OIL for V70 T5

[MacXC60T5]

OIL for V70 T5
What oil do fellow T5 members use
Thanks

[Al115]

Again - a question that's come up several times before!

If you want a quick answer, search the forum to see what's been said in the past.

Cheers,


Alastair

[Al115]

And in general - fully synth 10w40 or 5w40!

[Rufe]

we supply 10w40 shell helix semi synthetic for all the T5's in work (volvo dealer)

[weasel]

local dealer used to use total oil because they had a promotional deal apparently. they told me they were changing to magnatec, which is what i use.

[Vikingxl]

Shell Ultra Helix 5W 40

[dicky b t5]

Use what Volvo Recommend 10w-40...... I've heard some bad things about using fully Synth
oil......To thin & gets to hot......But thats only what i've been told..!!

I'm sure this will cause a few comments....lol..!

[weasel]

'I've heard some bad things about using fully Synth
oil......To thin & gets to hot......But thats only what i've been told..!!'
nah it's only a problem if you change the oil too frequently ;-)

[SaffronC70]

'I've heard some bad things about using fully Synth
oil......To thin & gets to hot......But thats only what i've been told..!!'
nah it's only a problem if you change the oil too frequently ;-)

That's why I use Millers CFS 10w60

Chris

[MacXC60T5]

Again - a question that's come up several times before!

If you want a quick answer, search the forum to see what's been said in the past.

Cheers,


Alastair

Alistair, Thanks for the reply, not wanting to appear totally thick that was the first place I thought of, put in search "Oil" "Which Oil" etc but nothing there my last resort to post a ? and great got some very useful replies. Thanks all. and have a nice day !!!!!!!

[Redbrick]

Alistair, Thanks for the reply, not wanting to appear totally thick that was the first place I thought of, put in search "Oil" "Which Oil" etc but nothing there my last resort to post a ? and great got some very useful replies. Thanks all. and have a nice day !!!!!!!

Yup the search function never works for me eiher!! I just searched for 'oil' and nothing came up.

Mine had used semi 10-40 up to 70k. I then decided that it would be really clever to stick 0-40 fully synthetic Mobil 1 in it- 'cause its the best isn't it?

Within a month it had sprung a leak on the rear main seal, a big bill and new clutch while everything was apart.

I've stuck with Mobil1 since and no problems. I'll be trying the Halfords 5-40 fully synthetic flavour next, I think.

[Al115]

Yeah, good point chaps!

Seems like the word "oil" is too short to work as a valid search term...!

[pault5]

Yup the search function never works for me eiher!! I just searched for 'oil' and nothing came up.

Mine had used semi 10-40 up to 70k. I then decided that it would be really clever to stick 0-40 fully synthetic Mobil 1 in it- 'cause its the best isn't it?

Within a month it had sprung a leak on the rear main seal, a big bill and new clutch while everything was apart.

I've stuck with Mobil1 since and no problems. I'll be trying the Halfords 5-40 fully synthetic flavour next, I think.

Exactly the same happened to mine. when i bought my car a few years ago

[MacXC60T5]

So there you go chaps, Iam not that thick LOL
thanks for the help. I might try Otimax in the
search enging and see whats comes up. LOL
Happy new year

[MacXC60T5]

Just asked my local Volvo Dealer. Who states that in all V70T5,s they use Mobile 1 Fully syth. Very interesting Thanks for all comments.

[swordy21]

Yup the search function never works for me eiher!! I just searched for 'oil' and nothing came up.

Mine had used semi 10-40 up to 70k. I then decided that it would be really clever to stick 0-40 fully synthetic Mobil 1 in it- 'cause its the best isn't it?

Within a month it had sprung a leak on the rear main seal, a big bill and new clutch while everything was apart.

I've stuck with Mobil1 since and no problems. I'll be trying the Halfords 5-40 fully synthetic flavour next, I think.

Since I've had the T5 I've had Volvo supplied fully synth, whatever, the Valvoline semi that VT put in, 3 goes at Millers XSS 10w40 semi and last go, Halfords 5w40 fully synth. The Millers seems good value for money, but the Halfords oil really does seem to make a difference to smoothness of running and pick up.

I'm also running with Molyslip and give the engine a good flushing with Comma fllushing oil at each change - 5 - 7K.

Everything seems clean as a whistle and no leaks.

[BlackBeast]

Silkolene Pro-S 5w-40

[Liddo]

Stella Artois 5.2%.................It's cheaper than oil at the moment

[stuAWD]

The man who services mine, looked in the book and verified 10/40 semi synthetic.

[mat562be]

Millers XFS 5w50. Fantastic stuff that I've used for years in my old Cosworths. Now doing a stirling job in the Volly. Also use a 250ml bottle of Xtralube ZX1 additive every 12000 or so, and swear by it for longevity of the engine internals and smoother/more economical running. Change the oil every 6000 or so (twice as often as Volve recommend.)