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Just purchased 91 240 with auto trans. & discovered oil leak, rear seal. 200 1991

Hello,

I just purchased a local 1991 240 sedan for my daughter to drive. The car has 177K on the clock, so it is "just broken in".

I have 4 years experience with SAAB's, so I have some Swedish experience.

The car drives great, auto trans. shifts well. The previous owner advised me that it "uses some oil". As soon as I got the car home, I inspected the bottom area just below engine & trans, and discovered a good puddle of engine oil, which appears to originate near the torque converter. By visual inspection, this looks like a rear engine seal problem to me.

My questions...

1. Is this a DIY repair? I presume the trans. will have to be removed to gain access to the seal. Anyone who has done this themselves or paid an INDY
mechanic, please advise the grief and/or cost.

2. Is there a good ref. book available with adequate details for all aspects of maintenance of this car? For my SAAB collection we use a BENTLEY manual which is excellent.

Thanks in advance. So far the car looks very clean, needs the exhaust replaced from the CAT backward, which I will do.

DET






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