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SAAB oil filters, made in Germany (left), France (
oil drain plug to the left (with a paper sticker a
Ronnum ManorOil Changes Made Easy, part 3
2. The best position to lie down is shown. (see photo: map on the floor keeps clothes clean). I did not find it necessary to use jacks or Rhinoramps. If you use a jack, use jackstands. Working under a jack is considered dangerous and potentially a fatal error (causing death).
3. A 15 mm socket wrench or perhaps a box wrench is the best.
4. After oil drains, replace the oil plug, change the rubber washer on the oil plug. Tighten slightly more than finger tight (18 ft. lbs. of torque or 25 Nm). Saab reports cracking of the crankcase with excessive tightening in the classic 900. The oil plug was not excessively tight or difficult to remove during the first oil change. It seems that gorillas do not work in this part of the assembly line in Trollhattan.
5. Remove black plastic engine cover (says “SAAB turbo”) by unscrewing the 3 Torx screws. The factory WIS service manual recommends removing the atmospheric pressure sensors and manifold absolute pressure sensor connections and moving the cables. However, I do not have any access problems if I don’t disconnect these wires.
