Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:39:12 -0500 From: "BL" <brianlevernospamatico.ca> Subject: Re: That old CHECK COOLANT FLUID message
"Colum Mylod" <cmylodnospamammed.com> wrote in message news:9vjfp055me9vmeutvkphqjvl0ieracmavhnospamcom... > Aero 9-5, 2002 vintage. This Check Coolant message appears very > occasionally, said fluid was indeed checked out to be ok. A search on > previous incidents of this has shown me the odd concerned message - in > particular several threads on something I'd rather avoid but have it > now if it's going to be fixable on warranty: head gasket. Does the fluid level go down? Not uncommon for the water pump seals to seep on this model. Usually telltale signs visible in the area around the water pump. Good idea to have the problem looked into before the warranty runs out whatever the source of the leak...if there is a leak. BL > Is it possible the Saab pooter acts up or there's a duff intermittent > sensor? The message always pops up (if it's going to) at cold start, > never reappears if the ignition is turned off and on (this is not to > suppress it but a fact of the current lot of this car: short > journeys). > > Any info welcome.. > > -- > New anti-spam address cmylod at despammed dot com