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Re: 2002 Saab 9-3 Convertible running hot/little smoke/burnt oil smell
Posted by 02 Viggen (more from 02 Viggen) on Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:01:47
In Reply to: 2002 Saab 9-3 Convertible running hot/little smoke/burnt oil smell, Ryan C., Fri, 7 Jun 2019 09:42:58
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It could be a lot of things. For the high temps, consider a stuck thermostat or a clogged radiator. Flushing the radiator is certainly something you can try that's not very expensive. When I change my coolant, I use distilled water to prevent buildup of boiler scale in the radiator, but you're not going to find a shop that does that. I had a 9000 turbo that was no more than 15 years old when I finally had to replace the whole radiator because it was running hot. It fixed the problem.
For the burning oil smell - hard to say. Is it just the hot engine, or is there a leak that is dripping onto something, like the downpipe? You'll have to do a thorough search with the car up on jack stands.
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