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Hi Is there anything in particular to think about when choosing oil for a flexifuel bioethanol engine? Up until now it has run on what the Saab dealer uses = Mobil1 0W-30 or 40. Do I have any reason to use any other oil?, or should I just stick with this stuff? Car is a 2006 Saab 9-5 2,0t...

I think Gislaveds studdless tires are called Soft Frost. Nokian studless are good too.

Volvo Penta sell both a regular 15W-50 oil and a synthetic 15W-50 with their name on it, at least here in Sweden.

Are 5W-20 oils synthetic or non synthetic?, maybe a way to get good cold start lubrication from the oil if not synthetic? I haven't fully got the hang of the oil grades mainly used in the US, but maybe I can give a picture of the oils used in Sweden/EU to help the discussion. Here non synthetic...

A 5W-40 or 5W-50 should be fine, does your engine have a oil cooler? if not i'd definetly go with a 40 or even 50 in any car.

thanks for the suggestions. I don't mind changing the oil in the outboard. But i just might be cheap and reuse it in some old lawn mowers

First, sorry if any english mistakes are made, I'm from Sweden Anyway a Yamaha F100 4-stroke outboard that runs 15-20 hours a year and isn't used for trolling or high speed. after warm up runs att about 4000rpm for 30-60 minutes at a time. the oil is still gold brown when i let it out in the...

the most important thing is having _Real_ winter tires. with or without studs. most of the grips is provided from the soft rubber compound and the special "slits" in the tread that both types have. for example 4x4 tires with M+S on them usually are [censored] on a winter road, no more no less...