Saab 9-5 Aero comes good! Lots of work done, oil leak solved - harmonic balancer to blame 

I owned this and spent a lot of money (new turbo, all new suspension etc) it had been left in a storage yard with a window down in winter so it was in a state… anyway with several other projects on the go it went to WB where you got it from i’m pleased its still around 👍👍👍

This year saw me back in a 90s Vauxhall after 10 years. All under the influence of this channel! 😂 Look forward to 2024's adventrues.

Nice one you certainly never gave up with that one.

Nice to know EBC are made in the UK. Just looked on the website - "EBC Brakes are made in one of its two specialist factories in the UK and USA. The majority of EBC brake discs or brake rotors are also made in the UK."

Simply Saab on the Reg plate. Been down in here at Bristol at some point. They were our biggest customer when I worked at the Saab dealer in Bristol 20 years ago.

9-5 Aero estate, an absolute weapon. Your videos are not only entertaining but extremely useful too. Thanks !! Think I’ll be replacing the O rings on the dipstick on Sovvagn. Thanks for this, Looks easy enough. Love the Fiesta « up your arse » As you say « see you later mate » 😂😂😂 All the joy of a 9-5 Aero 👌

These were also an amazing motor. Agree one hundred percent on tyres make a huge difference

Good stuff Dougie, well done on sticking with it and getting that oil leak solved. Your man might have got hos MOT Testers Licence but he needs to brush up on the yard manoeuvring 'donk'

One of my favourite cars along with the omega

You need to stop buying cars that i get attached to. I always thought of the Omega as top dog estate car on your fleet but this too is a beast. You've created a great all weather mile muncher with all the work too.

Happy new year to everyone 🎉

The Saab 9-5 saloon launch was 1997. The combi was released in 1999.

Happy New Year Dougie, look forward to more videos next year

It’s great to see The Saab 9-5 back on the channel, glad to hear it’s now in good usable condition. Happy New Year to you, Kenzo, Bob, and your family Dougie, I’m looking forward to more exciting content this year❤.

Great video Dougie as usual all the best for 2024

Happy new year dougie and family Another great video has always Dougie 👍

Always good to see you work on the fleet; happy new year!!

Happy new year 🎉🍾😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Nice one dougie.

Happy New Year Scottie, may your channel go from strength to strength in 2024.

Hey mate, i just bought a ng 93 aero soft top 2 days ago thanks to your videos now you've uploaded another what a way to finish of the year, all the best for the new year Dougie ❤

Great watching

ive had cf2 toyo they were great tyres even in winter

Happy new year

This would be a good car for the Auto Shenanigans (Motorways) youtube channel if you ever moved it on. His own Saab saloon usually appears in the background & has become part of the channel’s street scape furniture. Nice to watch a ‘saved’ video, I’ve had a similar experience tracking down rare parts for a car far & wide.

Happy new year to all

Nice one on identifying the oil leak in the end. Glad you are getting on with it so well now. Saab seats make 100 mile journeys feel like only ten. Good to see an endorsment for Mannol oil, I was initially wary of it as I hadn't heard of the name before. Its great value though, 5L of 5/30 or 5/40 for just over £11 delivered from ebay. All the best for 2024 👍

You sounded just like me there,when i fix something. 'FIXED IIIT'. Apparently i say that all the time haha.

Hi Dougie,I like SAABs but they are a bit troublesome,plus,you have to hunt around for spares nowdays.I'll stick with my humble Vectra A (C18NZ).Best wishes for 2024,be happy,healthy and safe.

Lucas oil stabalizer is good for making vauxhall gearboxes smoother , worked in whining M32 1 litre of and 2 Fuchs Titan Sintofluid.

The 9-5 Aero is a phenomenal car when it's on song, but can be a terrible tit-spanner when it isn't, especially given that many spares for the 9-5 are these days either tricky to find or are NLA. I'm glad that I had the chance to own one as a daily driver for several years. By the way, when's the next T&D podcast coming out? I was introduced to the podcast by my online pal Niall Barkley a couple of months ago and listened to the whole run while tramping around the country. Excellent listening.

Hello bob

You got there as that oil leak was a pain in the ass nice to see its pleaseing you seen a saab 93aero ttid4 other day ill assume it be a 3liter one

Nice car. What happened about the front bumper at the end? Any damage?

What oil do you use? 5w/40? 😊

Thing is these engine do breath quiet abit any how.

I think I'd drain and reuse an old oil filter rather than a cheap crappy fake Crosland from Halfords..... Wiith all those oil leaks I'd suspect the engine of overpressuring, crankcase vent blocked or blowby.. ?

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