Up until now, 5K oil changes with Rotella T synthetic. I was persuaded to change the valve cover this past summer and was not happy. No sludge, but some etching on the back sides of the cam and more varnish in the timing cover than I would have liked to see. I am dialing back to 3500 to 4000 miles OCI and stepping up to Mobil 1. I will settle on M1 10W40 "high mileage", but for now I have a few quarts of 15W50 that I will run through this summer.

New rear springs brought the back end back up to the correct level, and I will "trailer" bricks and floor tiles in the future. I replaced the shocks, shock bushings and washers along with the springs (in the bourgeois sense - the mechanic did the work). I have the bushings, but the ones in there are still good enough.

Other than normal maintenance:
SID replaced on the last day of warranty (good timing for the first dropped pixels)
Cat replaced under warranty with the O2 sensor wiring repair piggy backed onto the job by a considerate dealer.
PCV upgrades (I think I've had each and every one installed)
T-stat at 77,500. I had the heater control valve changed at the same time as the coolant was already drained. I changed the coolant (in the proletariat sense - drain and fill) at 5 years.

Because I tow the CV from Ohio to Florida and back every year, and do a drain and fill on the trans every year. FWIW, I get better mileage towing the CV behind the 9-5 than the 9-7 dealer loaner I had once.

At the moment, the car feels like new. I expect to be buried in it.

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• How many miles on your 9-5?, Dai, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:40:07
  • 118K on 2003 Aero, Kyle, Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:24:09
  • Re: 136K Miles and 119K miles, fusionrx, Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:05:32
  • 49,650 on an '08 Aero., Otis, Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:03:35
  • 96,700 miles, BrianG, Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:53:04
  • Maybe we should update TSN High Mileage list??, CY, Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:15:29
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  • Lots of high-milers!, john b, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:38:04
  • 241k miles, '01 Aero 5-speed, n/m, Paul E, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:19:16
  • '05 ARC; 49K, Dag, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:28:24
  • 169000 miles nm, alan, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:20:18
  • 218k '00 lpt; 86K '04 Aero SC, MikeVT , Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:57:11
  • '03 Aero sedan--72,000 and counting.., RobsSaab, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:41:15
  • 155K and counting on my heavily modified 99 9-5, dudethe9-5isfast, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:33:26
  • 2002 - 77,500 (long), Stephen Goldberger, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:20:43 <-- Viewing This Message
  • 143,000 mi MANY MANY repair $$$, jarrald, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:05:46
    • That does look like bad luck but.., AlS, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:55:31
      • top dollar? for all those DIY? for the dealer and Indie, jarrald, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:31:42
    • I am curious, dtech, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:45:51
      • cost me a lot of anguish. the 1994 900s was worse!, jarrald, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:17:49
        • I also think most people "forget" about many of, jarrald, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:27:18
    • I did get 305,000mi on my '83 900s, jarrald, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:26:09
  • 2002 9-5 Aero SW, 5-sp at 102K, JMJ in NC, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:52:59
    • Forgot the fuel tank baffle (nm), JMJ in NC, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:11:16
  • Just passed 90K, Noel, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:34:27
  • 4,750 miles, John in Bismarck, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:17:45
  • 120K miles, PSB, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:36:32
  • 151K mi. 1999 2.3 lpt (n/m), polemera, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:16:32
  • 158,000 miles on my 2001 LPT, TG, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:33:45
  • Re: How many miles on your 9-5?, JohnPeg , Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:00:34
  • 226,300 miles, Howiez5150, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:11:56
  • 211K miles, rich02818, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:10:21
  • '04 Arc 76K no repairs excpt routine maint. n/m, Ells, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:25:05
  • 122K & 400 miles, nuotatore, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:23:18
  • 90,000 miles, burlybryan, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:56:21
  • 90K, just nicely broken in :-), AeroLady, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:44:06
  • Re: How many miles on your 9-5?, Mike Keller , Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:01
  • Just like you.., AlS, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:19:43
  • Re: How many miles on your 9-5?, JeffSm, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:18:51
  • 159k & 43k, Coggs, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:17:39
  • 2002 9-5 - 83.5K miles., ScottA, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:08:16
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  • 86K, Paul in NM, Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:35:51
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  • 45,600, B Millar , Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:17:28
  • 265,000 miles........, MI-Roger , Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:03:44
    • Re: 265,000 miles........, John D, Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:27:26

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