05/03/08

EXTRA! EXTRA! OUR NEW REPAIR KIT REQUIRES NO MODIFICATIONS AT ALL AND INCLUDES THE STOP ARM!

9-5 DRIVER SIDE VENT NOT HOT OR COLD ENOUGH?

PLEASE DON'T PULL THE ENTIRE DASH APART!

We now have a more economical and time saving solution to the heater-A/C issue addressed by SAAB SI871-2322. There are more bulletins, but you can view this one at: GENUINE SAAB.COM look in section 8. It has been superceded by SI 854-2396 (22 pages, mostly directions for removing the dash and heater box) There are also SI 854-2450 and SI 854-2411, both of which address another issue.

9-5 Air Conditioning not cold?

9-5 heater not Hot?

SAAB PART NUMBER 5335831 REPAIR KIT and DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS.

With our NEW kit and detailed instructions you can repair this miserable failure WITHOUT REMOVING the heating and ventilation unit from the car, IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR! Save 10+ hours labor.

Repair parts are machined from aluminum to tolerances of 0.025mm and pre-indexed to within 0.5º thereby eliminating stress to the blend door.

Additionally no modification to the heater box is required and no glue or adhesive is used.

The instructions included call out all other known trouble areas for a no comeback job.

US$299.00 retail, discounts available to repair shops.

ORDER at: amico@globetrotter.net

Or Call 1-418-598-9363 or 1-800-598-9302 in Canada.

9-5 ACC code page has additional diagnostic info.

Not possible to regulate temperature on either left or right-hand side in front? Code 08 shown on ACC display?

Cars affected: All 9-5 MY98-

Background

It is not possible to regulate the temperature on either the left or the right-hand side in the front.

Error code B2295 may be present if the right-hand shaft is broken, and B2495 if the left-hand shaft is broken.

Symptom description:

Difficult to regulate the temperature.

Error code B2295

Error code B2495

Note Error code B2409 is not related. It is usually caused by failure of SAAB part number 4869426. As this is controls the recirculate door, poor cooling performance could occur similar to the blend door issue. Also it is not uncommon to have noticable differences in temperature between the left and right side when the freon level is low. Please verify that the blend door shaft is indeed broken.

Parts required, IF YOU DO NOT BUY OUR REPAIR KIT!

53 35 831 (CA: 30591598) service kit, heating and ventilation unit, LHD

79 71 864 (CA: 30509025) cable tie (x2)

Important

This service information applies if one of the damper shafts is broken.

WARNING