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Dear Forum, I was recently posting about my 2000 Saab Viggen and its oil consumption issue. Well, I recently took it to my mechanic and he decided that the problem was the PCV box. Actually, he decided to REMOVE update # 6 and return the PCV box back to stock. Before this was done, the oil...

Hey guys, I recently bought a 2000 Saab Viggen from a private seller. It has 140,000 miles on it, but has had the motor and turbo replaced with that of a 9-5. I've only put a thousand miles on the car and have noticed that she is BURNING excessive amounts of 5w30 full synthetic oil ( over 2...

In the middle of my 9-5 engine rebuild... found this plastic "check valve" in a ziploc labeled Oil Filter... I didnt find any hole to shove this in. Haven't seen any pics of it after searching through google. ANybody recoginize this little critter? Thanks

For some time now I have noticed my 81 turbo sedan has had excessive oil use. This became very clear when I pranged my red 89 900i in Feb and wrote it off, requiring that I start using the 81 turbo car as a daily driver until I fix up another one (got a black 2.1 92 hatchback with engine pulled...

Hey guys, I just have a queston about some oil...:p I drive my 88 900 Turbo everyday...about 60 miles a day...The car is my daily driver for now. The car is old and has 250K miles on it...if not even more...because the meter broke at 202k I am using Pennzoil right now...And so far soo...

Here's the deal: The heat wasn't working so I changed the thermostat, didnt fix the problem. The car warms up to regular operating temp but when I turn on the heat, cool air blows out. Any ideas what would cause that?? Also, I'm getting small amounts of oil in the coolant reservoir...