The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Need Judgement Call - OIL- 200

posted by  RicoS on  Fri Dec 19 01:36 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Oct 24 02:18 CST 2014
[RELATED]

I am preparing a '90 240 to give to my daughter. At 96 Kmi the car seems to be in excellent condition and to have been well maintained. I am having trouble deciding which type of oil to use.

Previously I have used Mobil 1 in two VW Vanagons with mixed results. The first one was reputed to have been fed a diet of Mobil 1 from its infancy so I continued to use it. When the transmission of that van went bye-bye at 230 Kmi, the engine was still running like a top and using very little oil. I bought my other Vanagon with 127 Kmi. on it and shortly afterward switched to Mobil 1. It has not started gulping oil, but it does like to sip it at about a quart every 1500-2000 miles.

Although this most recent 240 has no obvious oil leaks, I thought I would just go with a dino oil because my daughter will be far from home and I would not want to risk her frying an engine due to the synthetic finding its way past a weak seal. When I went for oil, I noticed some oils, including a Mobil blend, which were labeled as high mileage oils for cars with more than 75 Kmi. Another fly in the ointment!

I would appreciate any wisdom regarding which oil to use: dino, full synthetic or high-mileage.

Thanks one and all,
Rich






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.