Coolant Leak - '93 9000 CSE

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The clue is in the above sentence ;-)

Without removing the matrix, how did they tell it was only 'slightly'? More importantly, who on earth replaces the blower on a 10 year old 9k, but doesn't do the matrix at the same time?

My guess is it's the matrix. If you can't see any leaks in the engine bay, and the engine is still running fine (not a headgasket leak), it's the most likely thing.

Especially when they know the matrix is already leaking!!

Thanks, that's what I thought. I don't think he removed the matrix but I wonder if he made it worse when he changed the motor. He didn't want to wait

I think it's going to have to go back to him to do the rest of the job. Do you think there's any point in doing a pressure test in case there's a leak elsewhere? He took the gearbox out too and replaced the flexi drive plate so I'm wondering if anything else could have been disturbed.

Cheers,

Mark.

Wouldn't do any harm.

Please tell me he replaced the whole clutch (spring, plate, release bearing) as well as the pilot bearing, the crank seal and the slave cylinder, not just the spring...

I think so, but now you've mentioned it I'll check.

Have you tried a bottle of Barr's Stop Leak? I've seen this recommended for Saabs. I was having some burned coolant smell when it started turning cooler and put a bottle of this in the coolant. It cleared it up in a couple of days. The car, which I bought used in May, had been sitting on the lot for a long time. I think a lot of the rubber needed to be conditioned and this seems to have done the trick.

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While Bars Leaks does work, in that it can seal a small leak fairly effectively, I very much doubt that it would do much for the OP's "one pint per day" leak. That's a big hole.