engine oil

[royalburger]

hi can anyone tell me what's the best oil I can give to my v40 1.8 sport lux pdi ( with the gdi engine ) ?

[Darlo 1]

Engine oil.

[960kg]

Castrol Magnatec 10W 40 Semi Synthetic.

It will make the engine much more quiet than most oils and gives good engine performance.

[Dog_Book]

Originally Posted by 960kg

Castrol Magnatec 10W 40 Semi Synthetic.

It will make the engine much more quiet than most oils and gives good engine performance.

Thats what i use A local garage said they would do an oil and filter change using 0w 30 for £30 fully synth so i might try that next time cos as an all in price i think its great.

[skyship007]

Originally Posted by royalburger

hi can anyone tell me what's the best oil I can give to my v40 1.8 sport lux pdi ( with the gdi engine ) ?

There is no such thing as a best engine oil, but if you want to play safe then ask Volvo. I seem to think that they have said Magnetec 10/40 for older cars or Edge 5/40 (5/30 for newish ones) if you want to use something expensive.
All the big engine oil players (Castrol, Mobil, Shell and Liqui Moly) have an oil finder page on their web site. It's a good idea to see what it lists for your exact engine.
No point using a good oil if you don't use a top quality filter and driver style plus what your car has to suffer in use terms both make big differences in engine wear rates. EG:
Boy racer with bad engine, stuck in traffic a lot: Change oil every 2,500 miles?
Granny + good engine driving long motorway trips: Change oil every 10K?

[liberate]

Originally Posted by Dog_Book

Thats what i use A local garage said they would do an oil and filter change using 0w 30 for £30 fully synth so i might try that next time cos as an all in price i think its great.

OI, i hope they're using a volvo filter!

[Dog_Book]

Originally Posted by liberate

OI, i hope they're using a volvo filter!

Naa im rebelling on this one!

[960kg]

Originally Posted by skyship007

There is no such thing as a best engine oil, but if you want to play safe then ask Volvo. I seem to think that they have said Magnetec 10/40 for older cars or Edge 5/40 (5/30 for newish ones) if you want to use something expensive.
All the big engine oil players (Castrol, Mobil, Shell and Liqui Moly) have an oil finder page on their web site. It's a good idea to see what it lists for your exact engine.
No point using a good oil if you don't use a top quality filter and driver style plus what your car has to suffer in use terms both make big differences in engine wear rates. EG:
Boy racer with bad engine, stuck in traffic a lot: Change oil every 2,500 miles?
Granny + good engine driving long motorway trips: Change oil every 10K?

Sorry, but i feel your post wants correcting unless it`s a language barrier!

"Older cars" Volvo never mention this at all, they merely recommend the thinner 5/30 ones and not for any age of car.

The words old and new do not define the condition of a car just it`s year of manufacture as the amount of miles is the correct way of analysing which oil`s to use.

Because Volvo engineering is top notch the engines usually are not even run in until about 90 / 100,000miles.

5/30 should be ok up to around these miles but then move onto the 10/40`s for added performance.

[liberate]

i've decided on castrol magnatec 10W40 engine oil. my car has done 145k so reckon that's the correct oil.

[royalburger]

thx for all answers think I'll go magnatec 😊