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when my head gasket went. I hate to say that, but what you describe sounds just like what happened to my '93 Aero. Rough idle, white, sweet-smelling smoke on start-up. I had water in my oil (A true mess!) and found once I got in there, that I had water seeping into a cylinder.
I did the job myself, and paid something like $200 for the gasket kit (eeuroparts.com) and getting the head milled flat to be sure. I also managed to drop a washer in my turbo which proved to be the biggest frustration ever. I'm just glad I knew that it happened, or I would have bought a new turbo!
Good luck.
~Peter
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Current:
'03 9-5 Aero Wagon, 5spd, Polar/Black
Past:
'06 9-5 Combi, AT, Polar/Black
'04 9-5 Aero Wagon, AT, Nocturne/Granite
'03 9-5 Aero Wagon, AT, Steel/Charcoal
'00 9-3 Viggen, 5D, Silver/Black
'93 9000 Aero, 5MT, Cirrus/Black (Owned this one twice)
'86 900 SPG, 5MT, Edwardian/Buffalo Grey
Posts in this Thread:
- white smoke, rough idle..., RedAeroGirl, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:06:02
- Sigh. It wasn't just the head gasket., RedAeroGirl, Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:12:50
- $200 job if you can do it..., jimtimkim, Sat, 19 Feb 2005 04:04:12
- We sure do love our cars..., Aero9k, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:47:02
- Update from RedAeroGirl.....DARN IT!, SilverAeroGuy, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:58:51
- ..stopp driving it!, JasonS, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:42:58
- Those are the same symptoms I had..>>, PGAero
, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:34:23 <-- Viewing This Message - Check oil for white residual or possible water or, TKC, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:00:49
- White smoke is coolant making it into the cyl., aeroblues, Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:17:00
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