Date: 6 Mar 2004 09:18:04 -0800 From: ThomasGilfillannospamo.co.uk (Thomas Gilfillan) Subject: Cylinder head leaks '88 9000 Turbo
After my '88 9000 Turbo turned into a kettle on 4 wheels recently - steam pouring from the exhaust - i decided it was maybe time to check the head gasket. My suspicions were correct - a hole in the gasket between one of the coolant and the firing chambers. Okay, i then replaced the gasket and head bolts due to the mileage of the car (171,000m) and torqued them according to the factory settings in the Haynes manual. On start-up it was still burning off a small amount of water. I then removed the head and had it machined at a workshop for about £50 (including drilling off 2 exhaust manifold studs). Incidently, i got 2 new manifolt studs/spacers/nuts for £24 from a Saab dealer - rip off. I have now refitted the head again using the torque settings from the Haynes manual and it is still seems to be burning water (i am using this to test instead of coolant) - there are small drops of water coming from the exhaust, which i am sure given time will turn into steam. Has this happened to anyone else, and should replacing the water with coolant have any effect? Another question is that when i first start the car (after the head has been off) there is a small amount black smoke coming from the exhaust manifold/turbo charger area - is this just the oil from my hands on the manifold burning off? (I have refilled the Turbo charger with oil before refitting) Please help me save this car from the scrap-yard! Thomas
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