Awesome tutorial! I imagine Saab had this conversation when designing the 2.8T..."So we messed up with the ECU location on the 2.0T...how about this time we put the battery and coolant reservoir by the turbo? That should be a nice treat for them!"

Bought a 2005 9-3 aero convertible with 85,000 miles, well maintained. This was the first “mod” I couldn’t wait to do! Installed tonight! Great instructional video! Thanks!

My 2004 93 was bringing up multiple codes and air con stopped working. I did a similar thing to this and now have no codes, air con works and engine runs better. You wouldn't think this would make a big difference but it does.
Thanks for showing us.

Just bought the exact same kit took 4 days to UK. Can't wait to install this, I will also add aluminium heat shield under both the ECU and Spacer for extra heat dissipation. I won't use the engine cover. Hopefully stops me throwing codes on an otherwise pampered car.

Excellent video, thanks for sharing!  Purchased a kit for my 2006 93 with 198k miles.  Still on the original ECU and my Saab runs very nicely.  Great cars.  Going to install my kit today 30 March 2023

Here i am 3 years after you made this video and finding it incredibly useful. The esaabparts photo instructions leave much to be desired for someone who doesn’t know what everything is, your easy to follow video is perfect.  Thank you!  And thanks for everything you are doing to help us keep our Saab’s on the road!

I made one kit like this myself, it cost me 10-15 bucks in materials but also several hours of work . :) It reduces the temperature but still at times the computer gets really hot.

I made a similar kit for my 1.6 Fiat Stilo ECU, which had similar issue (except it wasn't the intake manifold but a metallic plate mounted on top of the engine valve cover (also metallic). I bought 3 rubber anti-vibration male-to-male screws, a thick shield of electromechanical bakelite (it was very hard to find it as it isn't usually offered in retail stores) and of course a similar earth strap. Works like a charm. I will probably make a similar video soon.

Thanks for the guide and the link to the spacer! I just did it without removing the intake hose. A lot easier than struggling with a stuck hose haha

I just followed this video (thanks so much for posting it).  I couldn't get the Intake Hose off. And, it turns out I didn't need to. You can get to the engine cover bolts without removing it, if you have an extender for your 10mm ratchet. I did loosen the clamp on the Intake Hose though (which was opposite direction from your video and re-tightening it later was difficult to get a screwdriver in position for). NOTE:  You can not install those new elongated bolts for the engine cover (from the kit) without a deep socket 10mm.  So make sure you have a deep socket 10mm, make sure you have socket extender, and you can probably get away with leaving your Intake Hose on if you feel you need to.

The "deez nutz" joke is actually from the 90s young'un....😂.  Thanks tho.  Actually gonna make mine.

Great video. Thanks.

Great tip and tutorial on the kit (my third T8 ECU is going to be installed next week along with the kit). I purchased the kit on Monday June 28th from Martin (the gentleman you recommended), and I received it on Friday July 2nd. I contacted Martin by email to start the process, and he was quick to respond. I paid extra to have the kit shipped by DHL and there were no issues. The financial transaction was done through PayPal which worked for both of us. Thanks for putting the video together and recommending him.

Helpful tip: I installed this today. Ordering / receiving was easy and pretty quick. The bottom studs on the rubber spacers are just glued on. 3 out of 4 went all the way in and bottomed out with just finger tightening. For some reason the bottom right was tight and I couldn't get it to bottom out by finger tightening. I put one of the screws in the top to be able to use ratchet to get the spacer to bottom out and... pop - rubber detached from bottom stud and I wasn't using much torque. Had to use pliers and then glue it back on with some 5 min. epoxy. So, if you're not able to get all the rubber spacers to bottom out on the plate with just your fingers, squirt a little PB Blaster or the like onto one of the screws and work it with a ratchet - in, back out, in, back out, until threads on intake have no more tight spots. Then you'll be able to get all the rubber spacers to bottom out with just fingers. When mounting the ECU, you won't want to put much torque on those screws at all as you may risk the bottom rubber spacer stud detaching. Maybe a couple lbs. torque with some loc-tite. I didn't use loc-tite so will check the mounting screws in a couple hundred miles.

"deez nuts" tickled me 😆 great vid man! Just got my first ever Saab (in UK) and loving it. Glad I came across your channel 👍

This is still a great tutorial.  I followed it step-by-step and it worked well.  I was able to do it without removing the TB hose, which was not budging.  Also, I went ahead and drilled holes in the engine cover to create more airflow and I’m not gonna lie,  it doesn’t look that great.

Thanks so much as always for this video. Installed my kit yesterday in just under an hour. No warning lights when I put the key to the on position so I think I did it right 😂

Thanks for another informative, well- made video!  Your input about how to increase ventilation on the engine cover is something I experimented with, though like you I am not skilled in making straight vertical slits in the cover.  What I did was drill four holes equally spaced 1.5 inches across each of the three indentations.  I used masking tape after measuring to make sure each of the holes lined up vertically, and I angled the drill at about 45 degrees to assist with the angle the inflow of air would take before exiting the holes the factory made at the rear of the engine cover.  I think the cosmetic look is acceptable, to me at least, and a bit more ventilation for the ECM.   Happy to email you pics if you want.  Cheers!  John

Another great video, thanks for the insight and step by step procedure 👍🏼

Thanks for the fantastic video. I installed the kit today, it was easier than it expected with your help.  After I was done, started my ‘09 Combi and got a stability control error.  Turned off and re-started, it went away until I drove about 10 mins. Turned off, drove again another 10 mins, no error.  Fingers crossed it won’t appear again. 🤞Anyone else experience this issue?