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Re: Cooling System Leak
Posted by SPIDAman (more from SPIDAman) on Mon, 21 Jan 2002 16:27:39
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

Slow Coolant leak update.

Well, my post 16817 on 12/20/01;

http://www.escribe.com/automotive/european/tsn/m24855.html


about my slow coolant leak was not the end of the story.  After a few days,
the leak was back again.  The folks at the Saab dealer were surprised, but
they offered me a free loaner (an '02 9-3!) and took another crack at it.
This time they found a leak around the hose, and a small pinhole in the
radiator.  The Saab dealer did not charge me for the service.  I got my car
back--and it was still leaking coolant!

Once more back to the dealer.  After about 3 days, they decided it was a 
leaky head gasket.  It has been replaced.  No leak for about 6 days now, so I 
think they have fixed it.  The folks at Schmelz Countryside Saab in 
Maplewood, MN were very helpful, especially manager Rick Sears.  He 
negotiated with Saab to cover a significant amount of my expenses, so my 
out-of-pocket costs were very reasonable.  Kudos!

A few comments about the '02 9-3 SE with automatic transmission.  The 
powerplant is excellent (HOT engine?) and the handling with traction control 
was very good on snowy roads.  I am still a stick driver, but the automatic 
transmission was very responsive.  The cupholder in the dash seems like a 
terrible idea.  Putting liquids next to a score of buttons does not seem like 
a good move.  I also missed the analog clock, which seems classier than the 
digital clock on the SID.  And do I really need to know the date when I am 
driving?  Otherwise, the experience was very much like my '97 900 SET.  I 
know Saab has made a lot of improvements 'under the skin', but most of the 
advances in the last 5 years seem evolutionary, not revolutionary.

And just when I think I am out of the woods, yesterday I got rear-ended on 
the freeway.  A low-velocity collision that scratched my fender and damaged 
my tailpipe.  So it's off to the body shop I go!  The other driver's 
insurance will pay for a rental, but I am sure it won't be a Saab :-(

Peter Bornstein
97 900 SET 51K miles
87 900 8v, 150K miles, traded in for above after 10 years
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