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My C900 leaked bad with synthetics (+)
Posted by vvk (more from vvk) on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:18:06
In Reply to: Doubtful on the leaks., Noel, Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:50:57
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My old 900 (1986) leaked pretty bad with Mobil 1. It still dripped a few drops a month with conventional oil but it was 100 times less than synthetic. Synthetic oil is great for many things but it may definitely cause and/or increase oil leaks.
My old 900 was happiest with 20W-50 conventional (used per SAAB TSB released in early 90s.) Smooth, quiet, responsive at 320k miles when I sold it. Fuel economy was unaffected. My NG900 got nothing but ACEA A3 5W-40 synthetic while I owned it -- per manufacturer specification. No oil related problems of any kind before I sold it at 156k miles. I hear it still runs like a swiss watch.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Why full synthetic?, W. Beetus, Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:25:32
- Dino oil, nwas, Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:38:54
- Re: Why full synthetic?, John Myers, Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:30:53
- It may lead to leaks, Finch, Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:13:28
- Try speedi-sleeve, walt , Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:44:43
- Re: It may lead to leaks, nwas, Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:42:34
- Doubtful on the leaks., Noel, Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:50:57
- Re: It may lead to leaks, John Myers, Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:45:01
- Says who?! (+), vvk, Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:23:43
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