SAAB 9-5 oil leak

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Charles C. - 07 Sep 2007 09:35 GMT

Hi,

A friend is interested to see a 9-5 estate, 2.0lt, LPT (probably). It
was first registered in April 2000, and sold by a SAAB dealer before
they auction it.

The dealer said the SID has the usual problem (OK, documented), I know
about the sludge. Any other known problems I could be missing?

The dealer mentioned a "small oil leak". If it is head gasket I know
what to do (walk away) but can I see if it is head gasket? Is there any
common failure point for oil to leak from? e.g. gear selector shaft
seals ... something else?

TIA
Charles

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Charles C. - 07 Sep 2007 09:36 GMT

Opps forgot

> Hi,
>
> A friend is interested to see a 9-5 estate, 2.0lt, LPT (probably). It
> was first registered in April 2000, and sold by a SAAB dealer before
> they auction it.

90,000 miles.

> The dealer said the SID has the usual problem (OK, documented), I know
> about the sludge. Any other known problems I could be missing?
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> TIA
> Charles

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Fred W - 07 Sep 2007 13:14 GMT

> Opps forgot
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>>TIA
>>Charles

Could very well be the valve cover gasket. Really easy to fix. You'd
have to inspect it closely to tell if it's valve cover or head gasket.

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flash - 08 Sep 2007 23:41 GMT

>> Opps forgot
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> Could very well be the valve cover gasket. Really easy to fix. You'd
> have to inspect it closely to tell if it's valve cover or head gasket.

There's a procedure to re-torque the cylinder head bolts to overcome this
problem, so it may not be necessary to walk away! I think it leaks from the
front right hand corner of the engine (looking from the front of the car).

Re-torque instructions can be found here
http://genuinesaab.com/psi/files/headretorque.htm

Mark

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Charles C. - 09 Sep 2007 19:11 GMT

>>> Opps forgot
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> Mark

Thank you. That one was sold but I might be looking at another one
tomorrow. :-)

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