Recommend me an engine oil please....

[volvo850R]

Evening all,

Im about to do an oil change on my 850r but as usual i am bogged down with to much to choose from. Has anyone tried valvoline durablend? Eurocarparts have some good deals on that at the min but its semi synthetic so not sure. Whats best fully synthetic or semi/standard oil?

In a nut shell my car gets used heavily and quite hard most of the time, does a lot of stop start short journies, has covered 170k and has standard power. Can anyone recommend an oil as im unsure what is in it at the moment as the previous owner changed it last.

Also can any generic oil filter be used or should i go to volvo?

And ive tried the search bar but no joy :eye-poppi

Thanks in advance

[M-R-P]

I use a generic filter and carplan 10/40 semi synth, changed every 5000 miles. Runs smooth as silk with 195k on the clock.

[volvo850R]

cheers buddy i might just get the valvoline durablend semi synth from euro then, cant moan at £18 for 5 litres and ill soon rack up 5k so makes sense.

[M-R-P]

The "upgrade sports" stuff would be 5/30 full synth but it makes the engine noisy.

[shepbomb]

I tend to use the millers 10w40, its 25 quid and cracking stuff

[oblark]

I use pattern part oil fliters with Castrol gtx 10/40 and change the oil every 2.5k miles

[M-R-P]

I use pattern part oil fliters with Castrol gtx 10/40 and change the oil every 2.5k miles

Really? I was expecting a JCB reference lol ;)

[oblark]

Really? I was expecting a JCB reference lol ;)

I cant get my hands on any JCB engine oil :smile:

[V70 Graham]

Castrol 10/40 and every 5k for me

[volvo850R]

Cheers for all the help guys il get ordering..

[Rudeyboy18]

Ive just done an oil change as its done 5k since last change. I used fully synthetic oil. I was always under the impression that fully synthetic oil is better than part synthetic....... Some free education would be greatfully recieved

[M-R-P]

Ive just done an oil change as its done 5k since last change. I used fully synthetic oil. I was always under the impression that fully synthetic oil is better than part synthetic....... Some free education would be greatfully recieved

Like I said, the full synth stuff is a sporty upgrade, if you do track days and generally run the car hard.

10/40 semi makes the engine quieter and smoother, (and cheaper) but isn't suitable for racy applications, which I prefer.

[V70 Graham]

641 posts to go Mr P and divide that by the 41 days left in 2012 means 15.63 posts per day.....

[oblark]

641 posts to go Mr P and divide that by the 41 days left in 2012 means 15.63 posts per day.....

He`ll do that with ease :smile:

[M-R-P]

641 posts to go Mr P and divide that by the 41 days left in 2012 means 15.63 posts per day.....

Rumbled!
My current daily post count is about 18.46 so I recon I'll make it...

Unless I go off in a huff and start my own forum...

[oblark]

Unless I go off in a huff and start my own forum...

And sell the Volvo :smile:

[WOODY T5]

millers 10/40 every 4k here

[Harvey]

Was running 0-30 but like drinking it to fast ,now using 5-30 not using any now castrol pro synthetic stuff.

[Rudeyboy18]

So M-R-P I've been trooling through the forum and your name keeps coming up ..... You seem to be the Forums Machanic.

[M-R-P]

So M-R-P I've been trooling through the forum and your name keeps coming up ..... You seem to be the Forums Machanic.

Nope, far from it, I just talk a lot pmsl.
I thought you'd noticed that at the Softies meet ;)

[Wobbly Dave]

Shell Helix Fully Synth 5w40 - every 5K. Never skimped.

[Rudeyboy18]

I did notice, but to be fair you dont mind getting your hands dirty too. I wish i had all the tools needed to do every thing myself. I use my trusty haynes manual.... Im fitting new Performance discs/pads on front and rear at weekend. But i do need to sort my front n/s cv joint out soon. Ive been advised to just source a whole new drive shaft with decent cv on on it. Much easier apparently??

[M-R-P]

I did notice, but to be fair you dont mind getting your hands dirty too. I wish i had all the tools needed to do every thing myself. I use my trusty haynes manual.... Im fitting new Performance discs/pads on front and rear at weekend. But i do need to sort my front n/s cv joint out soon. Ive been advised to just source a whole new drive shaft with decent cv on on it. Much easier apparently??

Not something I've had a go at myself.
There's plenty of peeps here who have, so start a thread and you'll probably get the info you need pretty quickly. ;)

[volvo850R]

Shell Helix Fully Synth 5w40 - every 5K. Never skimped.

You just answered the question i was about to post about shell helix, just found a good deal on the Helix Ultra 5W-40 :wink

I think i should have mentioned how hard the car gets driven 90% of the time. lol

[volvo850R]

Went for the shell helix ultra 5w40 in the end with a k&n gold oil filter.. Happy all round and came to £50.47 delivered from opie oils.