what oil use?

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bender_cl
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what oil use?

Post by bender_cl » 25 Oct 2010 04:19 pm

i have a volvo 360GL with 230.000 km. and i want change oil.... but i don't know what oil use ... 10w40, 20w50, mineral, semi-syntetic or 100% syntetic. some mark for oil?.

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Speedy88
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Re: what oil use?

Post by Speedy88 » 25 Oct 2010 05:13 pm

I would use 10w40 semi synth, its usually the cheapest.
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Ride_on
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Re: what oil use?

Post by Ride_on » 26 Oct 2010 04:01 pm

Its pretty tolerant of most types of oil, but I find the thinner temperature stable (lower figure before the slash) and semi-synth/fully synth turn over better when cold.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
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magnumpi
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Re: what oil use?

Post by magnumpi » 26 Oct 2010 06:43 pm

The Haynes manual reccomends : Multigrade oil, viscosity 10w/30
or 15w/40

So if you can't get either of those you really can't be far wrong :D
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Re: what oil use?

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