Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:58:20 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Classic head gasket problems?
wolf57nopsamline.de wrote: > ItĄs a heavy problem! I owned a 900i (uncharged). It glew the head when > it lost all coolant during a leak at the block (additional part for > block-heating). The internal instrument didnĄt show a rising > temperature. I noticed the catastrophy whwn I left my car in the dark > garage and saw the exhaust pipe glowing. > Now, my 9-5 2,0 LPT had a leak at the head at 28.000 mls, it got to be > equalized (???). Next time happened a leak to the outside at 43.000 mls. > It was just the gasket. My service-man told me, that it would be a very > frequent occuring mistake. Combined with the lot of other mistakes: Is a > SAAB a good car? Maybe a nice one which reaches Your haeart, but... The problem is more of a lack of understanding. The exhaust manifold will often glow cherry after a long motorway run - not a problem. This is particularly pronounced on a turbo. A blown gasket would not have caused your exhaust to glow - if the head was that hot, it would've ceased pretty quickly. As for your temperature gauge, unless the gauge was faulty (you'd be really foolish to drive around with a faulty gauge), the you'd have seen a high temperature rise, then a drop, as coolant ran out. -- Grunff
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