9-3 2.0T engine seized?
Asked by Robert Apr 02, 2017 at 02:43 PM about the 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Okay about 2 months ago my girl was driving to
work and the car had only gone 3 miles when the
car shut off and managed to have people push it
to the side of the road. We had it towed and I've
been working on it sense, I work for a parts store
so I know plenty but I'm about to give up hope. I
have replaced cps, a new starter, battery, mass air,
air filter, plugs and one ignition coil ( one was
fouled up), starter and ignition relays, but I still
can't get the fly wheel to turn with the new starter,
a coffee appears as a p0300 which is a multiple
misfire, gas is still pressured in the lines, I can hear
the pump come on, weird note when the cars on
and I hit the backlight the fuel gauge drops, still
the engine won't turn over at all, oil is fine
7 Answers
If you pull all the spark plugs and put a strong arm and socket on the end of the crankshaft pulley bolt, you should be able to move it by hand. If you can't, chances are it is frozen up.
You work at a parts store and know plenty? That's a good one.
okay its not siezed up but i have tore it down and its the timing chain that is loose and has skipped timing, now i haven't tore everything down to see if it has messed up anything else kinda hard to work in the dark without the proper lighting. thanks for the comments
Saab is not on my list for to see if it is an interference engine. You may want to investigate to see if your engine is an interference engine. If it is, you may have bent valves.
trying to find a timing set is kinda a pain my store doesn't have the whole set but trying to think of the damage overall but i still need to tear out the engine to gain full access of the damage or ifs just slipped timing :(
yes by the way it is a interference engine
If it is an interference engine than you will need to have you’re heads rebuilt/replaced. You also need to examine you’re pistons for damage at the point of contact. It might be easier to purchase a crate motor.
