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Convertible top problem

Tiny
PECKENROTH
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  • 2006 SAAB 9-3
The top will not go down and a message is now on to take the car to the dealer for repair. I think there must be some way of resetting the system, my daughter put a lot of items in the trunk and this might have shut the system down.
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 AT 10:49 AM

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Tiny
MNTHNY4
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HEY what's up u sound like u have a conv top storage boot cable problem, there is no reset per-say u can open top manually , do u have your vehicle manual, or it would be better to take to your local saab dealer, notice I said saab dealer not your local mechanic, this top uses a lot of hall effect type sensors if one is also out of place top will not work also, so take to your saab dealer for repairs.
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009 AT 7:15 AM
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SUSAN WALSH
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2005 Saab 9-3 repair Question Automatic

My roof is intermittently refusing to go bake up on the dash the customize inst working either when this happens please help its going to rain tomorrow and I dont have a garage

Sue
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
Tiny
MNTHNY4
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Do u have a owners manual, if so use it to find info on how to manually close soft top, u should also have a tool in the trunk to assist with this process.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
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ROCANDAV
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Is it possible to splice in another identical hose without much problem? Hydraulic Hose info taken off the hose: Parker Polyflex 263 DN2 WP 200 bar
(the 200 bar translates to about 2900 psi - is this the actual operating pressure?)
What fittings can be used for reattachment?
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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You need the ones designed for whatever hydraulic fluid is being used and the pressure in use.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
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ROCANDAV
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Saab dealer mentions to use Mineral Oil. I will most likely replace the entire line and not take a chance to splice in. I have contacted Parker (USA division) and see if a splice is even realistic.
Thanks for the help.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Splices are normally not recommendable, especially at the pressure levels you mentioned above.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
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GREGFOX
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Rocandav,
did you have any luck?
I was considering a splice as well, so I could use a tube with more resilience to being in the top down bent position longer.

At the pump, there looks to be Tube Stub Fittings. Does anyone know how they are connected? It looks like the pump plate holds them in, or do they screw into the plate?
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
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TOM HOFF
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Saab 9/3 convertable soft top failure
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
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ERNEST CLARK
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What exactly is the failure. Does it not open at all, does it get stuck part way, does it not close?
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
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GREGFOX
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The line has a product number 263 DN2 WP 200 BAR, and a QC number QC 23077 07 3-Q-04. The line OD is 0.174-0.179. Parker Polyflex

the bend in the closed position is about 1" dia, and straight when oppen.

The cylinder connection in has an OD of 0.149. At the pump, what looks like Tube Stub Fitting, the OD of the fitting as it passes through the manifold plate, is 0.172. I'm not sure how they connect past this point howerver.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
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GREGFOX
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The line has a product number 263 DN2 WP 200 BAR, and a QC number QC 23077 07 3-Q-04. The line OD is 0.174-0.179. Parker Polyflex

The cylinder connection in has an OD of 0.149. At the pump, what looks like Tube Stub Fitting, the OD of the fitting as it passes through the manifold plate, is 0.172. I'm not sure how they connect past this point howerver. It is the lower connection
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Greg; A hose that is more resilient is usually less able to handle higher pressures.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
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ROCANDAV
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Gregfox
The thought was to replace an equivalent / capable line. If this line is approaching even 100 psi, you will need the right connections. Having worked in the Structural test engineer'g field, we used 3000 psi lines to run our Static and cyclic test (1500 psi if minimal loading). These pressures truly require correct connections (most ours were Stainless steel with sufficient rating). With our SAAB, I am just going to install the entire line (see Jim Ellis Saab Atlanta for a menagerie of parts with illustrations).
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:11 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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That's what I would recommend.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:12 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Hello friend,
I am having exactly the same problem with my saab 93 2004 cabriolet. Do you remember where did you buy the hose and the part number?
Were you able to replace it on your own?
Thanks a million
Ignacio from Spain
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:12 PM (Merged)
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TOMPALL
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I was putting the top down and a piece a furniture was too high and the top hit it and stopped I also heard a bang. I got the top down and secured in front but the back is not seucred. I get no power at all for the top is their a fuse that might need to be replaced?
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:12 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Hey what's up, 1st r u getting a message on the sid display like [softtop failure], if not, u will need to go through softtop manual mode closing, use your owners manual for this, also check main motor reservior fluid level, checking from pip hole inside trunk at the inner back section more to the drivers side u may have blown a seal or a hydraulic hose, and yes there is a fuse plus relays located on main hyd motor assembly, but anyways there can be a series of issue that can cause the top to stop working, best to take to a dealer or some one who knows about saab hyd softtop system function, sorry if info dont help.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:12 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Hi Ignacio,

I would recommend searching for the given part numbers.
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 AT 3:12 PM (Merged)
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JOELZIMM
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I have a slow leak in the hydraulics that operates my soft top. Can someone tell me where the fluid reservoir is and how I can fill it up? I have found what I think is the reservoir behind the back seat but I cannot figure out where to add the fluid.
Thanks for the help - the deal wants $150 to fill it up.
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