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car was fixed, turns out it was just the valve cover that was leaking. However, everything else was also replaced since the engine was apart.

I'm actually selling the car now. If I can get a good...

wow, thanks for the link! that's about all of the information I will ever need :D

As the title asks, is the automatic transmission slower than a manual transmission from a roll? I know from 0-60, the difference is like 1 second, but how about from a roll? Is the auto significantly...

alright so here is what the mechanic is doing. New valve cover gaskets, new head gaskets, new timing cover gasket, new oil pan gasket, new rear main seal, new crankcase seal, etc etc. I think legit...

oh okay cool. can you give me an estimate as to what you would charge for your fix? including the pcv upgrade/replacement and cleaning out the oil pan if there is sludge? you can shoot me a pm if you...

I had no idea he has one???? It's too late now, but if something isn't right with the car when I get it back either tomorrow or friday, I definitely will! I have no idea where Burnsside's shop is...

Yeah, see, I took it to a third and final mechanic, and he too recommended just fixing the crack in the timing case - granted there is one - with some JB weld or something similar. He also said the...

Alright so here's THE update. The owner of the shop called me back, and he gave me bad, bad news. He said the oil is leaking from where the timing cover meets the head + block + oil pan. I'm having...

thanks for the input Burnsside! After being rejected by 2 shops (1 because they said 2500, just so I would leave becasue of the absurd price since they like doing quick fixes. And the other because...

Just bought an '02 Aero automatic wiith only 82k miles on it for 3300 due to an oil leak. I've found out that it is timing cover leak. I've also familiarized myself with the importance of the PCV...

I just got my 2002 saab aero with only 82k miles on it. The only reason I considered an auto was because I heard of the paddle shifters they have... Anyways, when I went to check the car out, I found...