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Experiences on 2001 and later switch from dyno to synthetic V70-XC70 2001

posted by  volvo4fun on  Tue Apr 3 01:56 CST 2007
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Anyone out there that has experience with switching a 2001 or later model year car from regular oil to synthetic? Good or bad?

I have just acquired a 2001 V70 T5 with 71K. Want to switch to Mobil 1, but am hesitating.

Robert








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    Experiences on 2001 and later switch from dyno to synthetic V70-XC70 2001

    posted by  volvo4fun on  Wed Apr 18 04:53 CST 2007
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    Thanks for all your comments.

    It is on Mobil 1 now.

    Next step will be to do a tranny flush.








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    Experiences on 2001 and later switch from dyno to synthetic V70-XC70 2001

    posted by  AlbertF on  Fri Apr 6 15:18 CST 2007
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    I switched my 2001 S60 to Mobil 1 at about 50,000 miles. I did it while it was still under warranty, in case leaks developed. None did.

    My main reason - I tow a fairly substantial trailer from time to time. Also, I figured out that if I generally went with the 7,500 mile oil change interval, it wouldn't really cost any more than changing regular oil at 3,750 (I figured 7,500 was too long for conventional oil).








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    Experiences on 2001 and later switch from dyno to synthetic V70-XC70 2001

    posted by  KlausC on  Tue Apr 3 04:40 CST 2007
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    Your car should be using synthetic anyway. Just change it with 10W30 synthetic and change it every 5K miles.

    Klaus
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    1975 164 w/174,800mi (Sold) 1995 850T w/91,000mi, 1998 V70R w/129,000mi








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    Experiences on 2001 and later switch from dyno to synthetic V70-XC70 2001

    posted by  someone claiming to be BG on  Tue Apr 3 04:02 CST 2007 [RELATED]

    Just change the filter and install the new oil. There is no reason not to, and I have never seen any support for the old tale about the synthetic dislodging sludge and causing leaks, etc. I have used synthetic in a 1999 V70 when it was going to have a rough driving summer with a lot of hot weather.







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