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Re: Manual Transmission Oil Changes
Posted by David Prantl (more from David Prantl) on Fri, 20 Apr 2001 01:03:04
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

>  How often should the fluid be changed  in a 5sp 9000 Aero?

According to the SAAB service literature, NEVER.  (yeah, right!)

>  Did these cars all come with synthetic oil?

It wasn't until 1998 or so that Saab Synthetic Stuff (let's call it SSS)
made it's appearance in SAAB 5-speed gearboxes.  The retrofit procedure
applies earlier cars, but a flushing procedure is mandatory, as SAAB
insists that SSS is incompatible with motor-oil or traditional
gear-lubricant, dino or synthetic.

>  What should be put in there - Saab tranny oil,
>  Redline (which), or something else?

First of all, you'll most probably fin that there's no drain-hole to get
the old oil out.  If you insist on getting it out, it must be sucked out
through the speedo-sensor hole.  I have done this successfully on our '93
CSET.  I am a fan of Redline MTL tranny lubricant, so that's what I used
for the refill.  No flushing was necessary as Redline MTL is reportedly
fully compatible with all motor oils and gear lubricants.  Synchro action
improved noticeably within a matter of hours, as compared to the 8-year-old
10W30 fill.

David Prantl
david_prantlno39sdcx6spamx782hotmail.com
'84 900S, 5M, 210kMi, RIP
'89 900, 3A, 116kMi, restored and SOLD on 3/24/01
'86 9000T, 5M, 185kMi
'88 9000S, 5M, 142kMi
'90 9000S, 4A, 133kMi
'93 9000CSET, 5M, 67kMi
'68 97 Sonett V4, 4M, 76kMi, #000467
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