Date: 30 Jan 1999 22:37:15 GMT From: saab85900nopsamcom (Saab85900) Subject: Re: how to love my Saab
supersamba wrote: >Whats all this stuff about Mobil 1 all the time! I don't use the stuff and >never will. The reason is that Mobil 1 is rated 0W, and the engine in my 84 >900 needs 10W-40. Mobil 1 comes in 0W-30, 5W-30, and 10W-30, along with 15W-50 (and some other grades in Europe--such as 5W-40. The engine in your Saab would run fine on any of them No wonder so many of you get oil leaks! I know that your >local dealers will tell you that the oil they use is Mobil, but remmember >that 99% of the cars they are dealing with are nearly new models. My local >parts shop used to stock a 10W Mobil oil but now they don't. I guess the >reason is that nobody uses the stuff since all you are paying for is the >$$$$$$$ they put into F1 and stupid adverts on the telly about love. Actually, you are paying for a better product. Look at >the end of the day there are only 2 possible reasons why Mobil put 0W on the >can. 1) It really is 0W and hence is far to thin for a SAAB that should have >10W. 2) Mobil are liars and are using some concocted policy for descibing >their oils. The 0w-, 5W, and 10W- are all 30 at operating temperatures. The lower number is an indicator of the ability to perform (pump up) in cold weather. I run my Saabs on 0W-30 AMSOIL, and have since it came out. Works better! I would use Castrol GTX or Magnetec. I can get both substantially >cheaper than Mobil 1 and have found that they really do perform I'm sure they are cheaper than Mobil 1--- Dick n Falls church, VA Using and selling AMSOIL (First in Synthetics) over 21 years
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