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SAAB 9-5 oil leak

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.
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90,000 miles.
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Charles C.

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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Fred W

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

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Mark

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flash

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

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Charles C.

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