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How Often Do You Change Your Oil?

Started by VolvoT5, Apr 30 2005 06:44 PM

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#21 PGevanthor

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Posted 04 May 2005 - 07:10 AM

QUOTE(Guest_BREAKAWAY_* @ May 3 2005, 11:34 AM)

volvo says 3000 to 3500 or three months.

on my 2003 V70 2.4T Volvo says every 7500 miles. I use 5w40 Valvoline Synpower at 5,000. It's what is called for in my 2003 VW Passat 1.8T and is the weight used for Volvos in Europe and Australia from what I have seen.

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#22 KLS

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Posted 04 May 2005 - 06:21 PM

5k with premium synthetic blend 10W-30 in our mild winter and 15W-40 in the summer. I'm going to try a synthetic 5W-40 year 'round, and use oil analysis to see if it is good for 10,000 miles in my '96 turbo. Mann W917 oil filters and Mann air filter.

The time limit on oil is very variable. If you make many short, cool trips, change it sooner. If you make very few, but longer, trips, the oil is likely good for at least a year.

Ken

Edited by KLS, 04 May 2005 - 06:22 PM.

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#23 billr99

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Posted 04 May 2005 - 09:03 PM

Every 8000 kms (5000 mi. give or take). Why give the Arabs or Big Oil more money than you should? Plus I have numerous cars in my past that went well over 100K miles to prove that the interval works just fine. At least I've never had an oil-related failure with either dino or syn.

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'02 V70XC - @180K kms
And a whole bunch of past Volvos (7), VWs (7), SAABs (5), Land Rovers (3), etc.

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#24 maiku

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Posted 04 May 2005 - 09:11 PM

5000KM (~3000miles) or 3 months, whichever first

15W40 dino oil

maybe i should go synthetic soon
202200km already

Edited by anitanium, 04 May 2005 - 09:11 PM.

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#25 SIAMBLUE

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Posted 05 May 2005 - 01:45 PM

I change mine with 5/40w fully synthetic with genuine filter every 6k.Just as it is turning to a medium brown colour.

1998 V70R FWD manual in Saffron, 19t, Rica custom tune, THS intercooler, CDA, 63mm throttle body, RIP kit, 3" angled DP with race cat & 3" stainless exhaust system, Cooling mist WI 100% meth, KAD 6 pots with 330mm x 30mm AP discs, DS3000 pads.

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