castrol edge 5w-40 a3/b4.

[ROZER]

got this oil from asda to go in my s60 t5 there was a 5w-30 a1 castrol edge there and on the castrol website it lists the a1 for my car should i take it back and change .any ideas????.

[M-R-P]

10W 40 semi or as an upgrade, 5W30 full synth mate.

[ROZER]

10W 40 semi or as an upgrade, 5W30 full synth mate.

they are both fully synth so 5-40 should be ok am thinking ?

[M-R-P]

ummmm... dunno mate :D

[ROZER]

ummmm... dunno mate :D

so what are u using then dude also mine has got a rica stage 2 so it needs to be right.

[M-R-P]

Cheap 10W 40 semi that gets changed every 4-5k
5w 30 can leak if the seals aren't 100%.

[Harvey]

Castrol oils for Volvo's the ones I have looked at says for ford on the container then on the back in the small print says for Volvo.
If you change the oil at shorten. Intervals than the makers recommend.
I thorght the Volvo oils was A4/B4 or some like this ?,if it's on long life changes.

[Harvey]

Hi just went out to the car the oil I got from Volvo for top up was,
Castrol SLX professional longtec it says for Volvo cars A5/B5 0w-30 that's what I put in my 2005 year s60r.
Hope this is of help I think the A5/B5 is longlife changes and the ACEA A1/B1 is short life oil changes.

[ROZER]

thats a good point about the oil being to thin i was using mobil one 0/30 and it drank it i could also here the top end more since then i have been using 5/40.

[ROZER]

cheers harvey for the input .

[M-R-P]

Yeah, 10w 40 is quieter, being thicker.

I need educating about this A B stuff, I just go for cheap, suitable stuff and change it a lot.

My engine is healthy tho, so I must be doing something right at 192 k miles.

[Harvey]

Have you heard a M3/M5 start up from cold now that's like a diesel in the winter they put on 10w-60 oil or something like it.

[M-R-P]

The brother - in - law's Audi A4 2.0T sounds like a TDI ALL the time lol (slow as hell to and has the same mpg as my T5 too!)

[Harvey]

Have a try with this link.
http://castroledge.com/oil-range/oil-selector

[M-R-P]

OOOh, nice one Harv ;)

I like the tranny oil, I don't know what my indi put in after the clutch change, I may look for the syntrans 75/90 stuff.

[LeeT5]

I use A3/B3 5w/30 Fully synthetic as per Volvo recommendation. I do not have running issues or noise issues and am running stage 2 remap.

[V70 Graham]

Yeah, 10w 40 is quieter, being thicker.



I've always used 10w 40 as well, as MRP says being thicker is better for older engines with higher mileages.

[ROZER]

ok i gave volvo and castrol a bell and they both came back with castrol magnatec 5w-30 a1 it is also a5/b5 acea. fully synthetic and you can buy from asda for £26 for 4l

[Harvey]

Hi I did halfords had this on offer a little while back.