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Maybe not lying so much as just clueless
Posted by Eiron [Email] (more from Eiron) on Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:16:42
In Reply to: so they've been lying to me this whole time..., cryptical, Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:55:20
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I can say from experience that the Northern Colorado dealer we bought from had no clue what to use in our car. They sold other makes, so they simply used the same mystery bulk oil in our car that they used in everything else. Be thankful that at least you've been getting decent semi-syn! (Our first oil change they up-charged me $5/qt to use mediocre Castrol blend!!)
I've linked to the oil TSB that tells dealers they won't get reimbursed for "free maintenance" oil changes unless they fill '03 9-5s with 5W-30 syn blend (as opposed to the better & more expensive 0W-30 full syn). It's not a bad oil, but it's definitely not in the same class as M1. I'd certainly ask about paying the difference to upgrade to Saab's full syn for the free changes. That oil should be able to go your scheduled 10k mile intervals without much problem. Or, if they carry it, M1 0W-40 would be even better.
Saab turbo engines seem to prefer slightly thicker oils, so after your free changes are all done you can start using either M1 0W-40, 5W-40, or 15W-50.
posted by 146.82.1...
Dec '02 Saab Oil TSB
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