Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 13:37:49 GMT From: Ladislav Bashtarz <ladislavnopsamat.com> Subject: Re: question: transmission fluid....Help me, no manual.
Ken Washington wrote: > I had an 83 900T 5spd I bought new and picked up at the factory. I used > Castrol GTX 10W30 in the transmission from day 1. I changed the oil in > the transmission every 20,000 to 30,000 miles. It was so expensive > buying three extra quarts of oil...My 900T was hit by a big truck in > August 95. I drove that car to the salvage yard with over 251,000 miles > on that transmission without any problems..I did add Militec-1 to the > 5spd for about the last 50,000 miles...When I checked the magnetic drain > plug after the first treatment and change, there were no metal > filings...The best thing you can do is change that oil on a regular > basis...I think, if you go 60,000 miles without changing, you will be > part of the chorus complaining about Saab transmissions and how they > have so many problems... > > Ken Washington > 87 9000S > 87 900S > 83 900T i've never done so on my cars (all 5sp.). the only failure was due to the poorly designed pinion gear housing which led to a bearing failure in an '87 900 (nonturbo) at 136k. given my 15 years with saabs i think that is pretty conclusive. the one thing i have done is to stay away from saab dealers after a couple of bad experiences. (e.g. 5qt engine oil in a brand new 900 fresh back from the 1000 mi change from a _saab dealer_! how about a super overtightened oil drain plug that had to be replaced? must have been about 150 ft-lbs - it is a wonder that it did not split or strip the trans case/oil pan) sometime i think that dealers sabotage cars in order to get return business. since then i maintain my cars myself or have independents tackle jobs requiring special tools or experience. -- ladislav bashtarz '86 9000t 170k '88 9000t 134k '86 9000t 156k (parts) '86 9000t 162k (sold) '87 900 207k (sold) '84 900t 178k (sold) '83 900 70k (r.i.p. 4/90) '84 900 107k (r.i.p. 10/89)
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