Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 09:49:35 GMT From: Johannes <johsnospamblocksizefitter.com> Subject: Re: A useful note from www.nospam re servicing - other Saab model owners may wish to consider too
Pooh Bear wrote: > > An important aspect of caring for the Saab 9000 is regular servicing. > The 9000 range is of sophisticated design, with some very > high-performance variants. It was designed primarily for the European > market, where car-owners have come to expect to service their cars > meticulously. Excessively frequent oil and filter changes are neither > necessary nor sufficient on their own to keep the 9000 trouble-free. > > Presented here are service schedules from various sources. The schedule > varies according to type of engine (turbo/non-turbo), year of > manufacture and market. > > A note for foreign (non-UK and non-European) readers, especially those > in the US and Canadian markets: > > The oil-change intervals recommended for the European market may seem > dangerously long ( to Europeans, US oil-change intervals seem > ludicrously short ). I don't know for certain why the markets differ so > much in this respect. Certainly, local climate will have something to do > with it, but I feel that cultural differences may be partly responsible. > The US oil industry has done a good job of promoting frequent oil > changes to the extent that there are some high-mileage drivers changing > their oil every month and companies such as "Jiffy-Lube" have sprung up > to service this market. I know of no equivalent of "Jiffy-Lube" here in > the UK. What is 'dangerously long' and 'ludicrously short'? > < there isn't - Graham > > > Synthetic oil seems not to be popular in the US, possibly because it > would be expensive to change it with the frequency with which it is > changed in that market. In Europe, it is taken for granted that > fully-synthetic oil is used in high-performance and "quality" cars. > However, Saab market both fully-synthetic and semi-synthetic "turbo > oil". > > < I always use either semi-synthetic ( if I'm being cheap ) or full > synthetic > > > Additionally, I have been told by someone who sells oil in the US that > oil in that market is often inferior to the equivalent oil sold in > Europe, even under the same brand. Perhaps this again reflects the > expectations of oil longevity in the respective markets. > > Anyway, the upshot of all this is: if you are not comfortable using the > oil-change intervals recommended for the European market, feel free to > change the oil and filter more frequently. What is 'frequently'? > Anyone with a 9k may wish to vist www.nospam - even those with > other models. > > This info provided for your respected consideration. What is 'frequently' and 'infrequently'? Please supply some numbers. Thank you.
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