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Help Needed Reading Oil Analysis

posted by  pablos on  Mon Dec 2 00:47 CST 2002
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City driving is very hard on any motor oil. Sounds like marketing hype but this is true.

Silly question that I should have asked before which Amsoil 15W-40 are you using, PCO or AME? Both are Diesel engine oils, suitable for use in gasoline engines.

For long oil changes in a gas car, the 10W-30 is rated 25K miles max, and the 15W-40 3 times Volvo's severe serice oil change interval: about 15K miles. Both should be changed at 6 month intervals, regardless of mileage. Also, at 5K intervals remove and replace oil filter and top up with fresh oil.

10W-30 will use less fuel, maybe 1 mpg or so. (as will 0W-30, and 5W-30). I'm not sure why your car was consuming oil at such low mileage. How much oil did/does it consume? (Did it slow with the synthetic?)
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