Engine - Hard Starting/Backfire Condition

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FILE IN S.I. Man. VOL. I

SEC. A-3 PG. 93
Service Information

SUBJECT: HARD STARTING ISSUE: 11/85-804


APPLICATION: 1986 900 BASE MODELS



An ignition pulse amplifier relay was introduced on all 1986 model Saabs which provides a more stable ignition signal to the fuel system relays, ignition module and tachometer. Early base model 900's may have been built with an ignition pulse relay (P/N 95-18-481), a fuel pump relay (P/N 95-50-948) or a decel relay (P/N 85-99-425) that is not to the 1986 specification. Without the correct relays installed the car may be hard to start or backfire on deceleration.

Ignition Pulse Relay P/N 95-18-481
Fuel Pump Relay P/N 95-50-948
Decel System Relay P/N 85-99-425
(man. trans. only)

To remedy a misbuild, check the affected relays for the part number imprinted on the relay and replace with the correct one if necessary.
Warranty Information: For warranty claims use the following Failure Codes: Pulse Amplifier Relay - 36525-03-0-01-01
Fuel Pump Relay - 36538-02-0-01-01
Decel System Relay - 36546-02-0-01-01

Labor for any of the above is Operation 36599 (0.3 hour), R & R any relay. Each relay fault is a separate repair (defect) when preparing claim forms.