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Re: Oil for my 2003 9-3?
Posted by DouglasKeith [Email] (more from DouglasKeith) on Sun, 18 Jan 2004 09:43:07
In Reply to: Re: Oil for my 2003 9-3?, Steve93, Sun, 18 Jan 2004 09:08:49
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You didn't burn your oil. Most people are misled into believing a dark color indicates the oil has broken down or is old. What it normally indicates is that the oil is doing it's job - keeping your engine clean. I have an '02 9-3SE, so I don't know what your owner's manual says, however, I change my oil every 5K (not at Jiffy Lube) and use Mobil 1 0W40 and either a Purolator One or Mobil 1 oil filter. I'm not a fan of going too far beyond 5k or 6k with a turbocharged engine, even with synthetic.
If you currently do not have synthetic in the crankcase, I'd change it. If you do have syn oil in there, it's up to you, but 8k would be pushing it.
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