Used 1999 ,9-3 oil change

Old Mar 20, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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Question Used 1999 ,9-3 oil change

Hi all,

It is time to change oil in my 1999 9-3. I bought this car used and the lady that owned it used regular oil, nothing fancy from a Firestone dealership she took it to regularly. The vehicle has 93,000 miles on it and I would appreciate some comments what is a good oil to change into and stay with for the long run. Synthetic or high mileage oil ? Castrol and some other brand that works well with a Saab 9-3. Ratbobo

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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Mobile1 synthetic is the best oil to use hands down.
Old Mar 20, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Mobil1 or Royal Purple if its a turbo. If it's the 2.3 N/A than regular oil is fine.
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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if its a turbo redline oil and greddy gr1,gr2 work great
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Thanks Guys, Mobil 1 will be it's newest buddy! Again, Thank You for the imformation!
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Use either a mobil1 or a saab long life filter. Don't use Fram.
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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+1 for Mobil 1
"High Mileage" oils are a "snake oil" and I wouldn't put that garbage in any of my cars.
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