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Is this problem related to the switch to synthetic? Posted by Rafe (more from Rafe) on Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:51:00

In Reply to: This is bad! Get that oil changed NOW! Picture inside, SWEDECAR

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We NEVER saw this kind of thing with the 2.3 that was in the 1991 and up 9000s using regular oil.

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This is bad! Get that oil changed NOW! Picture inside, SWEDECAR , Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:54:48
- Well, the poor car is up and running again, SWEDECAR , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:28:32
  - Re: how much was this oil change?, t_mokes, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:00:02
    - I'll estimate this work..., jimtimkim, Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:15:50
      - Dang, I sold myself way to cheap. Can I be your mech, SWEDECAR , Fri, 17 Dec 2004 21:57:36
        Can you drop the oil pan without removing engine cradle, jimtimkim, Fri, 17 Dec 2004 22:10:24
        No, but it is fairly simple on the NG900 and 9-3, SWEDECAR , Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:05:25
- I'd have it tested for antifreeze contamination., Dick in Falls Church, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:24:45
  - Re: I'd have it tested for antifreeze contamination., SWEDECAR , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:35:47
    - Re: I'd love to see their faces..., elliott, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:06:43
- Re: This is bad! Get that oil changed NOW! Picture inside, Dean, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:09:00
  - Both oil changes supposedly at the dealer, SWEDECAR , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:42:30
- Hey Anders - Assuming this might be biological in...., MI-Roger , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:44:48
- send the sludge to some labs, awg, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:56:40
- Do you think it would have looked different, AdamB , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:53:17
- Is this problem related to the switch to synthetic?, Rafe, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:51:00 <-- Viewing This Message
- Question, Eric Law, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:49:51
  - 16K miles on the odo right now., SWEDECAR , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:30:29
- Now you have me worried!, Brian_in_MA, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:44:32
- Scary picture! Anders, how was the car used?, Noel, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:45:25
  - Mostly short trips. 5-10 min per start up., SWEDECAR , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:34:19
- what causes the sludge, awg, Wed, 15 Dec 2004 23:57:32
- that's 16,000 km's ... that wayyyyyyyyy too far, Trev, Wed, 15 Dec 2004 20:47:09
  - Re: that's 16,000 km's ... that wayyyyyyyyy too far, TML , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:09:00
- Re: This is bad! Get that oil changed NOW! Picture insi, DouglasKeith, Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:09:34
  - I'm betting it's a 2001 9-3, based on your post on the, DouglasKeith, Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:26:46
    - Yes. 2001 9-3, SWEDECAR , Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:59:09
      - Should time be considered a factor too?......, MI-Roger , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 04:29:26
        Absolutly. Long time + short trips are bad., SWEDECAR , Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:43:41
        Combustion water, John Blas, Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:52:58
        Re: what is "normal operating temp" and how long?, t_mokes, Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:00:26
        Re: what is "normal operating temp" and how long?, John Blas, Fri, 17 Dec 2004 20:38:56
        Thanks John Blas!, t_mokes, Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:22:26
        Re: T_mokes it takes you 15 minutes to get 3 miles?!, elliott, Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:51:07
        Seattle traffic in the morning... it bites n/m, t_mokes, Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:20:12
  - Re: Anders, hopefully that's the inside of a volvo..., elliott, Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:21:53

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