Re: New owner - first questions

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Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:21:08 -0700 (PDT), Passerby <egroy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>Hi,

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>- the manual says oil change every 10K miles, the dealer****p suggested
>every 5K, what do you think ? Also, is there anything special about
>oil change in Saab - the dealer sounded as if it absolutely had to be
>done by a mechanic. Changing the oil filter, draining old oil &
>pouring new synthetic oil shouldn't be any different from any other
>car, IMHO. For me, at least, doing this at home is much more
>convenient.

Change every 5K, use full synthetic. 

The dealer is full of $hit. Change it yourself. Be sure to keep
receipts for oil and filter. Best place to get filters is
www.eeuroparts.com - order a bunch at get them with no ****pping (USA).


>- the break-in period of 5K seem a bit high ? I'm going to stick with
>it just to be safe, but isn't it usually 1.5-2 K ?

Is that in the manual? They actually don't use a break in oil anymore
as far as I know so it can go for a while on the original. I think
this is just a "half period" considering the recommended 10K standard
interval (that no one in the USA runs with). I would change at 2.5K at
the most.