Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:53:58 +0100 From: johannes <johsnospam-84656362-fitter.com> Subject: Re: saab 9000 coolant loss
aj wrote: > > My wife has been driving 96 saab 9000 for last couple of weeks while > I've been away... > I've noticed a coolant wet patch under car where she has been > parking... but also inside front footwells some coolant (and some > smell ). on mats .. > I refilled with about 1.5 litres of coolant... > Does this sound like the matrix? ... would that also dump coolant > underneath the car rather than just inside as there is definately more > under the car than inside? > > Does it sound a serious (expensive?) leak((she has driven at least a > few 100 miles while this leak has been going on without overheating at > all- I suspect it 1.5 litres over a week or so)... Should I try > adding some radiator seal - or just take to garage? Nah, get a new matrix installed, you will need sooner or later. Radiator seal might clog up the cooling pathways.
