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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / Car Modifications (UK group) / November 2009SAAB GM900 2.3 n/a smokey startup.
3 or 4 times in the last few weeks now I've come to start my car up and been engulfed in clouds of blue smoke. It lasts 15-20 seconds then disappears, it's usually fine and smoke-free, but this has come on pretty quickly. There's been no leading up to it with it just slightly smoking, it's pretty bleeding smokey ;( I have no turbo so was guessing at knackered valve oil seals, after searching the SAAB forums I can't find any info where it doesn't end up being the PCV and/or turbo so I was wondering if it's a common problem on the SAAB 2.3 non-turbo engine ? Anyone changed the oil seals on the SAAB engine, any suprises or caveats ? Cheers in advance, Tony  SignatureUncleFista www.bradford7.co.uk Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra. Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath. At night the ice-weasels come... >3 or 4 times in the last few weeks now I've come to start my car up and >been engulfed in clouds of blue smoke. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Anyone changed the oil seals on the SAAB engine, any suprises or caveats ? Fook, wrong NG ;) >> 3 or 4 times in the last few weeks now I've come to start my car up and >> been engulfed in clouds of blue smoke. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Fook, wrong NG ;) It sounds modified to me, just not the way you'd want it to be.... "Tony \(UncleFista\)" <unclefista@SPAMMENOTblueyonder.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > I have no turbo so was guessing at knackered valve oil seals Sounds likely to me. > after searching the SAAB forums I can't find any info where it doesn't > end up being the PCV Common problem on 9-5s and 9-3s later than yours, with various PCV upgrades to sort it - it's not so much the PCV itself, as crappy PCV design causing serious sludging. AIUI, yours is immune on both age and non-turboness. > Anyone changed the oil seals on the SAAB engine, any suprises or > caveats? I _didn't_ do mine when I had the head off the c900 (same engine). They're fairly straightforward, though. |
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