Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 22:25:06 +0100 From: "Simon Watkins" <106374.2647nopsamuserve.com> Subject: Re: 5W50 synthetic oil grade
He is saying that 50 grade oil is TOO heavy for a turbo charged engine. Not that difficult is it? He is correct. Any 50 grade oil is too heavy for even an OHC engine, let alone a turbo. One needs the thin(ner) oil to lubricate quickly from cold, and also when hot. 50 grade might be appropriate for an old pushrod engine but not today. I guess the ideal oil for a Saab would rate something like a 0W-40 synthetic. Anyone who says you can't use a synthetic in a Saab engine is lying. Saab actually market their own Turbo spec oil. Funny old thing, its a synthetic. Go figure. -- Spammers, here's some for you: fraudinfonopsamet.com sweep.daynopsam.gov.au ucenopsamgov Justin VanAbrahams wrote in message <36C3E974.7DE5nopsam.com>... >Ken Washington wrote: >> >> Riff, >> >> The W50 of the multiviscosity is not needed. I had tried it in my 83 >> 900T and went back to 10W40. Using 5W50 or 20W50 can create problems you >> don't want or need, especially if yours is a turbo model. Aside from the >> fact that no Saab owner's manual I have seen calls for anything beyond >> 10W30 or 10W40 in the crankcase...So unless you have more collective >> experience than all of their engineers, I wish you luck. > > > >Eh? > >-J
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