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Saab 9-3 Coupe (2002 and earlier)
533 messages, Last post on Nov 20, 2006 at 3:24 PM
You are in the Saab 9-3 Forum.What is this discussion about? Saab 9-3, Coupe, Convertible
#532 of 533 Engine sludge update - well, sort of. by mcclearyfl
Nov 08, 2006 (8:28 am)
Full of vim and vigor I dropped off the 9-3 at my local (non-Saab) service station, and awaited the call to come and start taking photos. Instead I received news that removing the oil pan was a major undertaking (and expensive), so I decided not to proceed.On the web, Steve Crowe, a master Saab technician, states
"You will need to do a little more than just unbolt the pan. 1. remove the front pipe from the turbo to the cat. 2. Drop the right side of the subframe down to get the pan out. This is not too bad on a lift, but I bet it will be a blast on jack stands. If the car has a 5 speed removing the bottom trans cover will help. 3. Clean and dry the gasket area. Use Locktite 518 as the gasket (This is the factory stuff). 4. Make sure the oil cross over pipe does not fall out and the o-ring on it is not pinched to the side. If the tube stayed in place justleave it alone."
So I guess I'm back to square one. Do I have a ticking time bomb, or not?
#533 of 533 Ongoing saga of sludge by mcclearyfl
Nov 20, 2006 (3:24 pm)
A local machine shop checked out the inside of my 9-3's camshaft cover using a borescope. Access was via the hose that exhausts the valve cover. The view was very limited, given that the borescope could not navigate past the camshaft, but there appeared to be an absence of sludge deposits - good news indeed.In two months, at the next oil change, he will use the borescope to access the interior of the oil pan via the drain hole. The screen for the oil pump pickup may be inaccessible, but I should at least know whether sludge is present in the pan. At present things are looking up!
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