# Synthetic Oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** saab, 9-3\
**Created:** [October 7, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068 "2010-10-07T12:56:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Doliver128](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@Doliver128](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doliver128)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068/1 "2010-10-07T12:56:07Z")

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What is the proper oil for my 1999 Saab 9-3 turbo

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**Author:** ![orangevega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@orangevega](https://community.cartalk.com/u/orangevega)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068/2 "2010-10-07T12:59:21Z")

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Look in your owner’s manual. It will have the information you are looking for. You do have your owner’s manual right?

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**Author:** ![Doliver128](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@Doliver128](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doliver128)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068/3 "2010-10-07T13:04:33Z")

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no i do not.

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068/4 "2010-10-07T13:06:09Z")

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Call a Saab dealer and ask them. I’d bet good money though that synthetic 5w-30 will be the answer.

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**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068/5 "2010-10-07T13:27:38Z")

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Often it is on the oil cap on top of the engine (aka where you pour the new oil in).

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068/6 "2010-10-07T13:44:30Z")

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You REALLY should have an owner’s manual for this car.

Look for an inexpensive used manual at [http://wwwBooks4Cars.com](http://wwwBooks4Cars.com)

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068/7 "2010-10-07T15:57:36Z")

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To get an owner’s manual, click on the link, register your car, and follow instructions to obtan an electronic copy.

[http://www.gm.com/gmownercenter/saab/](http://www.gm.com/gmownercenter/saab/)

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**Author:** ![oblivion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@oblivion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oblivion)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/synthetic-oil/56068/8 "2010-10-07T21:55:05Z")

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If it is a turbo, you will want synthetic oil. I don’t know what grade though. Probably a 5W-30 for that year, but don’t count on me being right.