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So I noticed that a lot of light colored smoke was coming out of the exhaust. The car had consumed a lot of oil but I didn't notice any blue shade in the smoke as i looked in the rear view mirror (typically burned oil produces blue smoke). The car also produced significantly lower power than...

:o My Saab is a 2002 9-5 Linear Wagon 2.3t Auto with about 74,000 miles. The last time I drove it I felt a hitch while accelerating and saw a puff of smoke roll out of the back. I immediately pulled over and turned off the car. When I started the engine a heavy amount of smoke came out of...

I just installed a refurbished turbo on my 1999 9-5 4cyl. I followed all instructions on pre oiling bearing, crank engine w/o ignition, idle for 5min etc. All banjo bolts kept their seals, all looked good. Then I drove it, and power was off. Lots of blue smoke when under load. Afterwards...

looking to replace my tdo4 on the viggen... seals went and do not want to go through a rebuild at the moment. wondering if anyone has an already rebuilt one or one in good condition. let me know.

I drive a 54 plate 9-3 1.9TiD 120Bhp and the turbo seems to be a distant memory. I lost it after the really cold night that we had, -18 in my area. From this point it went, wasnt gradual it just went the next day i started the car. Since then it has driven really sluggish with the gas pedl to...

HI- Car: SAAB 9-5 v6 3.0 T year 2004 and 125,000mi. A month ago while on business I hopped in my car turned the key and... nothing. After several attempts, the car finally started but a big cloud of blue smoke got out of the exhaust. I was low on gas so thought that maybe some crap had gone into...

I have a 1999 Saab 9-5 SE. It started blowing blue smoke out the exhaust last week. I started reading up on here and sounded like the turbo was the problem. I looked around and this is what I found. There is no sign of oil in the induction system. Throtle body is clean. PCV system seems in fair...

I looked for a similar problem on Saab Central but I could not find a similar thread. Please excuse me if this has already been addressed. I have experienced a problem where after driving on the highway for more than 40 or 50 km, the turbo-charger fails to "kick in" (e.g., pedal on the floor...

Hi All, This is my first post on the forum. Thanks to all who participate regularly, I've solved many issues with your help. My car is a 2004 9-3 Aero with a BSR kit (installed by previous owner). It's a commuter car, nearly 100% highway miles, and I'm just over 140,000 miles now. Video...

Hi all, I have been following SaabCentral for over 5 months and found the postings useful, this is my first question I have laid out for you guys, please suggest.. thanks! I blew my turbo today I would like to find a direct replacement. I have no need of having hundreds of horsepower, I would...