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It has been done with no reported problems Posted by sam96CS [Email] (#852) [Profile/Gallery] (more from sam96CS) on Fri, 9 Feb 2018 09:00:42 In Reply to: '94-'98 owners: Anyone using over 5 Qts of oil?, sam96CS [Profile/Gallery] , Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:29:38 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I found answers to the question of whether anyone has put 5.4 quarts of oil in a 2nd generation ('94 - '98) B234 engine and if so then what was the result. It has been done, and nobody has reported a lubrication problem. Some of you will recognize some of the names below as guys who know their way around a 9k.
Sully, who reported 200k miles of 9k oil changes all with 5.4 to 5.5 quarts. He drove a tuned '97 Aero manual.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=107769
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=107809
Dr. J who drove a '97 automatic who always went with 5.4 quarts per his owners manual.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=107793
TonyJ who put "over 5 quarts" in '94 and '97 9ks. He didn't report how much over.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=273257
Shawn, who was nervous after putting 5.5 quarts in a '95 CSE resulting in a level 1/4" above the X in MAX on the dipstick.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=261060
Ari in response to Shawn said that a little above the X is OK.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=261084
Ralph who put 5.4 quarts in a '97 then was shocked by how high the level was above the MAX index mark.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=210924
Ari who said that adding an extra half quart won't hurt either generation of B234 engine.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=181897
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9000/index.html?bID=203219
For what it is worth I've looked for bad news about actual experiences with running 5.4 quarts in a 2nd generation B234, and I haven't found any. That includes Google searches.
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