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Posted by John H [Email] (more from John H) on Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:51:00
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1988 Saab 900 8V, 2D, Auto trans, 90000 miles. I bought this car 2 months
ago with the following story: owner was driving along, temp gauge went up
slightly, started smoking; he shut off and had towed. Garage said it was
some kind of engine failure. Was original and elderly owner. Car doesn't
seem abused.
I started working on it a few days ago. It starts, runs, drives fine.
Perhaps runs a little rough at 1st. No smoking, no noise (except from bad
muffler). 1st advice I got was bad head gasket but all plugs look fine, no
oil in coolant, and no smoking.
Only unusual thing was almost 10 qts oil in motor. No antifreeze mixed in.
Doesn't smell like any trans fluid is mixed in. Trans fluid level is fine.
I asked previous owner about recent work or oil changes but can't reach him.
Some vehicles (90's olds Toronados, a tractor or two that I've had) exhibit
a problem where trans fluid is pushed into the engine (seal blows at trans
pressure point). Do Saabs have this kind of problem? I wondered if leak
had been slow and trans slowly refilled.
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