If you change your oil by the odometer or by the calendar, it would be a miracle if you "hit it right". The choice is among being ultra conservative, risking your engine, or engaging in a rigorous program of oil monitoring by sampling and laboratory testing. The last choice only works if your driving habits are regular and pridictable. If you drive in the city, short trips, one season, then hit the open road the next, your oil monitoring based on one driving regime is useless in predicting the other.

Saab's interest is in getting the car through the end of its lease with minimal damage, in a condition that if the next owner provides proper maintenance, he won't be facing a dead engine in 1 year or two. Hence the maintenance schedule *that they pay for*. Almost everyone exposes his vehicle to "extreme service" for at least part of the time.

The on-board oil monitoring in the 9-3 Sport Sedan eliminates the guesswork, gives the owner accurate indication of the end of life of the oil in the sump - PROVIDED the owner uses the oil that the monitor is calibrated against (or better). The Saab monitor is extra owner-friendly in that it shows the estimated life remaining - allowing the long term or concientiuos owner the ability to inject a suitable degree of conservatism into the process.

Absent the on-board oil monitoring, I'll go the overkill route. I'm keeping my Aero until they pry the steering wheel from my cold, lifeless hands.

Or until the Saab Combustion Control V-6 Turbo, 3.2L 9-5 Aero comes down the pike ...

Yeah, we'll be talking about that in the next NINES ...



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• Nines Oil Article, lowbar, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:58:40
  • Side Comment, Dick in Falls Church, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:34:22
    • Re: Side Comment..interesting similar story...., andy , Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:33:33
    • Dick, I've seen your name mentioned on a number of, Allan, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:28:27
      • ATF, Jason 0W-40, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:02:05
      • 9-5, 9-3 SS ATF WARNING, Stephen Goldberger, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:00:35
        • you read my mind!, Jason 0W-40, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:09:07
  • I do not understand the fear., J, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 18:23:49
    • Dealerships for $100, Alex, Greg Netzner, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:25:53
      • Service for $500 ... Alex, J, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 21:07:38
        • Re: Service for $500 ... Alex, Greg Netzner, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 16:21:27
  • "Has this ever been addressed?", Greg Netzner, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:21:44
    • clarification, lowbar, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:41:53
      • Re: clarification, Greg Netzner, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 18:10:53
  • Re: Nines Oil Article, Stephen Goldberger, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 14:12:27
  • Just use Saab fully synthetic 0W-30 oil., J, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:49:31
    • You missed the point., lowbar, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 14:00:35
      • Read this post at your own risk :-), J, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:27:23
        • Hey!, Mr. Wiggly, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:44:33
      • It seems that different agendas are in play..., Dr. Eric Strauss, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:40:08
        • Have to agree w/Eric about 9's article...., zeke, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:10:39
        • aaarrrggghhhh!!!!., Stephen Goldberger, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:06:31
          • Your oil article is very good. I really like it., J, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 20:22:49
          • Love the detective work on the photoshop photos..., Scott Paterson , Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:21:10
          • so what is saabs stance on the discepancies between, turboboy, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:51:37
            • Re: Overkill?, Stephen Goldberger, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 21:15:10 <-- Viewing This Message
              • i am not sure you are "risking your engine" by, turboboy, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 21:58:04
                • (including BMW with 15K synth intervals ) Let me tell, arvikaanders, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:46:24
                  • X5 has no "low oil" idiot light? lame!, Jason 0W-40, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 10:51:58
                  • Sorry, used the wrong poster name above. n/m, SWEDECAR aka Anders, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:48:59
                    • That's why I don't like Saab recommended 10K, J, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:59:58
                • Re: i am not sure you are "risking your engine" by, Stephen Goldberger, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:42:09
                  • "As an aside", Greg Netzner, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 15:57:08
                    • From the horse's boss's mouth, Stephen Goldberger, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 19:57:38
            • Check out Amsoil site. They state that for turbo cars, KB88900T, Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:44:45
              • 3X recommended oil change interval for 9-5 ..., J, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:35:55
                • I agree, I do 5-10K miles for Mobil 1 oil changes. n/m, KB88900T, Sat, 1 Feb 2003 19:27:03

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