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how to get *all* engine oil out V70-XC70 2000

posted by  Erik A on  Fri Sep 30 01:35 CST 2005
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I find it difficult to drain the oil sump, there is obviously old oil trapped inside which contaminates the new oil. I drain with hot engine and I let it drip for hours.. (filter cartridge replaced as well, cup and mount cleaned..)
I have tried to lean the car somewhat both sideways and aft while draining but no major difference
It does help to flush with half a litre low-cost oil, tried that last time and that was the first time the new oil stayed transparent. But is that really the only way to get rid of the old oil?
All ideas appreciated








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    how to get *all* engine oil out V70-XC70 2000

    posted by  the kick inside on  Sun Oct 2 10:53 CST 2005
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    hmmm your question poses me to think that you obviously have a reason for asking this, presumably the reason is that the old oil is seriously black....

    now n my 850 i run 10000 mile oil changes and at that point hte oil on the dip stick is what i would describe as 'dark honey' - if yours is black i would sugegst that EITHER at some time the oil changes have been seriously missed (might be worth using a flushing addative) OR its an indicator of other issues...

    my (ex) 945t went black very quickly and that certainly had other 'issues' - which i never could solve regardless of expense - in the end it came doewn to change the engine or the car...the car went!







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      how to get *all* engine oil out V70-XC70 2000

      posted by  Erik A on  Sun Oct 2 19:20 CST 2005
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      Exactly.. :)
      The new oil turns brown immediately after filling due to mixing with old oil and it gets of course darker by time. Black, well no but dark brown..
      After the flushing experiment it is still transparent/light brown after 10 000 km driving, it definitely gives a better impression but maybe it has no practical effect? I will probably go on with it just because it looks so much better

      I really like to stay out of main seal and oil ring problems as long as possible, that would definitely buy me a lot of free time.
      I have not seen the mixing effect on any of my previous cars but all of them had the drain plug right below the oil pan, not on the side.

      The 20000km oil service interval scheduled for V70 year 2000 is obviously too long, it causes gumming and the filter cartridge looks like a bag of charcoal... 15000km seems to be a better choice. Probably got a lot of gunk in the engine to clean out due to the schedule.
      Im also looking at the stick and consider 'dark honey' as the signal for change







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        how to get *all* engine oil out V70-XC70 2000

        posted by  someone claiming to be Dave on  Sun Oct 2 23:55 CST 2005 [RELATED]

        Despite what you might be reading, change the oil every 3,000 miles or 6 months and your engine will outlast the car. 20000 KM on oil is rediculous. Oil changes aren't that expensive compared to a new engine.








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          how to get *all* engine oil out V70-XC70 2000

          posted by  Jack43 on  Tue Oct 4 04:41 CST 2005
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          If you read any of the scientific reports on (true) synthetic oil, all the data show that 15,000 miles is perfectly reasonable, based upon carefully designed chemical tests. In fact, many tests have shown that the lubricating qualities of syn oil improve after a few thousand miles. The shorter change intervals are for dino oil which is a very different 'animal'. To be a bit conservative, I change every 10K miles and the oil is still translucent.
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            how to get *all* engine oil out V70-XC70 2000

            posted by  someone claiming to be Dave on  Tue Oct 4 06:28 CST 2005 [RELATED]

            I think he's talking about generic petroleum based oil and if you're going 10K MILES on that stuff, your engine won't see 100K miles. At 10K miles on petroleum based oils, it comes out in large grease-like chunks. Believe me, I've been in the business for years and have seen that plus many an engine destroyed before its time by "poor maintenance" (neglect IMO).
            Yes, synthetics are better but I'd still never leave it for 15K miles in my engines.








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          how to get *all* engine oil out V70-XC70 2000

          posted by  the kick inside on  Mon Oct 3 07:33 CST 2005
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          hmm i agree on 20k change mine would be pretty dark...and i would be pretty uncomftable

          i think just change at 10 (or 5 if you like) and dont worry!








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    posted by  someone claiming to be bl on  Fri Sep 30 12:49 CST 2005 [RELATED]



    If you need to do something, dump in a cup or two of ATF. You'll see it runs out red as red can be but as other respondants note, why bother. The dilution factor is so large (6 qts vs a tablespoon) that any small amount of old oil is insignificant.

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    posted by  someone claiming to be Sammy on  Fri Sep 30 06:18 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    Clarence is correct. On ANY engine, all one needs to do ever is let the oil drain for a few minutes until it's hardly dripping, put the plug in, install filter and oil and that's it. No need to do anything more.








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    how to get *all* engine oil out V70-XC70 2000

    posted by  someone claiming to be clarence on  Fri Sep 30 05:50 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    whats the point? You aren't contaminating the new oil really, it will still be as clean as it will within a few starts. As long as all the normally drainable oil is removed and a new filter on a regular basis, you won't be having oil related problems for easily 300K miles. Don't you think Volvo would give instructions if this was a necessary step? Find something else to do with your free time.







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