The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News - 3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine) | 12/12 Make Amazon Pay Saabnet!
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 17:10:04 -0400
From: "Skip" <whiterohXnopsamcomnow.com>
Subject: Re: 9-5 2.3 LPT blue smoke


J <Juliannopsamdog.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:Teiy7DAS5ym7Ewmxnopsamdog.demon.co.uk... > Thanks to all who have replied, so far 100 per cent in favour of a > failed turbo. I dropped in to my local dealer and they reckon turbo but > they want to see it start from cold, seems they could not detect any > smoke while it was warmed up. I will be leaving it they overnight... > > So, should I expect the replacement turbo to fail after another 30k > miles or is some kind modification made to cure this problem? > -- > Julian The reason they need it overnight is to allow the turbo (etc.) to cool and the seals to leak to confirm smoke at start up. I guess they need to see it for themselves before dismantling what may be a perfectly good car :) And, no. I don't think you'll see it again. The reason for the problem is a bad batch of turbo seals which were not noticed as the units were put together, or so my service advisor told me.....

Return to Main Index
StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]