Why does it always break on a Bank holiday.

[ukracer]

I finally had an opportunity to fish my second match this season due to unexpected match being run on Bank holiday Monday.

So what happens..... People on the pitch up the road tell my wife about an annex for sale. Advertised in the reception.
It so happened to be a guy in a caravan 1 behind and 1 to the left of is. Wicked thought me..... Sadly the guy lives in wales and was not down caravan for 2 weeks.

My wife can not wait so we had to go and get it today... 77 miles there just fine.
40 miles back just fine.... Now the cleverest of you will wonder where the other 33 miles went.... Well they went quite slowly. A bit scary at times but going from a bit of a misfire to full blown 3 cylinder running is not funny when people want to do 85.... And that's the slow ones.

Anyway a long story shorter...... Seems like a cylinder has gone down and the most likely suspect is injector or injector plug.
NOW that is a problem.
Injector I might be able to get.... Getting it coded not a hope.
Looking on the internet it seems yellow plugs on the injectors are bad... (Mine are yellow) especially number 3 injector... (Quite why I dont know) but I definitely have a leak on number 4 injector and removing any injector plug execept 3 stalls the car.
So it needs more investigation in the morning.... Just when I should be fishing..... BUY WHY O WHY does it always happen on a bank holiday with no post on Monday.

Arrrrg.........

P. S its a saab 9-5 1. 9 TID if anyone knows of a supplier of injector plugs near to Weston super Mare..

 

[pedrobedro]

It's said they will run without coding but need it to run properly. It's a Fiat engine isn't it ?

 

[jenki]

I think I am right in saying there is a wiring issue with SAAB injectors worth checking out on the SAAB Tech Talk Web site I've always found good advice on there.

 

[ukracer]

Update.... It was a plug being pushed out of the socket by vibration and sealing foam sleeve. Caused by a snapped clip.

But yes there does seem to be an issue with plugs... Especially the yellow ones like I have and for some weird reason on cylinder 3.

Anyway. It runs again but still hunts on tick over.... Think I have a leaky injector.

Not sure if fuel is pushed out or pressure increased if the injector plug drops out. As all around injector 4 was a pool of diesel.

 

[ukracer]

@ukracer

Any vauxhall dealerwill have them as same engine in the vectra and astra
93189918 is the part number

cables need spliced together, I used insulated bullet crimps on mine

Cheers I, actually intend to solder and shrink wrap mine.

 

[dobbslc]

@mrfuzzy that particular combination of letters and numbers above gives me nightmares!!!

 

[dobbslc]

Just fitted another new EGR valve as the eml had come on again, car running like a dog and noticed the swirl flap bar had come off! Fitted it back on and the car went into total limp mode for a couple of weeks as I think the inlet is so coked up its jammed! I've removed it again so the actuator can move through its full cycle and the ecu thinks it's all ok.
Tried a forced regeneration on the DPF but it won't do it now, the car is too far gone now as the wife reversed it into the skip last month, part ex time for a Mitsubishi Outlander.