Date: 10 Jul 2001 16:14:51 -0700 From: dean_Inopsamo.com (Dean) Subject: Re: Blue smoke when starting
Reading your post, I too have noticed that I have a Puff of smoke when starting cold on my 2001 9-5. Having just taken the car to the dealer for a service, he said that it is a known problem and that he expects there will be a fix for it. I wonder if this is a stall by the dealer to not have to deal with it. I think my next call is to Saab customer service. "Skip" <whiterohXnopsamcomnow.com> wrote in message news:<Ifp27.87550$HJ1.2151188nopsam0-atl1.usenetserver.com>... > I had the turbo in my 2000 9-5 replaced for this. As did several others I > know of. It was due to a faulty seal in the turbo allowing oil to leak while > cool and it would burn at startup. I have not heard of it in 9-3's but maybe > the same issue exists. You should be fine if they replaced the turbo. > hale <Halenopsam.com> wrote in message > news:jsw17.310680$p33.6199927nopsam1.sttls1.wa.home.com... > > We have two 2000 9-3's, both with 2.0L Turbo engine and around 7500 Miles > on > > the clock. We have short travel to work, around 10 miles each way at > usually > > steady 30 mph. > > Both cars expel a plume of blue smoke when starting after few hours at > rest. > > One car has been at the dealer for the past 3 weeks and SAAB technical has > > been involved. So far they have tried adjusting parameters on the computer > > to checking the valves for oil drops and all had been negative. The last > > thing they tried yesterday was to replace the turbo unit. That seems to > have > > done the trick. > > I should be happy, right? I would have been, hadn't the loaner car - a 9-5 > > with 900 miles on the clock - started to do the same thing! > > I don't drive aggressively, let the speed build up progressively and don't > > let the turbo gauge even get to the red zone. So I'd like to know if any > one > > else has experienced the same problem. > > > > TIA > > > > Hale > > > > > >
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