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This engine had a balance chain guide and tensioner replaced during the OCI. Do you guys suppose the nickel is from the new tensioner? Timing cover gasket and crank seal were also replaced. The engine is spotless inside, fwiw. The guide snapping in two is common with these cars, so I did this as...

This is from the WIS (workshop information system) on the fluid(3309) for the 5-speed AW55: "the friction coefficient of synthetic oil is not the same as that of mineral oil based fluid and must therefore not be used. Synthetic oil may cause malfunctions by means of abnormal wear" This note is...

Nice looking filter (made in Poland) and no ecotec "wavy pleats". Boring pics, but I thought I'd throw them up here anyway.

After reading many positive posts about the Fram Ultra, I got one for my Saab 9-3. I couldn't open the box in the store to check the filter since they are taped. If I had seen this, I would not have bought the filter. The pleats are very uneven - not impressed with the build quality of this ten...

This was auto RX rinse oil. The engine has about 165k on it. The .5 make up oil was actually 5w30, the only reason for topping off was because the oil filter had been off and on for other access purposes. I have no idea about the silicon, I have a Mann air filter that is less than a year old.

Hi all, First post, but I've been lurking around here for quite a while. Excellent site, BTW. Here are some pics of my Saab 1996 900 2.0 turbo. The car has 165k now. This car seems to have seen OK maintenance before I bought it. The engine was not a total sludgebucket, but was certainly in...