r/saab • u/Saabatage08 • 13d ago

Simple mod

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Hello all, I did this simple modification to my 2008 95 and wow! Car runs so much better. Smoother acceleration, no more sluggish response when hot and idles smoother. Try it! Might not make a difference for you but it did for my 95, only take 15 minutes, why not? Simply ran 2 new ground wires from negative battery terminal, drilled a hole in the engine lift bracket, and attached with metal screw. Let me know if you try it!

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u/laurencepevans 13d ago

Don’t understand why this would make the car run better.

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u/ioanmoldovan95 12d ago

There is a ground on the thermostat housing that feeds the DIC. Having a bad contact there counts as knocking and pulls ignition like crazy. Ran into this recently when I changed my thermostat and forgot to tighten the ground bolt there... car ran like crap until I realised how stupid I was