Q: How would I go about fixing my turbo that is smoking on my 2003 Saab 9-3

asked by on January 09, 2017

Has the smell of burning oil while idling, today noticed some smoke from under the hood. Popped the hood and the smoke was coming from the turbo.

My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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