Ageing Aero

[cjcposh]

My 02 9-5 Aero has just passed 230000 miles and runs well on orig turbo etc although possibly a bit sluggish away from lights.Im thinking of stage 1 remap would like to hear views on that.Also im using 5-30 oil would another grade be better for the engine?

[K321]

Google noobtune
Then go and see karl to get stage one
it makes a noticeable difference

I use mobile one fully synthetic

Mine is 138k with a recon turbo and at stage 3

[fivepointnine]

Check this out for oil requirements:
http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t...

[cjcposh]

Thanks fivepointnine interesting.

[Spanglepants]

With that mileage I'd use 5 40 w
Mines got 150,000 pulls strong every where . Just bought 8 litres of Halfords 5 40w fully synthetic for £24 the other day , that will be fine for the next 5- 6000 miles.
As above, get onto Saabnoob as well.

[turbo4ever]

The best oil for your B235R engine is GM Dexos2 5W-30 as stated in your car's manual. Do not consider any other brand.

Do not modify the engine (other than maybe a Hirsch upgrade).

[mywifeshusband]

turbo4ever said:

The best oil for your B235R engine is GM Dexos2 5W-30 as stated in your car's manual. Do not consider any other brand.

Do not modify the engine (other than maybe a Hirsch upgrade).

Ignore this advice about using Hirsch only. Go see Karl - Saabnoob.

[Jonjo91]

mywifeshusband said:

turbo4ever said:

The best oil for your B235R engine is GM Dexos2 5W-30 as stated in your car's manual. Do not consider any other brand.

Do not modify the engine (other than maybe a Hirsch upgrade).

Ignore this advice about using Hirsch only. Go see Karl - Saabnoob.

I second this. Karl at Saabnoob has had his hands on my Aero. Very fun

[K321]

Get a 3 inch downpipe...
get sportscat or decat .
See karl for stg 3 map and your car will be transformed
also disconnect the boost valve

[2013BRM]

Does blanking off the boost valve work for the later engines in the 9-5?

[Wing Commander]

The blanking off or "the bolt mod" as it is commonly known in the Saab circles only returns the car back to how it came from the factory in terms of performance and boost etc. It is removing the effect of having a defective one way valve in the vacuum system.

I have done it on my 2002 9-5 Aero and it made a difference because I was experiencing low boost, however this was done in conjunction with replacing all my vac hoses so not sure exactly where the issue came from.

HTH

[2013BRM]

Thought so, thanks Wingco

[WildCards]

cjcposh said:

My 02 9-5 Aero has just passed 230000 miles and runs well on orig turbo etc although possibly a bit sluggish away from lights.Im thinking of stage 1 remap would like to hear views on that.Also im using 5-30 oil would another grade be better for the engine?

It's also worth mentioning that even a stage 1 could highlight some issues or weaknesses of various components, especially ones that have done so much work.