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Originally Posted By: drewjp She will be planning on keeping this car for the long-term, and I will be in charge of the maintenance. Which one would you choose and why? Just curious How long is long term? 5 years, 300k miles, etc? Do you have any experience maintaining any of these makes? And...

I picked up 4 qts of the Made in USA oil. Double-checking the MSDS sheet from Castrol - it says "highly refined base oil". Group III it is :) After the rinse I'll be switching back to synthetics, probably Redline 5w40 or the new Royal Purple 5w40, depending on what I can purchase locally.

It's a matter of availability. The nearest Walmart for the Rotella is a 45-min round trip from work, and the Castrol is sold in-town at an Autozone.

I understand that the Castrol 5w40 is usually from Belgium. Is this a Group III oil? What about the US-sourced stuff, is that even available? I need a good rinse oil for the AutoRX cycle in my Saab 9-5, and this one meets the ACEA A3/B3 spec. I am using Kendall 5w40 right now for the cleaning...

Thanks for chiming in Molakule! This ATF made the transmission shift beautifully and I'm pretty bummed I didn't stock up. Same with my old Subaru, the Autoglide was a vast improvement over the bulk dino fluid used after its transmission was rebuilt. Benjamming: No, I didn't pay extra for the...

The RH column is for the factory fill at 60k miles, the LH column is at 75k miles total on the car, with 15k miles on the new ATF. The drain plug was cleaned. I have no idea what the starting point of the Autoglide is, and since SF is no longer in business it's likely to remain a mystery...

This is a followup to a past UOA: 60k ATF UOA The car is a 2001 Saab 9-5 with an Aisin-Warner 4-speed automatic transmission. The owner's manual calls for a single drain/fill at 60k miles. As the UOA shows, the ATF was pretty shot by then, so I did 3 drain/fills with the Specialty Formulations...

Since I've asked the same question in the past for my '03 Odyssey, what I've found is that Amsoil Universal ATF seems to work well for people. Royal Purple has changed their MaxGear ATF from Dex-III to "Multi-vehicle" and now lists Z1 as an application for it, although I have no experience with...

Thanks everyone! It looks like Walmart it is. It's out of the way so I never think to go there.

Thanks RI_RS4. I just called 2 nearby NAPA stores and all they have is the Rotella 15w40. I suspect the Schaeffer's 5w40 would do fine as well, that's a group 3 & 4 blend if memory serves.

I just had my '01 Saab 9-5's engine fixed with Saab's latest and greatest PCV system update. The original PCV tubing was getting pretty gummed up, so I'm thinking of doing an Auto-RX run for good measure. Auto-RX recommends dino oil, and I'd like to stay with the ACEA A3/B3 oils to maintain my...

If you want to cure hypertension, well, judging from your description of yourself, try the classic cure: eat right, exercise, and lose weight (via the "eat less, move more" method). Worked for me, and is an ongoing process, and I've never been one of those skinny little guys. My preferred...

Thanks for all the comments, I appreciate it. I think I will give the Amsoil ATF a try and see how it does...

Since Specialty Formulations is on hiatus, my plan on using their Autoglide Z1 for my '03 Honda Odyssey is up in smoke. Due to the demands of this tranny on the Honda Z1 ATF, I'd like to use something full-synthetic. What other full-synth options are there? From what I gather, I have a few...

Best of luck to you Molakule, my Saab has been running Autoglide in its tranny for 2 years with no trouble. I was going to order some Z1-formulated Autoglide next month