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Re: Volvo diesels / opinions on longevity+reliability 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Robert Ludwick on  Fri Jul 6 04:38 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I don't know where they came up with the 7500 mile figure when at the time the American Petrolium Institute only blessed Petrolium motor oil for 1500 miles between changes on a diesel without a by-pass filter (12000 with).

Believe it or not this thing had no oil leaks at 220000, but I bet it will now ( that soot and sludge was probably plugging a lot of holes )

Well I'm going to take it out today for a good long run and see if it misses it's old gook so much that it decides to fold up :-)

If it's quit using oil (or at least slowed down to civilized levels ) I'll switch it over to Amsoil and but a by-pass filter on it , and an amsoil air filter, that ought to give it a little more get up and go.

next project--timing belt





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