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9000 head gasket replacement
Posted by Todd inMA [Email] (more from Todd inMA) on Sat, 21 May 2011 13:17:20
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I'm suspicious that I may have a blown head gasket. Had the same thing happen about 7 years ago on a 1990 900 and replaced the HG successfully.
This car is a 1997 9000 CSE Turbo - about 166k miles.
There is bubbling in the coolant expansion tank, I've noticed some coolant loss and now I'm seeing white smoke out the exhaust. I'll be doing a compression test tomorrow.
So the question I have is this: How difficult is changing the 9k HG compared with the 900? The Haynes manual looks like it's about the same, with possibly a few less things in the way (the turbo may make up for that).
Does anyone have a more detailed step by step procedure for the 9K than offered in the Haynes manual? I found a lot of pictured step-by-step DIY info on http://www.fixmysaab.com and Townsend Motors for the 900....would like to find similar info for the 9k.
Also, what size is the head bolt torx driver for the 9k head bolts?
Thanks for any help/info/insights/experience/etc.,
Todd inMA
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