I have for two days now that problem.
10/10 heavy white smoke at cold start
when driving heavy cloud off blue greyish smoke with a strong burn smell .
cars behind me stay at distance
pour oil for 50km more than 1 lt oil.
no special coolant level down.
after reading some posts here it mean...
Hi Lads,
had a run out to-day after 60 miles parked up to get cash to of a hole in the wall (ATM).
Jumped back into car started car griffin 9-5 noticed a white smoke (well it was not blue) it could be white/grey came out the exhaust revved the engine more smoke then cleared.
Checked the car...
1996 Saab 900 SE Turbo with 141k miles smokes intensely at start-up and then stops after a two to three minutes. I've done some research and it could be leaking turbo seals or the head gasket. No significant coolant loss. Here is my plan:
1. Smell the smoke - I think it's sweet and coolant, but...