5690 Před 3 lety +4

    Top tip: Most of the aftermarket bolts bottom out in the thread on the cylinder block, because the aftermarket bolt has different shaped head on the thread. Better to use the old bolts.

  • @rayrasanen15
    @rayrasanen15 Před 3 lety +1

    Do you know in which country that particular Saab was made? if your answer is Swedish then you answered incorrectly. saab 9-3 OG convertible was manufactured only in Finland by valmet Automotive

  • @mynameisborat6846
    @mynameisborat6846 Před 3 lety

    Mikes never let him down not like mike and edd then

  • @ford1546
    @ford1546 Před 3 lety

    can anyone tell me why (Wheeler Dealer)
    NEVER had
    Opel Monza GSE 1984 ??
    It is a fun to good car if you have the right version!

  • @martinfarley2026
    @martinfarley2026 Před 3 lety +2

    what a great time saving tip if your head gasket leaks just change the bolts !!! simples

  • @MariaEngstrom
    @MariaEngstrom Před 3 lety +12

    It kinda don't look like a Saab 96. 😔

  • @caesar170988
    @caesar170988 Před 3 lety

    What episode was this ? I cant find it on imdb . They did a yellow 96 but this red 93 isnt on the episode list.

  • @thefinalroman
    @thefinalroman Před 3 lety +3

    Does the B204 have this head issue?

    • @christophercarson3143
      @christophercarson3143 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes

    • @thefinalroman
      @thefinalroman Před 3 lety +1

      @@christophercarson3143 I got 215k on a 99 9-3 and a coolant smell no visible leak. I guess it's head bolt torque time...

    • @christophercarson3143
      @christophercarson3143 Před 3 lety +1

      @@thefinalroman iv got 97k on one and you can see the oil and water running down the block. You can't watch it but it's been doing it. I can't smell no coolent. Maybe you have a slight split in a pipe?

  • @robbwhite13
    @robbwhite13 Před 6 měsíci

    what is a Saab 96 Viggen ? apparently you have in this video a 2001 9-3 viggen convertible. i am a bit of an aficionado to use a some what bourgeois term but perhaps best descriptive. what am i missing. was this just a typo?

  • @marcogiusepperosariocristaldi

    METTI SOTTO TITOLO IN ITALIANO...SEI NUMERO 1

  • @louisjones2653
    @louisjones2653 Před 2 lety +1

    Pretty sure you're supposed to give them all a pass at 30ft/lbs and then a second pass at 45ft/lbs. Otherwise what's the point of tightening each bolt to 30, pausing, then going to 45?

  • @oveberthling
    @oveberthling Před 3 lety +1

    Celsius!

  • @mattssonfelix3882
    @mattssonfelix3882 Před 2 lety

    "Svenke boike aske saab" I don't know what language that was, but certainy not swedish lol
    "My friend loves saabs is "Min vän älskar Saabar" in swedish

  • @vladkurbatov2687
    @vladkurbatov2687 Před 3 lety

    What season episode? какой сезон серия ?

  • @petermcelvogue7521
    @petermcelvogue7521 Před 3 lety +5

    are wheeler dealers trying to re do the cars that Edd has already done.

  • @TechCars
    @TechCars Před 3 lety +4

    Can you please change the title.. :)

  • @TheRobinLiljegren
    @TheRobinLiljegren Před 3 lety +1

    It took me to listen to his "Swedish" 10 times before I knew what he meant and I'm from Sweden. "Svenke pojken asker SAAB" Should be "Svenska pojken älskar SAAB"

  • @Lonewolf8012
    @Lonewolf8012 Před 3 lety +11

    What was that??? I am from Sweden, and whene he spoke.....dont know what that was, most certainly not Swedish......

    • @Runeakb
      @Runeakb Před 3 lety

      Svenska pojkar älsker Saab? Maybe? You heard it from a Dane 😁

    • @SgfGustafsson
      @SgfGustafsson Před 3 lety +2

      Svenska pojken älskar Saab, or as retard said it "swenka pojken asker Saab"

    • @chubbyroyston3880
      @chubbyroyston3880 Před 3 lety +1

      It's cockney swedish

    • @Templarofsteel88
      @Templarofsteel88 Před 3 lety +1

      he most likely got it from watching the Swedish chef on the muppets.

    • @themancuniancandidate2744
      @themancuniancandidate2744 Před 3 lety +1

      I think he said "Jag är en jävla kukhuvud"

  • @headhunterzzz8136
    @headhunterzzz8136 Před 3 lety +1

    Replacing only head bolts once the coolant has already leaked through the layers of the head gasket ? Not advisable but was a good quick fix all the same

    • @TheCompyshop
      @TheCompyshop Před 3 lety +2

      I would agree if it was a head gasket failure in the first place that caused the leak, but being that it was just a loose headbolt that means the gasket itself is fine, it just wasn't squeezed together properly. This repair will have no issues for many years to come

  • @pontuswendt2486
    @pontuswendt2486 Před 3 lety +2

    Yay!!!! SAAB

  • @TheJunky228
    @TheJunky228 Před rokem

    1st pass of 30lbs I would think means to do the star pattern on all at 30 first then bring all tto 44. not individually do 30 then 44 for each bolt

  •  Před 3 lety

    Not made any more ! Wonder why?because very few people wanted them

  • @thomasveenstra6191
    @thomasveenstra6191 Před 3 lety +3

    It's a 9-3 lol 😂😂😂

  • @misterprocopio
    @misterprocopio Před 3 lety +2

    You are suppose to perform the first around of the torque sequence at 35. Then on the second round 45. Not 35 then 45 on each one. One round at a time. Then run it and torque angle it to 45 while running at a warmed up temp. That's how we did it at the Dealership. By the way I'm not knocking him cause i actually think he is a great mechanic. That's just the way iris showed us how to do it. (Iris) was the manual Saab used just like S.I (service instruction) for general motors.

    • @clarkwilson3505
      @clarkwilson3505 Před 2 lety

      You're absolutely right - I wouldn't let this guy work on my 9000... you start at the centre of the cylinder head and go around the clock working outwards.
      Half the story is worse than none of the story.
      🙄

  • @gmqz2997
    @gmqz2997 Před 2 lety

    Lol m k y 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love ant 🐜--- hahaha #wheelerDealers

  • @HesseJamez
    @HesseJamez Před 2 lety

    I guess 9-3 was ment? Not sure if there ever was a 96 Viggen-:)

  • @stuartbear922
    @stuartbear922 Před 3 lety +2

    There is no way new bolts fixed this car. I bet a month later it leaked again. Why not just tighten the head?

    • @cc8847
      @cc8847 Před 3 lety +2

      It was a known issue. It fixed many engines of this variant. It was a factory assembly issue. There were service bulletins issued on it.

  • @nomebear
    @nomebear Před 3 lety +1

    Saab 96 Viggen were notorious for head gasket leaks. The neighbor owned one, her son drove someplace and a head gasket began to leak. She wanted to sell if, but overall it was such a mess, and needed sorting out, the car was not anywhere worth the money she was asking for it.

  • @user-jn1tr8mo3g
    @user-jn1tr8mo3g Před 3 lety +1

    Why not do the job properly and change the head gasket instead of this bodge.

  • @martinhilvers1213
    @martinhilvers1213 Před rokem

    water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, not centigrade, a centigrade is 1/100 of a degree

  • @Cpt_Wolf
    @Cpt_Wolf Před rokem

    What is a SAAB 96 Viggen?

  • @oojimmyflip
    @oojimmyflip Před 2 lety

    on the saab drivers could find their indicator stalks on the M3 they couldnt.

  • @vilhelmpaju5603
    @vilhelmpaju5603 Před 3 lety +2

    I don't think thats an 96? 96 existed back in the 60s and 70s

  • @markbennett9787
    @markbennett9787 Před 3 lety

    Why doesn’t somebody fix this and change 96 to 93. Started watching this because the 96 is a much more interesting car than the 93 although I did know they never named a 96 as a Viggen, in fact it was an aircraft and probably still is.

  • @teuvoelo7658
    @teuvoelo7658 Před 3 lety

    Saab 93

  • @cinquedark5ivekamau800
    @cinquedark5ivekamau800 Před 3 lety +2

    He started the car without pushing in the clutch...?🤔

    • @BWTECH0521
      @BWTECH0521 Před 3 lety

      Now I need to go out and try that on my viggen lol

    • @alejandromeza8824
      @alejandromeza8824 Před 3 lety +1

      My saab 9-3 viggen dont have the system pedal clutch

    • @cinquedark5ivekamau800
      @cinquedark5ivekamau800 Před 3 lety

      @@alejandromeza8824 I see

    • @BWTECH0521
      @BWTECH0521 Před 3 lety +1

      I actually tried this on my 2000 viggen. It works! Lol

    • @kingzut6403
      @kingzut6403 Před rokem

      It’s so you can move it with the starter motor in a pinch, just like VW van 😂😂😂

  • @DISOPtv
    @DISOPtv Před 3 lety

    Ugh, you do 30 for all then back around do the the second torque. You don't torque one and then torque it again...

  • @Bobbob-qe7pf
    @Bobbob-qe7pf Před 3 lety +6

    A shadow of its former self this show - been poor since Ed was stabbed in the back.

    • @calibrazxr750
      @calibrazxr750 Před 2 lety

      Edd wasn't stabbed in the back, he threw his teddies out of the pram, because he didn't get what he wanted. He chose to leave, he wasn't kicked out.

  • @libertyman3072
    @libertyman3072 Před 2 lety +1

    🤘🧔 Bonne caisse ! 🤪

  • @powderedegg
    @powderedegg Před 3 lety +2

    Why not replace the head gasket too when you've got the head off?!?

    • @ELDOUBLES
      @ELDOUBLES Před 3 lety +4

      They didn’t take the head off tho?

    • @BWTECH0521
      @BWTECH0521 Před 3 lety +2

      It was the valve cover

  • @isaacshively6705
    @isaacshively6705 Před 3 lety

    Hey it's my car

  • @kanggoo57
    @kanggoo57 Před 3 lety

    Saab 96? You mean 9-5 or 9-3

  • @alexp6016
    @alexp6016 Před 3 lety

    You mean 9-3.

  • @captain1334
    @captain1334 Před 3 lety

    But isn't the sabb viggen a supersonic fighter jet ok boys load up the starstreek missiles

  • @bossadave
    @bossadave Před 3 lety +3

    Shame Saab died I had both a 9-3 Turbo and a 9-5 V6

    • @Txpo50
      @Txpo50 Před 3 lety

      My 9-3 turbo was one of my favorite cars I've ever had, and I've had my fair share

  • @mattihamnell8370
    @mattihamnell8370 Před 2 měsíci

    All Saab 9-3 Viggen made in Finland, no Sweden.

  • @TheAillingworth1975
    @TheAillingworth1975 Před 3 lety +1

    How bizarre they do a car they’ve already done with Edd China! What’s even worse is they go in about scuttle shake and miss completely the fact that when Edd China had one in the show the bulkhead has weakness and can crack, there was a mod to sort this. No mention here! I like Ant, he’s great but the show is not what it was, it was a better format, no wonder Edd left. Also come back to the UK, it’s about the cars, not the silly driving about looking for a phone signal!!! Ant is a a very good mechanic so can do what Edd did, just the production company at fault.

  • @meandmycar958
    @meandmycar958 Před 3 lety

    Centigrades does not exist, i´ts Celsius....

  • @marisolleyva3874
    @marisolleyva3874 Před 2 lety

    Hola!
    Tengo un SAAB turbo 9-3 2.0 2006
    Y necesito la computadora alguien la tiene que me la pueda vender? Barata pues soy de Ensenada baja California México y mi salario es de 1800 pesos por semana.

  • @lilpoindexter
    @lilpoindexter Před 3 lety +3

    If you get stuck call Edd China

  • @Vauxaholicx
    @Vauxaholicx Před 3 lety

    Why the fuck didn’t he just replace the gasket

  • @nsoper19
    @nsoper19 Před 3 lety

    finger-tight head bolts? whoever thought that would be a good idea?

    • @DigitalYojimbo
      @DigitalYojimbo Před 3 lety

      It was explained that they would work loose over time.

    • @waynesorensen7071
      @waynesorensen7071 Před rokem

      I read the robot at the factory was not programmed correctly.

  • @davidharp6857
    @davidharp6857 Před 3 lety

    Saab 96???? What

  • @Ty-qe1jb
    @Ty-qe1jb Před 3 lety

    Or I can tell you right now you're using the wrong radiator fluid it's supposed to be orange dexcool

    • @coolantkid3428
      @coolantkid3428 Před 2 lety

      While you are correct about the Dexcool, you are absolutely wrong about the Peak Global Lifetime coolant. It's not only compatible with this vehicle and Dexcool, it is a superior coolant in every measurable way. He did this vehicle a major upgrade by using that coolant.

  • @benjamineriksson8439
    @benjamineriksson8439 Před 3 lety

    Thats a 9-3......

  • @OldSkoolF
    @OldSkoolF Před 3 lety +2

    Ed's voice was much easier to hear and understand..

  • @thomascatford2627
    @thomascatford2627 Před 3 lety

    a saab 96 viggen more pish amatuer

  • @arlindjax
    @arlindjax Před 3 lety +2

    Mike=Cringe

  • @aquashowaquaristik
    @aquashowaquaristik Před 2 lety

    You 🍩 thats a 9-3 Not a 96

  • @versacejeans9327
    @versacejeans9327 Před 3 lety

    Get ride of mike bring in China and Ant

  • @beehive739
    @beehive739 Před 3 lety

    Cringe worthy acting

  • @Ethankeenan02
    @Ethankeenan02 Před 3 lety

    Wheres edd china gone ???

  • @jorgeconj
    @jorgeconj Před 3 lety +3

    What if the water leaked in to the piston? That is a silly fix just to sell a car. This guy jus lost my trust. 👎

  • @jjmvr6185
    @jjmvr6185 Před 2 lety

    Mike = 🤡

  • @irishcountryman4866
    @irishcountryman4866 Před 3 lety +3

    This guy tries way too hard.

  • @philiprush5754
    @philiprush5754 Před 3 lety

    It's about time that velocity drop like he's just doing the same cars that end has already done and to be honest and gets on like he's only reaping what he's being told by someone else it's got very boring

  • @Stonehopper1067HMG
    @Stonehopper1067HMG Před 3 lety +2

    Can we use Deep Fake technology to put Edds face over this pretender?

    • @danielsz3306
      @danielsz3306 Před 3 lety

      Go and watch Edd's channel and stop crying here. You and all of your kind are annoying as hell and I bet even Edd will hate you

    • @lukesgarage4049
      @lukesgarage4049 Před 3 lety

      No because that would make Edd look bad