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Question posted by jameslenane on May 4th, 2012

Is It Correct That Saab Stood Over Engine Problems Due To Oil Sludging In 2005?

Had saab 95 which got serious engine damage due to oil sludging,engine wrote off and cars been in my back garden for 4 odd years and now I find out that saab stood over these cars as admited to problem,where do I stand as I lost alot of money,a car and had to buy another through no fault of my own,at the time I knew what caused the problem as had it stripped and saw for myself the oil pick up was blocked so it caused oil starvation!!

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