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My Take On This Situation Posted by Ian Glenday [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Has anyone tried Kendall motor oil with.........., D.J.B. in Pasadena, Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:24:38 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The blue smoke which appeared occasionally on my 9-5 only went away after the headgasket was replaced. The original PCV mods (not the current version) did not fix this. The gasket was replaced because oil was seeping out very slowly. As I've mentioned before, tightening the head bolts did not fix the leak. I have used Mobil 1 15W-50 in the Summer and 0W-40 in the Winter. Since the headgasket replacement at 110,000 miles the TB has remained virtually oil free. Before that there was much oil getting there requiring that I clean it every 5k miles. Until this cleared up I thought it was caused by turbo seal blow by. The original turbo is still in and going strong. I think that a lot of turbos have been replaced as a result of the loose head bolts and the resulting PCV pressurization problems.
Ian
99 9-5SE, 2.3lpt, 161,900 miles
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_______________________________________ Ian 1959 93b 1967 96V4 1968 99 1974 99L 1988 900S 1988 900 1994 900S 1996 900S 1999 9-5SE, 2.3lpt 1995 9000 CSE 2006 9-3SC, 2.0T
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