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mechanic is smoking Posted by Bill Homer [Email]  (#3427) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Bill Homer) on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:32:01
In Reply to: Re: Smoking, mechanic sez it's the 'turbo', Saabnutt, Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:10:21 Members see ZERO ads on the bulletin boards and get more feature. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
This sounds like a mechanic with a habit that needs supporting, or he wants to buy your friend's car at a firesale price. The price quoted for a turbo replacement is way too high, even for a new turbo purchased from a SAAB dealer - and the diagnosis is questionable.
Ask your friend if the car is using fluids - if it's producing that much smoke, it certainly should. If it's using coolant, the reservoir will be low; if it's using oil, the dipstick will be low. If the fluids are mixing through the headgasket, the coolant will have oil floating in it and/or the oil will look like a mocha latte. A headgasket replacement on a bad day should be below $1500.
Suggest to your friend that he moves/tows his car to some other mechanic.
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