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Re: Be careful! I just wasted $400!!
Posted by DaveP [Email] (more from DaveP) on Sun, 22 Jun 2003 02:37:17
In Reply to: Be careful! I just wasted $400!!, bkoeth, Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:51:17
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I don't think that the oil is your problem. Sounds more like your new seal was incorrectly fitted in the first place. As you say, Saab specify either 10/30 or 10/40 oil (and even 5/30 for colder climates) and the engine is designed to use any of them without problems. If you've got a leak it's down to the seal. Changing to a slightly thinner oil would not cause a good seal to start leaking - it might make a bad one slightly worse, but it wouldn't cause the problem in the first place. I'd be very wary of paying another $400 to the same shop - a new seal wouldn't start leaking after 6 months unless it's defective or been badly fitted. The shop should really replace the seal free of charge (bet they won't, though!).
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Posts in this Thread:
- Be careful! I just wasted $400!!, bkoeth, Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:51:17
- Agree, oil is not the problem n/m, Dick in Falls Church, Sun, 22 Jun 2003 08:11:36
- Re: Be careful! I just wasted $400!!, DaveP, Sun, 22 Jun 2003 02:37:17 <-- Viewing This Message
- Now this scares me, BoiseSaabLvr, Sat, 21 Jun 2003 22:00:30
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