Asking which oil is like asking what's the 'best' religion.

My two cents, is change your oil frequently because that's the cheapest insurance you'll ever buy for your car. I use (minimum) 10w-30 with genuine Saab filter and change around 5k miles - that is my comfort level and you will have your own.

My second piece of advice is to find a good indie Saab mechanic and have him do your oil and all non-warantee service. Mainly this is because when your car is up on the lift they'll usually give a quick look over to check for other problems and as a Saab mechanic they'll know what to look for. Sure I could save $15 bring it to a quick lube joint, but how important is your Saab to you?

Cheers,

Kevin

p.s.

GM/Saab decided a couple years back to advocate lighter-weight oils. This was done more for CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) reasons than sound engineering reasons. By reducing the weight (PROTECTION) of the oils they were able to squeeze a little more economy out of the vehicles allowing them to sell more USVs. They also reduced the change interval because that allows them to have 'less poluting' vehicles, because oil is now rightfully considered a waste by-product of owning an automobile. All of this adds up to your having less protection for longer periods of time. Do a search on the 9-5 group for 'sludge' for more info on the rammifications of this.

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• Oil recommendations, Jeff Nelson, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:33:38
  • My two cents, KevinH, Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:36:42 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Oil recommendations, compaqted, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:18:53
    • you americans are so funny....., EdD, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:00:23
      • sorry . in wrong thread, meant to put below... oops NM, EdD, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:02:32
  • Re: Oil recommendations, Eugene, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:54:15
    • "theory", J, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:14:38
      • Re: "theory", Eugene, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:27:45
        • Re: "theory", Dick in Falls Church, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:05:55
          • Re: "theory", Eugene, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:03:57
            • AMSOIL, Dick in Falls Church, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:54:25
              • Re: AMSOIL, Eugene, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:01:13
                • Search feature is not good, but "amsoil" get 184 hits, J, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:03:39
  • Recommendations, J, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:50:21
  • Re: Oil recommendations, Gforce, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:07:43
  • Brand Name Synthetic and 5,000 mile changes....., Roger, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 03:31:38
    • Severe duty defined., Stephen Goldberger, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 06:48:17
  • Straight 30 weight, Wal-Mart brand, complete dino!, Mike D, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:54:25
  • oy... you must be new here...., Bret, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:03:41
  • Re: Oil recommendations, Owen, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:00:28

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