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V70 oil consumption V70-XC70 1998

posted by  Dick in Falls Church on  Tue Jun 1 10:57 CST 2004
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First question: what oil are you using.
A petroleum base oil will evaporate at high temps. Synthetic oil is much more resistant to that.

Far as the manufacturers are concerned, a quart of oil in 800 miles is considered to be within "normal" acceptable usage.






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