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Car Forum / Saab Cars / April 2008Viggen Oil Consumption
I just test drove a 2002 Viggen that I'm looking to buy that has 36K miles on it. Everything checked out fine, except when I checked the oil level on the dipstick it wasn't registering. The owner had an extra quart, and when we put it in it went to the top of the range, so it looks like it was exactly a quart low. What could cause this? The owner was very reasonable, and understands that I would want to get this checked out. He is getting me in touch with his dealer to go over all the service records as a first step. I'd really appreciate any thoughts that other Viggen owners have on this? Have you had issues with engines consuming oil at 36K miles? Thanks for your help. > I just test drove a 2002 Viggen that I'm looking to buy that has 36K > miles on it. Everything checked out fine, except when I checked the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > thoughts that other Viggen owners have on this? Have you had issues > with engines consuming oil at 36K miles? Thanks for your help. Is that a 9-3 or a 9-5 ? Not sure which Viggen models there are. Graham On Apr 21, 2:34 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote: > ihlevent...@gmail.com wrote: > > I just test drove a 2002 Viggen that I'm looking to buy that has 36K [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Graham It's a 9-3. > > ihlevent...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I just test drove a 2002 Viggen that I'm looking to buy that has 36K [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > It's a 9-3. What I'd be concerned to know is the car's oil change (and general maintenance) history. Do you know when it last had a service ? Is it a V6 engine in that btw ? That's a GM unit rather than a true Saab. The real Saab only ever made the 4 cyl engines that are reknowned for longevity you see and even the more recent ones fitted in the 9-3 are now Saab modified GM units instead of the 'real' Saab blocks. Graham On Apr 21, 9:50 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> wrote: > ihlevent...@gmail.com wrote: > > > ihlevent...@gmail.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > - Show quoted text - It's a 4 cylinder, 2.3L, true Saab engine. I believe it was the 9-5 engine in the 9-3, with some other tweaks. > On Apr 21, 9:50 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > It's a 4 cylinder, 2.3L, true Saab engine. I believe it was the 9-5 > engine in the 9-3, with some other tweaks. Hi, Look for obvious leaks and drips on the ground. Look for leaks round the engine block esp. round the head. If the oil does not drip out then it gets burned and you should walk away. If it leaks and you can see it then you may consider what to do. It probably shows the car has not been serviced as regularly as it should have. So walk away. Regards Charles  SignaturePlease remove _removeme_ to reply. > > On Apr 21, 9:50 am, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com> > > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > It probably shows the car has not been serviced as regularly as it > should have. So walk away. It could also be the oil filter not fitted tight. The filter sits downwards, so oil will sip out. There is always a balance between tight fitting but not over tight fit. > Have you had issues with engines consuming oil at 36K miles? Saabs generally should not consume much oil. Mine (a 9000) has 160k miles on it and still doesn't burn much. Graham > > Have you had issues with engines consuming oil at 36K miles? > > Saabs generally should not consume much oil. Mine (a 9000) has 160k miles > on it and still doesn't burn much. > > Graham Same here, 144k miles. > > > Have you had issues with engines consuming oil at 36K miles? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Same here, 144k miles. Same here, mine leaks more than it burns ;) SignatureCarl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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