Will Thick Oil Ruin the Rings?? Need advice - Saab 900 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! |
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Will Thick Oil Ruin the Rings?? Need advice
Posted by Mike A. (more from Mike A.) on Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:29:17
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Moved to Arizona recently and an old SAAB mechanic warned me to be sure and use 50 weight oil during the 100 degree summers here. I have been using 10W-30 Mobil I and felt it was adequate. When I went to buy some 10W-50 Mobil I the salesman tried to talk me out of it and he said the thick oil would break the rings. Synthetics are quite thin so now I dont know who to believe. Too thin an oil at high temps might thin out the oil too much and cause low oil pressure on an engine with 120K on it. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK??
Posts in this Thread:
- Will Thick Oil Ruin the Rings?? Need advice, Mike A., Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:29:17 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Will Thick Oil Ruin the Rings?? Need advice, JCB, Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:35:24
- Tucson or Phx? n/m, Ed S, Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:01:52
- Re: Will Thick Oil Ruin the Rings?? Need advice, Dick in Falls Churchs, Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:08:04
- Re: Will Thick Oil Ruin the Rings?? Need advice, JohnB, Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:34:26
- Do you want fries with that???, chrisx, Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:37:23
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
![](/tsn/xyz/stateofninebutton.gif) |
SaabClub.com
![](/tsn/xyz/scnabutton.gif) |
Jak Stoll Performance
![](/tsn/xyz/jakstollbutton.gif) |
M Car Covers
![](/tsn/xyz/mcarcoversbutton.gif) |
Ad Available
![](/tsn/xyz/buttonavailable.gif) |
![](/tsn/images/tsnmap.gif)
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!