5W30 Castrol Edge ok for S40 1.9D 2001??

[baldmosher]

That is a bargain -- actually this site recommends 5w40 anyway and I do recall this being told to me previously by FRF, I guess they really don't give it too much thought in the UK as long as it's a decent branded oil.

http://www.volvohowto.com/volvo-s40-...iesel-engines/

I was going to buy 6L but given that it's £10 for a 1L bottle, and £20 for 5L, I might as well just stock up and buy 10L to cover the 5.6L required. I'm not using any throughout the year, but it'll keep safe enough until next year's service. I'm on 10 month intervals at the current rate! Was tempted to buy 2 spare, but never entirely sure if the car will last that long...

[bobthecabbage]

Originally Posted by baldmosher

That is a bargain -- actually this site recommends 5w40 anyway and I do recall this being told to me previously by FRF, I guess they really don't give it too much thought in the UK as long as it's a decent branded oil.

http://www.volvohowto.com/volvo-s40-...iesel-engines/

I was going to buy 6L but given that it's £10 for a 1L bottle, and £20 for 5L, I might as well just stock up and buy 10L to cover the 5.6L required. I'm not using any throughout the year, but it'll keep safe enough until next year's service. I'm on 10 month intervals at the current rate! Was tempted to buy 2 spare, but never entirely sure if the car will last that long...

If its not on offer at euro then its usually cheap (£21.58 today) at carpart4less.

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/...2211&0&cc5_248

[Tunneruk]

Originally Posted by Gsxrmick

I once didn't have the time or energy to change the oil my old Citroen ax for 8 years, still ran sweet when I sold it, and who knows how long the oil had been in there when I bought it...

8 years without having a single hour to spare to change the oil in your car, you must be a busy boy!

[skyship007]

Originally Posted by Tunneruk

8 years without having a single hour to spare to change the oil in your car, you must be a busy boy!

I've never seen a used oil analysis that showed an old oil had turned real bad just from age. In an ideal world 2 years in car or upto 5 in a can, even if opened, so 8 years is pushing the limits a bit. Main effect is an increase in block corrosion rates and if the engine was not run every month, a potential for damaged injector tips, also due to corrosion.
The detergent additives included in good major brand full synthetics help prevent corrosion, as does a film of oil, but you need to occasionally run an engine to allow the oil to be effective at long term protection. The sensistive turbo bearings will probably be the first to suffer from lack of use, although the oil filter seal can also dry out (Never use a detergent to clean an engine exterior) and start a leak.

PS: If you only use a liter or two of top up oil between services, any good 0, 5 or 10w30 will do. It would be better to use a cheap 10w40 for top ups.
Castrol are OEM oil supplier for Volvo and they originally specced Magnetec 10w40, BUT that was over 20 years ago and although most Volvo dealers still use it, the German Volvo stealers switched to Castrol Edge 0w40 years ago. They also used Edge 5w40 for a while.

[960kg]

I now do not believe that Castrol Edge is a good an oil i onced believed it was!

I always used Castrol Magnetec in all my Volvos for about 28yrs and had no problem at all... nice and quiet etc.

When i purchased the Merc. it had 5W 40 Edge in it and all was ok as i did not know what to expect with a high performance modern diesel engine.

When i had the oil changed in went Mercedes Benz oil that is used at the Main Dealers from a massive oil container drum...i believe it is Mobil 1 5W 40 and the difference was astonishing to me and it was not the fact of old oil to new differences as the old oil had only covered 4000mls.

I had done 4000mls in the first year and i change yearly or 10,000mls.

The Mercedes oil has given the engine so much more finesse if that is the word?....it runs so quietly and performs very well on the move and you would not know apart from the massive torque if it was a petrol or diesel?

The main thing here is that for 8 litres the cost of Castrol Edge against the oil that Mercedes used was more than double the price!!!!!.....Edge is really expensive for what it does...




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[Clan]

Originally Posted by Cardeau

Hi all,

I bought 4 litres of Castrol Edge 5W-30 fully synthetic from Euro Car Parts in their 30% off oil sale, (Quote "oilspill30" at checkout) to use in my Boxer 2.2HDI van and my wifes Audi 1.9TD. Can I use this in the Volvo diesel as well?

Don't really want to buy another oil just for the Volvo and wondered whether I can top up the Volvo with 5W-30?

Cheers

Rich

No
The ONLY oil volvo recommend for this engine is 10w/40, they are quite specific about this on their oil chart .

The engine is Renault of course and they still have their own 10w/40 recommendation for it .

[ilikewatch]

Originally Posted by Clan

No
The ONLY oil volvo recommend for this engine is 10w/40, they are quite specific about this on their oil chart .

My owners manual states that any mineral/semi-synth/fully-synth may be used as long as it's to ACEA B3/B4 spec and as long as no additives are used.

[skyship007]

Originally Posted by Clan

No
The ONLY oil volvo recommend for this engine is 10w/40, they are quite specific about this on their oil chart .

That is an old chart, BUT the approval is still valid, although it is listed in the alternate oil section of the Castrol oil guide.

5w30 is still the Volvo approved grade in the US for fuel economy reasons, but if you want the latest opinion of Castrol (It is based on updates from Volvo), they list Edge 0w40 (A3/B4) with Magnetec 10w40 in the alternate section.

Castrol engine specific oil guide:
http://applications.castrol.com/oils...en_gb/c/search
(That page was blank the last time I tried it, which says a lot about the company)

Liqui Moly oil finder:
http://www.liqui-moly.de/liquimoly/w...oil_guide.html
(The Germans never fail)

Nothing wrong with using oil additives IF you have a specific engine issue, BUT I only use LM products, as they do what they say in their tech data sheets.
Don't use them during a new car warranty period, just try and get a new engine if it leaks, rattles or burns oil. Good luck if a DPF blocks!

[Munchen]

Originally Posted by skyship007

That's a real bargain for one of the best engine oils around. Ultra is made from natural gas and is classed as a GTL (Gas To Liquid) oil and has an almost cult following amongst oil analysis fans. Although it was designed for use with modern turbo charge engines, it's very effective at cleaning up a dirty block because the base oil is a natural solvent and it contains plenty of detergent additives.

If you do have a real old oil dripper that has been run on conventional or part systhetic oil, then I would be careful about changing to a full synthetic. The reason is what they call the false oil seal effect, where sludge and varnish deposits help old oil seals or gaskets function. Good full synthetics tend to dissolve those deposits causing the leak rate to increase and might then require the use of an oil stop leak additive to swell the seals up to reduce the leak rate.

"Cult following amongst the Oil analysis fans" .......I Bet those boys are laugh a minute down the old the dog and duck

[skyship007]

Originally Posted by Munchen

"Cult following amongst the Oil analysis fans" .......I Bet those boys are laugh a minute down the old the dog and duck

I do have the odd tot of Navy Rum or even a low cal shandy with the chaps from the local ZF oil lab, BUT alas my local has been taken over by a family of recent arrivals who smoke water pipes and serve very expensive cocktails from Bagdad. I call the yellow drink, Ultra on the rocks, cos it says 5.40 on the can!