Date: 25 Oct 2002 18:55:02 GMT From: Gary Fritz <fritzxxxnopsamrii.com> Subject: Re: What oil for 9-5 Aero?
"quadrun1" <quadrun1_DELETE-THIS_nopsamnline.net> wrote: > Get Mobil 1 0W-40 (it's available at AutoZone for $5/quart). It's > markedly better than the other grades of Mobil 1, as it is the *only* > grade of Mobil 1 to meet the more stringent requirements of MB 229.3 > _and_ ACEA A3/B3. Thanks, I didn't realize that! I got 5W-30. Though according to Mobil 1's website at https://dallnd6.dal.mobil.com/GIS/MobilPDS.nsf/26b7c4b33367a4a086256665004e 4266/61638dff7d0453b085256b8400618b40?OpenDocument, 5W-30 meets A5/B5, whatever that is, but not A3/B3. 15W-50 and 0W-40 meet A3/B3. Let's see, according to http://www.castrolusa.com/products/productpage1.asp?product_category=1&prod uct_id=4 the Castrol Syntec 10W-40 and 5W-50 meet ACEA A3/B3. http://www.pennzoil- quakerstate.com/Tech/Pdsheet/QuakerState/EngineOils/pdf/FullSyntheticMotorO il.PDF says the Quaker State Full Synthetic 5W-30, 10W-30, and 5W-50 meet A3/B3. > You can use this stuff for 10,000 miles so what's $20 for oil? > (Although personally, I will be going with 5,000 mile intervals) I usually change every 3000 miles, but that was with non-synth oil. Maybe with Mobil 1 I can stretch that out to 5000. Saab recommends 10000mi unless you do a lot of 5-10mi trips, which unfortunately I do. For that case they say 5000mi is OK. > Did you figure out your turbo lag problem yet? I installed the > Stratmosphere Hyperboost valve and it makes a huge difference-- > practically ZERO turbo lag. Takes only 5-10 minutes to install. No I didn't. That Hyperboost sounds awesome! I imagine it pretty much kills the warrantee, though, doesn't it? This is a 4-month-old car so that's an issue for me. Any idea what kind of impact it has on engine life/reliability? Gary
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