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Journals

Friends and associates of Hagstrom Saab have some pretty strong views about the superiority of the Saab brand, as you might expect. Please choose a journal below and read what our learned enthusiasts have to say...

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Matt's World

One man’s sermon from the mount

10/05/2024

02/11/2010

All Hail a New Breed of Motoring God

02/11/2010

New 9-5 Estate

15/10/2010

New 9-5 (Addendum)

06/07/2010

The New Saab 9-5

17/03/2009

The Curse of the Lead Right Foot

06/03/2009

Saab, in Trouble??!!

05/03/2009

Beware the Four Chrome Rings

05/03/2009

David Llewellyn Owen: a Memorial

03/03/2009

Are there ANY Saab crazed Girls out there?

29/11/2006

Oddballs

02/02/2006

The Unicorn

02/02/2006

A Re-acquaintance with the Saab 9000

08/12/2005

The New Saab 9-5

03/12/2005

Our Country is Disappearing up its own A**e Part III

03/12/2005

Dual Flow Filtration Part III

06/10/2005

Farewell to Scandinavian Blue

09/06/2005

Dual Filtration Part II

13/05/2005

Dual Flow Oil Filtration

03/05/2005

My Saab of the Moment!

09/03/2005

Mixed Emotions

09/03/2005

Why are the T16S 900's being scrapped in droves?

03/02/2005

Question: Where does Classic end and pile of s*** begin?

03/02/2005

When is a Saab not a Saab? When it's a Subaru

03/02/2005

Born Free, Taxed to Death

01/05/2004

Back in the Saddle ..

15/11/2003

The classic Saab 900 1978-1994

19/04/2003

Saab 99 buyer’s guide

01/04/2003

Stay safer in an older Saab!

01/04/2003

Petrol £6 a gallon...? But apparently it’s on the cards

Dual Flow Oil Filtration

And there was light!

A special treat in store for Scandinavian Blue?

I am, by nature, sceptical of most hair-brained schemes that seem to come along every five minutes these days. They promise everything from a stress-free existence to whites so white you can see them from space. But last week I was introduced to a very forthcoming and intelligent gent by the name of Alan Roper.

He has developed a system of dual flow oil filtration for cars that, I believe, any Saab/Saab Turbo enthusiast will find very interesting and appealing.

The system in question has been available for a while now but only for industrial oil filtration. However, Mr Roper has created a similar system that can be used to extend oil and engine life on motor vehicles.

Rather than having engine oil flowing through one filter, it is made to flow through two. The first filter works in exactly the same way as a standard oil filter, ‘no news there’, but the second has motor oil pushed through it by the engine’s oil pressure whereupon it is then returned to the sump via an oil feed pipe and an adaption that takes the place of the sump plug.

So what does this system mean in practice? Well, because the engine oil is now doubly filtered, it will last longer (you may never need to change your oil again). Good news when you consider that a decent engine oil can cost £30 for 5 litres. Secondly, because the oil stays contaminate-free, the engine and turbo are much better protected.

So, what maintenance is required to the system? You change the primary and secondary filters every six months, no big deal as they only cost about £6! And that’s it!

Although the system has not yet been produced in really big numbers, it is still a bargain at around £250 – and it can prevent the change of a turbo or even an engine.

This system can also prevent the annoying sludging up of 9-5 and 9-3 engines keeping them in top condition too.

For us Classic 900 fans this system could well be a godsend, so I’m having one put onto my Scandinavian blue in the next week or so. I’ll keep you posted how it gets on.

Happy motoring

Matt



1 May 2005

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