Date: 9 Jun 2002 14:40:31 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Saab's Noisy
Someone who looks an awful lot like milanihnopsamrs.com wrote: > I have a 9-3 2001, and did have a rather loud noise comming off the engine > when idel. I also had a situation where a puff of black smoke coming out of > exhust when starting the car int he morning . The cure was changing of Turbo > assembly (all components) apperantly there is a seal that prevents the oil > leaks into engine and failure of that causes those two incidents to occour . > SAAB at idel should PURRRR :) > Anything but that is not acceptable . Agreed - in other words, *no* it's not normal, and the salesman was lying to you, either through ignorance (bad) or deception (worse). If there is another Saab dealer in town, I'd go elsewhere, otherwise tell mister Sales Weasel that you want to drive a different 9-3. Dave Hinz