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99 9-5 wagon headbolts 2.3 LPT
Posted by Norm (more from Norm) on Thu, 29 May 2003 11:58:27
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I had my 30,000 mile service due and I took my vehicle to a independent Saab repair shop to do a a warranty inspection. It expires in July.They said that early Saab 9-5's have a tendency to develop head gasket leaks and this is caused by the bolts not sustaining their tension or torque and thay advised to have them retorqued. In the process one of the bolts sheared. They decided to replace all the bolts and found another one had streched and cracked in two places. Saab denies there being a problem with this but I do know they changed bolt vendors. The original bolts were british. I recommend that early 9-5 Saab owners have this checked at there next service.Another clue is a leak around the headgasket. Saab will not cover the replacement of the bolts sice it was not done at a dealership.They wouldn't have caught it anyway.
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