Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 18:57:35 +0100 From: "Toby Field" <tobyfieldnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: 9000 - Uphill Turbo smell/check engine light?
does your car have an automatic gearbox? -- Toby Field (UK) '93 9000 CSE 2.3T Auto 150,000 Miles "Atif I. Chaudhry" <foonopsamcom> wrote in message news:MPG.1792e30d7001ec58989691nopsamstand.cit.cornell.edu... > I posted before about my SAAB... > > I decided to get the engine mounts, main seal, and front pipe fixed. I > found mechanic that would do it for under $700, the first place and the > nearest dealer quoted me $1200+, mainly since their labor cost per hour > was pretty high. > > The car runs well and is a joy to drive. Here is the issue: > > Under normal driving my APC/turbo almost never kicks in (i.e. the needle > never goes into the yellow region). Living in Ithaca, NY we do have > lots of hills and when I go up some of the longer, steeper, hills the > turbo will kick in and by the time I reach the top there will be a smell > and the check engine light comes on. > > Any idea what is up with this? > > Thanks in advance for any help, > -Atif