FUEL PUMP ISSUES

Fuel pump failures often cause the engine to buck when going up hills or just quit completely. You can test the fuel pressure using a fuel pressure gauge. The pressure should about 40 PSI (approximately). The location of the pump depends on which car you have. The earlier 99, 9000 & 900 pumps are located under a board in the trunk and can be removed by removing the board and lifting out the pumps from the top of the fuel tank. On the later model 900, 93, 95, 97X the fuel pump is located in the fuel tank and the tank must be removed to replace it.

This applies to the NG 900 and the 98-2003 Saab 93. We recommend removing the fuel tank to replace teh pump but this is an innovative way to prevent tank removal on some cars.

Thanks to Walt Ruben for contributing to this FAQ!

I have a 1999 - 93 that I swapped the fuel pump without removing the fuel tank. I used a tin snips to cut a flap of the underbody right next to a small access hole under the rear seat. I then bent up the flap to reveal the access to the fuel pump. It could be then removed, replaced, and the metal flap was tacked back down with some very strong structural adhesive. It took maybe 2 hrs.