Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 23:53:12 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com> Subject: Re: 1987 saab 9000 turbo and CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE
Rob wrote: > about 2 weeks ago i dropped my car off at a commuters lot. on my way there, > the car started smoking (white) and stalled a couple of times. i had to > keep the RPMs up to avoid the stalling. eventually the car would barely > move and the smoke got worse. i just made it into a parking space and > figured id deal with it when i returned. > > today i started up the car and OH my god.... the smoke that immediately came > pouring out was thicker than the clouds i had just flown through coming into > the airport. i limped home, thick white smoke everywhere (i had to go less > than a mile thankfully). the car barely made it up the steep driveway. i > floored it and it moved 1/2mph but made it. i'm pretty much planning on > sending it off to saab heaven at this point but was wondering if there's a > chance it might look worse than it really is. > > other symptoms... about 4 weeks ago the car started leaking coolant. i dont > know where it was going because it wasnt dripping onto the driveway. i got > low on coolant and the thermostat clogged (but the car never got into the > dangerous hot zone on the gauge). i had the cooling system flushed and the > thermostat replaced. its still leaking coolant (i can hear it hissing when > i open the hood but cant find the leak... i sprayed soapy water in the area > and looked for bubbles). basically ive been topping off the coolant every > few days. dunno if this has anything to do with it since ive been keeping > coolant in the car and the engine never got too too hot. You have a severe head gasket leak. That's never a good reason to scrap a car - it's maybe a 6-8 hour job, with minimal material costs. -- Grunff
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