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I just bought a 93 Saab 900S with 105,000 miles. I don't know much about its maintenance history, but the exterior of the engine is clean and the car seems to run fine. I have no idea what type of oil the previous wner used other than it is 10w-40 dino oil. I live in Connecticut, which is...

Car: 1990 Saab 900 200,000 miles non-turbo I guess I'm still a bit confused. I've been searching through the boards and Castrol GTX high Mileage and Penzoil High mileage seem to get good reviews. Should I use one of these 10w-30 year round? I live in Southwestern Connecticut (near New York...

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I guess I'm still a bit confused. I've been searching through the boards and Castrol GTX high Mileage and Penzoil High mileage seem to get good reviews. Should I use one of these 10w-30 year round? I live in Southwestern Connecticut (near New York City), it doesn't really get to cold or too...

I've been reading a lot of good things about Delvac 1300 Super. It seems to offer the same protection as the high mileage oils, but I worry about the detergent. Would the detergent break off gunks of sluge and possibly block passages?

I was recently given a 1990 Saab 900 with 200,000 miles. It seems to run fine, but I don't know much about its prior history or maintenance, never mind what type of oil was used and how often it was changed. I gave it a tune-up and changed the oil and filter. I used Valvoline Maxlife 10w-30...