Saab 9-4X: High Oil Pressure → Causes + Diagnosis

If your Saab 9-4X is experiencing unusually high oil pressure, you need to find out what’s causing it right away. Unusually high oil pressure can indicate serious problems, such as a blocked oil passage, or a broken pressure relief valve.  It should be treated like you have no oil pressure until you verify what is … Read more

Saab 9-4X P0606:  ECM/PCM → Processor Fault

P0606 is a generic OBD II code.  Which means that it has the same meaning for the Saab 9-4X that it would for any other vehicle.  If your 9-4X has P0606 it’s highly likely that the ECM/PCM (engine or powertrain control module, they mean the same thing) has failed. The PCM regularly performs a self … Read more

Saab 9-4X P0603: Keep Alive Memory → Error

P0603 is a generic OBD2 trouble code.  It indicates that your Saab 9-4X’s keep alive memory has had an error. Keep alive memory is the data that your 9-4X’s PCM (Powertrain Control Module) has learned about how your engine conditions.  All of this sensor and driving input data is used to keep it operating efficiently. … Read more

Saab 9-4X P0522: Oil Pressure Sensor/Switch → Low Input

  P0522 is an OBD2 diagnostic code that is triggered when your Saab 9-4X detects that the value being sent from the oil pressure sensor is below its normal operating ranged. It is typically caused by a bad oil pressure sensor or an issue with the oil system, and should be diagnosed and fixed right … Read more

Saab 9-4X P0308: Misfire Detected → (cylinder 8)

  P0308 is a fairly common trouble code with the Saab 9-4X. It’s and OBD2 code and means that a misfire has been detected in the 8th cylinder in the firing order.  You should only be seeing this code if you have an engine with at least 8 cylinders.  So, it’s mostly a code for … Read more

Saab 9-4X P0307: Misfire Detected → (Cylinder 7)

P0307 is a fairly common trouble code with the Saab 9-4X. It’s and OBD2 code and means that a misfire has been detected in the 7th cylinder in the firing order.  You should only be seeing this code if you have an engine with at least 7 cylinders.  So, it’s mostly a code for V8 … Read more