Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:08:36 +0000 (UTC) From: "Alan Hamilton" <alanghamiltonnospamcom> Subject: Re: 9-5 crankcase ventialtion CVS
My 2000 2.0t 9-5 Wagon suffered from this and I am in the UK. Nice screaming noise the engine made when it was started from cold! "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message news:42618586.4E84D575nospamail.com... > > Dan RatherNot wrote: > >> I'm considering buying a 2001 5-spd 9-5 wagon. It has a warranty but I'm >> concerned about the CVS issue. Has it been resolved? Is there a >> retroactive >> fix? Is it covered under warranty? Thanks. >> >> >The crankcase ventilation >> >system in the 4 cyl 9-5 engines do have problems, mostly because the >> >crankcase ventilation system the engine was designed to use was not >> >acceptable for use in the US due to some stupid rules. > > Does that mean that the 'sludge problem' is specific to US models ? > > > Graham >