Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:06:02 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com> Subject: Re: Should I buy this 1992 9000 Turbo with 168,000 miles on it ...
David Taylor wrote: > Well, one of the Saab sites suggests that a) US oil is inferior to that > sold in Europe, even the same brand and b) I can't help but think that > the US oil companies are quite happy to "condition" customers to believe > that 3 to 4k oil changes are the order of the day. Gotta say, I'm inclined to agree there. I change my oil evey 6-9k miles, depending on usage and whether I feel like it. I use mineral in the non-turbos, and cheap semi-synth in the turbos (usually Total, but whatever the motor factor has in is fine). I've done many, many thousands of miles on high mileage engines, both turbo and na, with no problems. -- Grunff