Date: 15 Oct 2004 21:44:45 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Bad things have happened.
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:20:53 GMT, Goran Larsson <hohnospamlid.invalid> wrote: > In article <2ta4gtF1s8r4cU1nospamberlin.de>, > Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote: > >> Well, just got the call from the garage who has my 9-5. Compression test >> is 130-110-90-0, and there is no oil pressure. > > Perhaps something else > took away the oil pressure and the piston broke due to lack of oil? Low > quality oil and long oil change intervals are known to cause coked oil, > the solidified oil collects in the oil pan, and then completely blocks > the oil pump pickup filter. What is the service history for this car? Oil changes at 6000 to 8000 miles once I got it, unknown for first 30K miles. > The statistical sample of four is too small, but the sequence > 130-110-90-0 is quite intriguing. Is the cylinder with the 130 reading > closest to the oil pump? I don't recall. Also, which end is the oil pump on? >> Can I flat-tow an automatic transmission 9-5 for a distance of 6 miles? > The exact rules can be found in the owners manual and is different for > the four and five speed automatic transmissions. The rules for the four > speed automatic transmission, taken from the MY1999 manual, are: > > * gear selector in N > * only tow in the forward direction > * max tow speed is 20km/h (12mph) (or lower if local law says so) > * max tow distance is 30km (18 miles) I'll pack a lunch then. Thanks for that. I'll post pictures of the post-mortem, and I don't see any reason not to turn this into "rebuilding a 9-5's engine" webpage.
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