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I have nearly 295K miles on my original GT-17 with no puffing of smoke. Sure I get one puff on start-up if the run time of the engine on its previous start/stop cycle was under a minute (changing spots in the driveway for example) but that is the only condition under which it happens.
I blame it on oil being pumped into the turbo's bearing box when everything is cold and loose. It sits there until the next start-up when it blows out into the exhaust stream. The shaft and sleeves grow enough with heat during normal time span start/stop cycles to prevent this from happening at other times.
posted by 98.250.156...
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Saabs owned:
2008 9-5 Aero Sedan, sold at 227K miles
2006 9-3SC 2.0T - Wife's daily driver
2000 Viggen Convertible - Sold May, 2022
1964 Quantum IV Formula Car - Retirement project
2000 9-5lpt Sedan, sold at 318K miles
Posts in this Thread:
- GT-17: why is it "so fragile"? or is it?, James, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:26:25
- thanks!, James, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:45:35
- I am almost scared to type this, but.........., MI-Roger
, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:25:21 <-- Viewing This Message - Re: GT-17: why is it "so fragile"? or is it?, Bill U, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:20:00
- 2004 Linears were only wagons., Gene N
, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:01:09 - is it?, Aero'ed, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:10:46
- Re: GT-17: why is it "so fragile"? or is it?, LesH, Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:10:03
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