plainjane850 Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 I change my oil every 3000 with out fail. Almost all the cars I have had have gone to 200,000 miles or very close.whats dino oil? Dino oil is conventional motor oil (like the Castrol you were using) rather than a synthetic oil like Mobil 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiku Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Dino oil is conventional motor oil (like the Castrol you were using) rather than a synthetic oil like Mobil 1.one step ahead of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigo Posted September 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 So I'm going to try and find 5/40 dino oil and use that then...since the weight is the same it should behave similarly....no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96DTM850 Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I went to synthetic and now I think my RMS is leaking. How can you tell for sure??? It seems high for where it's leaking but it's not the turbo oil return line and it doesn't go past that. It goes from the tranny side to the crank side under the turbo. Hits some on the tranny too, but mainly the oil pan. Gonna go back to dino oil and see if that helps. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiku Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Carbon Fiber intake manifold! Woot!how much oil are you losing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLS Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 A 2000 V70 turbo has 15W-40 recommended on Valvoline's Australian web site. 5W-30 is recommended in the U.S. for a percentage or two of fuel savings. Synthetic 0W-40 or 10W-40 is recommended on BP's U.K. site.http://www.valvoline.com.au/servprodguide.cfmIf the seals, including rear main seal are dry but not damaged, Auto-Rx will recondition them. Synthetic oil does not cause leaks; dry or damaged seals cause leaks. Synthetic oil will slowly recondition the seals, but folks who see the leakage often don't stick it out by adding that expensive oil through one or two oil drain intervals until the seals re-seal.I'm running synthetic 5W-40 in my 125,000 mile 850T, it leaks and burns just about nothing after the Auto-Rx cleaning, and hasn't run better since it was new. The engine burned about a quart per 2500 miles and had a few drips daily before the Auto-Rx.Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMDII Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 I think you have a vacuum leak Yup.If anything, better lube would require less fuel (ergo less throttle position motion) for idle. More vacuum at idle is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_JTSPO_* Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 If the seals, including rear main seal are dry but not damaged, Auto-Rx will recondition them. Synthetic oil does not cause leaks; dry or damaged seals cause leaks. Synthetic oil will slowly recondition the seals, word! Also the high milage formula like maxlife is supposed to soften teh seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkbrick Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Spoke a volvo master mechanic and he said " using syn on a high milage engine will not cause oil leaks". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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