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Re: 2008 Aero V6 Antifreeze Smell
Posted by John (more from John) on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:26:38
In Reply to: Re: 2008 Aero V6 Antifreeze Smell, John Myers, Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:11:54
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It is not the thermostat housing. I checked. I have had Saabs for 23 years, and worked on them myself (i.e B202, B212, engines). Since day one, this engine reeked coolant. I had my wife bring it back to two different dealers in Boston area. Replaced expansion tank cap, then expansion tank, then another expansion tank.It is a shitty design to have the turbocharger just below/next to expansion tank and to run to coolant line for turbo changer across top of heat shield to tank I think this heats the line even more.. I tried high temp. engine heat shield applied to tank to reflect heat, but this was thrown out when dealer replaced expansion tank last time. Is there an newer tank design recall? I like this V6 vs 4 (my daighter's have 2003 and 2005 9-3's with the 4 cylinder), but this is a design flaw. I just did the 60K service myself-boy is this fun replacing the plugs! I think I will keep driving my 1994 900 turbo convertible.......
John
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