The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News - 4/9 Saab Owners' Convention Day Pass Raffle | 3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine)

The Saab Network Mailing List FAQ
Search:

Main Index
[ Prev by Date ] [ Next by Date ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Loss of Coolant and Burning Smell
Posted by rawhead - http://saabnet.com/tsn/forms/e.php3?em=1 (more from rawhead - http://saabnet.com/tsn/forms/e.php3?em=1) on Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:56:30
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

I've been noticing a slight loss of coolant. I noticed the other day when it
snowed like crazy and I was trying to get the car out of my driveway that it
seems as though when I rev the engine (perhaps when the turbo kicks in),
there is some leakage of the coolant (noticed the yellow-greenish liquid on
the very white snow, right in the middle--i.e., I think right below where the
engine is).

Then it hit me that I've been noticing a slight 'burning' smell when the RPM
goes high (or when the turbo kicks in?) while driving. I thought that there
may be some internal leakage and so I took the car to the mechanic, prepared
for the worst (turbo replacement? headgasket?).

To my surprise (I guess in a good way), the mechanic after 'thoroughly
testing the engine and the turbo' swore there was nothing wrong with either,
and the car came back without alteration. This mechanic is a SAAB/Volvo
specialist and seems to be fairly reliable. He however did not have any
explanation for the, admittedly slow, coolant leakage (roughly, half a
tank/month).

I guess I just wanted a second opinion. Can anyone tell me what might be
wrong (or, alternatively, reaffirm that I have little to worry about)? I'm
scheduled to go on a fairly important road trip this spring
(Boston<->Toronto) and want to feel fairly secure that I won't have to worry
about a multi-hundred mile tow during the trip ;-p

The car is a '95 SAAB 9000CS with 182k but with a 95 Aero engine in it with
less than 90k (swapped in fall 2002).

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

R
==================
The Saab Network - On the Internet Since 1988!
http://www.saabnet.com/
saabno39sdcx6spamx782saabnet.com

Posts in this Thread:
StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

This is a moderated FAQ - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no Spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. TSN has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the TSN Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous
Your address is: 3.141.47.221 - Using Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com) - Logged.
Site Members do not see red text instructions, green links, and bottom of the page banners.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!