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I had a nasty clacking that lasted about 2 minutes after a cold (or even slightly warm start). This went on for about a year until i noticed that an exhaust stud was missing. When the car was cold i could actually see moisture and exhaust bubbling out between the manifold and head in the area of the broken stud. This is a very common condition on Turbo cars.
I was absolutely sure it was lifters- the noise really didn't sound at all like something you would associate with an exhaust leak.
A good independent SAAB mechanic should be able to extract the stud (with the cylinder head on the car) for about $250- $300.
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