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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Entwood on 28 February 2011, 18:08:40

Title: SAAB 95 Turbo Diesel
Post by: Entwood on 28 February 2011, 18:08:40
One of the Judges at work has asked if I can help diagnose a problem .. but I know nowt about oil-burners ..

Car is a 2001 SAAB 95 3.0 ltr turbo diesel with 92000 on the clock. problem is an intermittent one but seems to happen more in cold, damp conditions.

Starts fine and drives ok; if he has to stop at traffic lights / junction /roundabout  within approx 3 miles of home (engine not yet hot) then, sometimes, a large smelly cloud of white smoke emanates from under the car, around the back end of the engine area - NOT exhaust tail pipe - that is bad enough to make passers by think the car may be on fire !!!!

Drives away OK and once warmed up does not cause any problems.

Been into a SAAB garage a couple of times but they say nowt wrong/cannot reproduce fault.

Was wondering if anyone here knows owt about these things ???  :)
Title: Re: SAAB 95 Turbo Diesel
Post by: Del Boy on 28 February 2011, 18:15:45
Don't know what it is, but I can recommend http://saabscene.com

It's a good site, helpful bunch :y
Title: Re: SAAB 95 Turbo Diesel
Post by: Entwood on 28 February 2011, 19:02:10
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Don't know what it is, but I can recommend http://saabscene.com

It's a good site, helpful bunch :y

many thanks .. I'll ask there as well .. :)

EDIT :

Stupid site won't let me register..

"The email address you used is not accepted by this board. Please select a different email address."

Tried 5 different e-mail addresses !!
Title: Re: SAAB 95 Turbo Diesel
Post by: Del Boy on 28 February 2011, 19:39:51
PM sent.
Title: Re: SAAB 95 Turbo Diesel
Post by: Lazydocker on 28 February 2011, 20:00:05
As a guess I'd be checking around the scuttle drains and A/C drains ;)
Title: Re: SAAB 95 Turbo Diesel
Post by: Omegatoy on 28 February 2011, 20:37:39
sounds like it has a fuel heater to me? similar to the 2.2dti omega? white smoke from under wing in the o,mega could be different place on the saab? just a thought!!
Title: Re: SAAB 95 Turbo Diesel
Post by: Lazydocker on 28 February 2011, 20:47:17
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sounds like it has a fuel heater to me? similar to the 2.2dti omega? white smoke from under wing in the o,mega could be different place on the saab? just a thought!!

Ohhh... That sounds far more likely :-[ ::)