Elder wrote:
>
> A month into owner****p the headgasket goes.
> But not the very spectacular to see plumes of steam, bad running and
> massive overheating, oh no, just a build up of emulsified oil in the
> coolant and a slight rise in temp that made the fan run more often.
>
> So I rings the guy that maintained it for the last two owners and gets
> it booked in (Saabtec in Glossop) for a HG, a 12k mile service, a new
> torque bush set (red poly bushes) and get the rear screen washer fixed
> and drove away in a 9-5 lpt auto loan car.
>
> 4 days later get a call.
> "Yes, the headgasket gone, must have been on way out for a while as that
> was the very slight oil leak. All done except during the service
> inspection the rear discs and pads are only about 4k away from
> knackered. Can replace both for £100".
I think there was a problem with bad headgasket for the 9000. I had mine
changed, but that is 100k miles ago, fine since that. Problem was caught
early, so it didn't need head skimming.
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