Saab 9-3 9-3X 2003-2015 Maintenance Plans

This schedule outlines the main maintenance jobs and their indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, the specific engine, and the manufacturer's recommendations. For full details regarding operations, sub-tasks, and technical specifications, please consult our technical manuals.
2.0t BioPower Bioethanol (E85),Gas (B207M)
> 30,000 km/year Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/48 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 48 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/12 months
  • Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage every 12 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.0t BioPower Bioethanol (E85),Gas (B207M) · > 30,000 km/year

Job 30,000 km/12 months 60,000 km/24 months 90,000 km/36 months 120,000 km/48 months 150,000 km/60 months 180,000 km/72 months 210,000 km/84 months 240,000 km/96 months 270,000 km/108 months 300,000 km/120 months 330,000 km/132 months 360,000 km/144 months 390,000 km/156 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
< 30,000 km/year Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/96 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 2.0t BioPower Bioethanol (E85),Gas (B207M) · < 30,000 km/year

Job 12 months 24 months 36 months 48 months 60 months 72 months 84 months 96 months 108 months 120 months 132 months 144 months 156 months 168 months 180 months 192 months 204 months 216 months 228 months 240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.0T Gas (B207L)
> 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 48 months

Service intervals · 2.0T Gas (B207L) · > 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008)

Job 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/48 months 90,000 km/72 months 120,000 km/96 months 150,000 km/120 months 180,000 km/144 months 210,000 km/168 months 240,000 km/192 months 270,000 km/216 months 300,000 km/240 months 330,000 km/264 months 360,000 km/288 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Renew the spark plugs ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
< 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/96 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 2.0T Gas (B207L) · < 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008)

Job 12 months 24 months 36 months 48 months 60 months 72 months 84 months 96 months 108 months 120 months 132 months 144 months 156 months 168 months 180 months 192 months 204 months 216 months 228 months 240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
> 30,000 km/year, (2009 - ) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/48 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 48 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/12 months
  • Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage every 12 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.0T Gas (B207L) · > 30,000 km/year, (2009 - )

Job 30,000 km/12 months 60,000 km/24 months 90,000 km/36 months 120,000 km/48 months 150,000 km/60 months 180,000 km/72 months 210,000 km/84 months 240,000 km/96 months 270,000 km/108 months 300,000 km/120 months 330,000 km/132 months 360,000 km/144 months 390,000 km/156 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
< 30,000 km/year, (2009 - ) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/96 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 2.0T Gas (B207L) · < 30,000 km/year, (2009 - )

Job 12 months 24 months 36 months 48 months 60 months 72 months 84 months 96 months 108 months 120 months 132 months 144 months 156 months 168 months 180 months 192 months 204 months 216 months 228 months 240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.0T Gas (B207R)
> 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 48 months

Service intervals · 2.0T Gas (B207R) · > 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008)

Job 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/48 months 90,000 km/72 months 120,000 km/96 months 150,000 km/120 months 180,000 km/144 months 210,000 km/168 months 240,000 km/192 months 270,000 km/216 months 300,000 km/240 months 330,000 km/264 months 360,000 km/288 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Renew the spark plugs ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
< 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/96 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 2.0T Gas (B207R) · < 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008)

Job 12 months 24 months 36 months 48 months 60 months 72 months 84 months 96 months 108 months 120 months 132 months 144 months 156 months 168 months 180 months 192 months 204 months 216 months 228 months 240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●○○○●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
> 30,000 km/year, (2009 - ) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/48 months
  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 48 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/12 months
  • Check the underbody protective coating for corrosion and damage every 12 months
  • Check the body for corrosion and damage every 12 months

Service intervals · 2.0T Gas (B207R) · > 30,000 km/year, (2009 - )

Job 30,000 km/12 months 60,000 km/24 months 90,000 km/36 months 120,000 km/48 months 150,000 km/60 months 180,000 km/72 months 210,000 km/84 months 240,000 km/96 months 270,000 km/108 months 300,000 km/120 months 330,000 km/132 months 360,000 km/144 months 390,000 km/156 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension: check for damage and wear ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
< 30,000 km/year, (2009 - ) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/96 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 2.0T Gas (B207R) · < 30,000 km/year, (2009 - )

Job 12 months 24 months 36 months 48 months 60 months 72 months 84 months 96 months 108 months 120 months 132 months 144 months 156 months 168 months 180 months 192 months 204 months 216 months 228 months 240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
2.8T V6 Gas (B284L)
> 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 48 months

Service intervals · 2.8T V6 Gas (B284L) · > 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008)

Job 30,000 km/24 months 60,000 km/48 months 90,000 km/72 months 120,000 km/96 months 150,000 km/120 months 180,000 km/144 months 210,000 km/168 months 240,000 km/192 months 270,000 km/216 months 300,000 km/240 months 330,000 km/264 months 360,000 km/288 months 390,000 km/312 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the air filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the spark plugs ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ○●○●○●○●○●○●○
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Interior
Renew the dust and pollen filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●
< 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

  • Renew the air filter every 60,000 km/48 months
  • Renew the spark plugs every 120,000 km/96 months
  • Renew the dust and pollen filter every 30,000 km/24 months

Service intervals · 2.8T V6 Gas (B284L) · < 30,000 km/year, ( - 2008)

Job 12 months 24 months 36 months 48 months 60 months 72 months 84 months 96 months 108 months 120 months 132 months 144 months 156 months 168 months 180 months 192 months 204 months 216 months 228 months 240 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Renew the oil filter ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check for oil leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the exhaust system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Transmission
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Steering
Steering ball joints: check for damage and play ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Braking system: renew the brake fluid ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Electrical System
Reset the service indicator ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

Repair Guides

Change Car Accessory Belt Kit

Easy 0h30–1h30

Change Car Air Filter

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Battery

Very easy 0h30–0h30

Change Car Cabin Filter

Very easy 0h30–0h30

Change Car Clutch

Technical 8h00–9h00

Change Car Front Brake Discs and Pads

Easy 1h30

Change Car Front Brake Pads

Easy 1h00

Change Car Fuel Filter

Easy 0h30

Change Car Handbrake Cable

Very easy 0h30

Change Car Oil Filter

Easy 0h30

Change Car Rear Silencer

Easy 0h30–1h30

Change Car Shock Absorbers

Easy 2h30–3h00

Change Car Spark Plugs

Easy 0h30–0h45

Change Car Turbo

Very technical 3h30–6h00

Change Car Water Pump

Easy 1h30–5h00
View all repair guides →