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Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 20:50:11 -0700
From: "chrisnew" <chrisnewnopsamorld.com>
Subject: Re: blown head gasket??? water leaking from turbo?


They may have replaced the gasket, but was the head skimmed at the same time? Any corrosion around the waterways needs to be addressed. otherwise you simply get the same problem again.... Chris Gary Cook <grcooknopsameja.com> wrote in message news:3B94E808.C1704FC8nopsameja.com... > Hi, > > Got a '91 9000cs 2.3t and am getting lots of white steam > out the exhaust some times at startup (and sometimes not). > Losing coolant, but not oil and both oil and coolant don't seem > cross contaminated. Saab garage say it's the head gasket ... > and if it is it's their responsibility because they've changed it > twice in the last 6 months ... but they say there is a possibility > that it's something else and if so it's my possibility ... > > now ... other than the head being warped, the block being > warped(!) or a blown gasket what else could cause this > phenomenon? > > I can see coolant seeping out between the outlet manifold > bolted onto the side of the block, and the connection with the > turbo ... seemingly indicating that coolant is getting into the > cylinders and then being forced out of this gap in the > exhaust ( and presumable through the turbo and out the > back too), > > The turbo on the 9000 is water cooled (although not > inter-cooled I believe) ... is it possible that there is some > sort of water leak in the turbo itself which is forcing > water both out the exhaust and also up towards the > exhaust manifold (and hence out of the joint between the > turbo and outlet manifold)? Sometimes the turbo makes a > noticeable kind of buzzing noise ... and there is a crack > in it's casing ... although I get no perceptible decrease > in performance. > > Any ideas anyone? > > Regards, > > Gary Cook. > >

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