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Drive it nicely 850

posted by  someone claiming to be volvoandvw on  Sat Aug 31 14:29 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Thanks for all your replies. I've been debating how to treat our volvo right so that it will last another 100k (90 plus now).

Ron,
I agree with you about maintenance. It is probably the most important factor. We take care of our car well so what I am really asking is *given* that we maintain our car well, which warm-up method will help the engine last longest? We just recently switched to Mobil 1 0w-40 and will change the oil every 4-5k even though it is synthetic.

BTW, I was on an oil analysis board recently and there are quite a few car gurus on there (you gotta be to hang out on an oil board). One guy even stated that he is willing to bet that anybody that lets their engine idle extensively on startup regularly will not see that motor lasting more than 100k. That was his conjecture.






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