'EURO' Shop Couldn't Fix it...in a YEAR?? (Saab Injector MISFIRE)

Another Saab V6 TURBO!
This one starts up and runs...but only on 5 CYLINDERS...
Code P0203 - Injector 3 Circuit Fault.

How hard can this be to diagnose?
Well a "Specialty Euro" shop couldn't figure it out in a YEAR!!!

Customer got fed up and towed it to PHAD from over 3 hours away.

Let's dive in and FOLLOW THE DATA.
Will any parts be required?

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Enjoy!
Ivan

[Land-ww]

Ivan, you and Eric O South Man Auto are both on another level when fixing cars. Huge respect to you both.

[miketrigiani]

Good day Ivan. I want to thank you for keeping those Saabs running. I am a former Saab District Manager in Western Canada, and I absolutely loved our products. They were pretty darn good vehicles even when GM took over and I had great dealers and employees who were « true believers » that kept the faith. Thank you once again, and hello to all our European friends who continue to drive these wonderful cars.

[alex]

It's amazing that cars from hours away are brought to you has become the norm rather than the exception. It shows the level of respect people have for your skills and reputation.

[edwinlomonaco]

I can't tell you how many times I've gotten cars from dealerships who can't figure out the car or misdiagnoses the car. Just last week I had a VW Tiguan Diesel. Dealer said it needed an engine due to oil leak that took the engine out. We got it in. Found an oil thermostat broken and leaking. Along with 4 broken off water pump bolts. So we replaced the oil thermostat. Extracted and installed new water pump bolts. Filled it with oil. And no engine required. The quote from the dealer was 20k. No joke. All in we charged him 1k. Saved that customer 19k. Could you imagine?

[htownblue]

“That feeling of defeat when you repair and a different trouble code pops up…..then you find it’s a simple fix! WIN!”

[farmermiyagi]

I had one similar to this last year. Customer had his truck at another shop for a year and then brought it to me, 3 hours later it was fixed. His words: "are you shitting me?!? I don't know whether to kiss you or go slap the shit out of that other guy!" It was all wiring problems. Nice diag Ivan.

[jamiepatterson]

"That's your problem lady." You've spent way too much time with Eric O. 😄

Amazing how you, Eric, and Ray have no, or little, trouble diagnosing problems dealerships can't seem to find. And it starts with a scan tool and a wiring diagram.

[aamechanic]

Both injectors share a common B+ feed. That's why they both showed power when you jumped a single pin. Great vid as usual 👌

[marcdrouillard]

Hey Ivan! Wasn't it great to be able to say: "There's your Problem Lady!!" Every time I get to say that it makes my week!!

[faxmen]

Ivan, your Saab diagnosis of computer and ebay motors replacement part repair approved of by Ray Migliozzi. :) Sitting at a Euro chop for a year...stunning. Can't imagine what a 3 hour tow would cost. But, at least in the end a positive result for the owner. Nice job, again.

[tonymusolino]

Unfortunately we live in a world where up is down, down is up, and car mechanics…aren’t…it’s always great to see a master craftsman at work. Good job.

[Frank-pvhp]

You've made yourself the SAAB king!

[skillz]

Amazing how well you know scoping, back door checking, and programming.

[cwstout]

Steep learning curve on the previous Saab paid off. You sir are amazing with all your techno wizardry.

[lvsqcsl]

My dad and I ran our business very similar to how you do it, Ivan. When we had customers come in with issues we didn't think we could handle, we knew where to send them. I know the area you live in is somewhat sparsely populated (it is just BEAUTIFUL and you live a distance from State College, likely where most dealerships/shops are located). If I were this shop owner and we had attempted unsuccessful repairs, I would have handed this man your business card or directed him to your website AFTER I returned him the money he paid for unsuccessful repairs. Under NO circumstances would I have even THOUGHT of keeping his car a year. Even if I didn't get any repeat business, I wouldn't have a disgruntled customer. I am surprised you buy stuff from Flea Bay, my guy. I figured Flagship 1 would be a better choice. Oh! Wait! You've given them several chances! Great video!

[mazdaman]

Check out Various ECU repair sites in the UK. They repair yours so you just plug it back in. They have GM ones on the shelf if need be. Friend over there says check plugs coil, injector, continuity then send the ECU away for repair GBP @ 180

[Bierkameel]

Nice to see that you still support these great cars.
I own a 9-3 Aero from 2009 with the real Saab 2.0T engine and I love it, we have a lot of Saab lovers with real tech2's over here in the Netherlands so fixing them is not really a problem.

[sts]

Thank You sooo much Ivan for your expertise!!! Now I can finally enjoy my SAAB!!!

[karlschroen]

In my experience most shops cannot do in depth diagnosis, they just do basic code reads and visual inspections and then fire off the parts cannon. I've been trying to diagnose my sisters bmw x3 intermittent crank no start condition after two different bmw specialty shops couldn't figure it out. One of them wanted $1500 to take the valve cover off even though it's an electrical problem lol.

[paulstandaert]

Ivan, I don't know what you know about furnaces, but I just got two condos to work on where the electric heat in the furnace doesn't function. When switching to heat on the thermostat, it would pop the 5 amp fuse from the 24v transformer. I didn't have time to work on it thoroughly yet, and i was not the one who called for help, but even after I explained that there is a dead short somewhere, the repair guy went through numerous fuses and smoked two transformers. After they left with a misdiagnosis, I finally got the chance to look at them myself yesterday. It took me awhile of tracing wires, but the problems and solutions were quite simple.

The "board" that one of the furnaces has was supposedly bad and causing the short circuit. Nope. It was just not quite wired right.

I heard "your thermostat is bad."
"The fuse blowing is because of your heating coils"... Nevermind that the low voltage fuse is what was popping.
"The board is bad."

It's frustrating what "repair shops" are not capable of. I am just a redneck hillbilly guy with no certifications or license and i figured out the problem and created a solution.