Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:52:53 +0100 From: Andrew Sinclair <news08nospamlycat.org> Subject: Re: Oil consumption
In message <O7LZf.51577$d5.207332nospamb.telia.net>, orat <mailnospam.not> writes >My SAAB 9-5 Areo 2001 8350 swedish mil take lot off oil :-(( >Aboute 1 liter mobile1 per 200-300 mil. I am not sure when this realy >started. I thing around 7000 mil. 1 litre every 200-300 miles is a lot (especially considering the price of Mobil1). I recently had my 9-5 suddenly develop a massive leak (went through around 12 litres of oil in 40 miles) due to one of the flexible hoses connecting the oil cooler to the engine splitting - my leak was very obvious with the engine running oil was spraying out of the split. Repair was easy, fit a new hose. Perhaps you have a small leak in this area? Your oil is either going through the engine (failing turbo seals sadly are the most likely) although I would expect signs of smoke or there is a leak around the engine or leaking out of the engine somewhere and with your rate of loss, a leak around the engine should be easy to spot. Any signs of oil drips on the ground where you park the car? There is one other possibility, one of the many crankcase ventilation (PCV) modifications rolled out by Saab was stopped because of high oil consumption, details here; http://www.nospam.com/saab/information_ccv_en.shtml The mod that reputedly caused high oil consumption is the third one on this web page with a connection from the PCV system to the oil filler spout - if you have this version of the PCV then modifications to this may cure the oil consumption. Hope this helps, Andy -- Andrew Sinclair http://www.smellycat.org
