[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: SAAB engines are very forgiving... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Street [Email] (#3751) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Street) on Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:48:25 In Reply to: Ideal is an illusion. And maybe irrelevant., Noel, Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:09:35 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members see ZERO ads on the bulletin boards and get more feature. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I remember back in ’85 or ’86 when a fellow SAABer's engine ('85 16v turbo) seized up at around 75,000 miles. Reason: he never changed the break-in oil! SAAB gave him a brand new engine for free! That was good advertising of the strength of SAAB engines. My point is, you can put in whatever oil you want, but don't claim that it's the best for SAAB engines. Any correctly spec'd oil, mineral or synthetic works. You can get away with putting non-approved oil in it for as long as you like. These engine can handle it if you keep the oil clean. However, in the long run, that's a different story.



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• Ideal Engine Oil, DanaH, Wed, 11 Feb 2015 08:54:04
  • Any good quality fully synthetic in the correct grade.., AdamB , Mon, 16 Feb 2015 08:25:06
  • Re: Ideal Engine Oil, Name Left Blank, Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:59:03
  • Ideal is an illusion. And maybe irrelevant., Noel, Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:09:35
    • Re: SAAB engines are very forgiving..., Street , Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:48:25 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: Ideal is an illusion. And maybe irrelevant., Craig , Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:31:37
  • Re: Ideal Engine Oil, sam96CS , Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:17:56
    • Re: Ideal Engine Oil, Simon S, Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:04:07
      • Re: Ideal Engine Oil, Roger D , Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:25:41
        • Re: Ideal Engine Oil, Simon S, Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:00:31
          • Re: Ideal Engine Oil, sam96CS , Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:26:36
          • Re: Rotella T6 Price ?, Roger D , Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:45:50
  • Re: Ideal Engine Oil, Simon S, Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:24:00
    • Re: Ideal Engine Oil, Roger D , Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:42:46
      • Take the API's advice, sam96CS , Sat, 14 Feb 2015 04:45:08
      • IMO its all about viscosity at end of life..., DanaH, Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:32:22
        • Re: IMO its all about viscosity at end of life..., sam96CS , Sat, 14 Feb 2015 04:15:23
          • Re: IMO its all about viscosity at end of life..., DanaH, Sat, 14 Feb 2015 11:37:21

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