Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:00:40 +0100 From: "Woolfie" <john_woolfnopsamamhotmail.com> Subject: Re: 80 wt. oil in gearbox of 1984 900?
The manual for my 84 900 says the same - you can use either. But from what I've read 10-30 is better. John W (London) "jw" <johnwebster1nopsamhlink.net> wrote in message news:3AE71EA8.F4E21767nopsamhlink.net... > I just brought my 1984 Saab 900 into the local SpeeDee for a quick > oil change and decided to have them change the gearbox oil while > they were at it. I asked the technician what he used and he said > "80/90 weight oil." I said the owner's manual says to use 10W-30, > which is what I have been using. He checked his reference book, > which said "80 weight oil can be substituted for 10W-30" in the 1984 > Saab 900. Hmmm. > > Does this sound right? I'd hate to muck up the gearbox since it's > been working great, smooth shifting and no problems. > > Thanks, > > -jw > > 1984 900S > 128K mi.
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