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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  Rjimenez4399 on  Wed Apr 13 07:41 CST 2005
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Ok, I've been told several different about several different oils to use,,The one that's in there right now is 100% synthetic Castrol 10w/30. Any suggestions on which one to really be using for my 850 R??? Just tring to kill a dispute

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Richard
850T/96 850R/96








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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1995

posted by  HO on  Mon Apr 18 15:43 CST 2005
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Mobil 1 10W/30 in spring/summer/fall even though it is no longer pure synthetic. 5W/30 or 0W/30 in New England cold winter time.

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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  jvigiljr on  Sat Apr 16 19:01 CST 2005
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I read a tsb on turbo charged volvos and the factory STRONGLY recommends the use of synthetics.








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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  spasske on  Thu Apr 14 09:42 CST 2005
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Just to liven thing up, castol is not really synthetic anymore. Mobil one sued them to stop claiming this but lost the case.

Interestingly though, the 0W-30 catrol made in Germany does appear to be a great synthetic oil. Much, much info is at www.bobistheoilguy.com it is refered to as GC there.

See http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/articles60.htm for many details of the case.
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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  burchs1 on  Wed Apr 13 18:27 CST 2005
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What oil you use isn't as important as changing it frequently...every 3-5k..lean more towards 3K if you are using non-synthetic. What you are using should be just fine. My 854T has just about 115K. I bought the car with 57K miles in 1999. I have used Mobil 1 5w/30 for just about every oil change. I change the oil every 5k miles. Whatever you do, check the oil level frequently.








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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  Lilitchpin on  Wed Apr 13 12:40 CST 2005
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Use whatever makes you feel good - just check regularly and change when dirty.

Just like having a kid in diapers.








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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  KlausC on  Wed Apr 13 08:43 CST 2005
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What you have is just fine. I use 5W30, but it gets a little colder up here.

Klaus
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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  tonyg on  Wed Apr 13 08:24 CST 2005
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The bottom line is whatever your owners manual recommends. Period.
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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  Rick850R on  Wed Apr 13 09:13 CST 2005
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Totally agree.








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What Motor Oil to USE 850 1996

posted by  Jack43 on  Wed Apr 13 09:21 CST 2005
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And the 850 manual strongly recommends synthetic for Turbos...








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posted by  someone claiming to be Dick on  Fri Apr 15 00:52 CST 2005 [RELATED]

I used Castrol in one of my earlier Volvos until I read up on the various sythetics out there, and Mobil 1 appeared to be the best. I drive a 97 850 GLT light pressure turbo. What's as important as synthetic in your engine is synthetic in your transmission if it is an automatic. And change it every two years. Period. Dick







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