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Re: Saab Oil
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Posted by Jason (more from Jason) on Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:57:11 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Saab Oil, Dennis, Tue, 17 Sep 2002 15:52:56
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Not sure, but I do remember reading somewhere that SAAB has an alliance with Mobil, and that they sell relabeled Mobil 1 on the other side of the pond, while in the US, they sell relabeled Mobil semi-synth... Someone once posted that Mobil 1 is the factory fill for SAAB engines, but I haven't been able to verify that anywhere. It sorta does smell like Mobil 1, though.

It's interesting that SAAB specifies A3/B3 spec oil for the latest 9-5, but then their semi-synthetic stuff doesn't meet that standard, nor does Mobil 1 in 0W-30, 5W-30, 10W-30, or 15W-50.

Only Mobil 1 0W-40 "European Car Formula" meets A3/B3 spec. I came across another brand, it might have been Quaker State or Pennzoil synthetic, in a 5W-40 that meets A3/B3. I plan on using Mobil 1 0W-40, not only because it meets A3/B3, but also because it meets the tough MB 229.3 standard.

BMW Synthetic Oil in 5W-30 also meets A3/B3, and many BMW dealers sell this for less than $4/quart. It's actually a relabeled Castrol product (NOT SYNTEC) which is unavailable in the U.S. as a Castrol-branded product. Our 2000 528i uses this stuff, and as per the car's onboard computer, its oil change interval is 15,000 miles.

If you want to go totally overboard, there's a BMW 10W-60 synthetic oil available, which is for the M3!

Jason
'02 Aero



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