Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:33:44 +0100 From: danny <dannynospamia-espresso.com> Subject: Re: Saab 9k 2.3 oil pressure
Dexter J wrote: > Brother Eric has it right - your engine should have long ago started > smoking *severely* if you were down to grease and a prayer or had > completely filled the block with extra. Check your system for a loose > wire, bad sender or bad gauge. Get a shop to dump any overage in the block > before it blows your seals. > > It may still be that it is not making *enough* pressure of course - but do > the sensor/dump extra drill first - then get a shop to hook up a remote > gauge to confirm real pressure with the new sensor in. > Apologies, but Brother Eric is incorrect. There is no oil pressure. I had the car trailered home to avoid further engine damage. Actually, when I spoke to the local Saab main agent last time they told me that driving a 9000 for a few miles at low speeds with no oil pressure wouldn't blow the engine up. It would certainly shorten the lifespan of the engine though. This time, as soon as the symptoms were noticed the driver stopped and switched the engine off. -- Regards, Danny http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar Gold blend) swap Z for above characters in email address to reply
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