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Proper synthetic oil weight? S70

posted by  Mr. Detail on  Wed Sep 14 06:59 CST 2011
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What is the proper synthetic oil weight that you S70 guys are using in your cars?
(10W-30, 5W-30, 0W-40)








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    Proper synthetic oil weight? S70

    posted by  jadnhm on  Wed Sep 14 11:03 CST 2011
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    using conventional oil I would use either 5W-40 or 10W-30.

    using synthetic oil I personally use 5W-40 in the summer and 0W-30 or 0W-40 in the winter. I don't think I would have any problem in my region using the 0W-30 or 0W-40 all year round though.

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    1998 V70 AWD->FWD->AWD Turbo 220k+








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      Proper synthetic oil weight? S70

      posted by  Mr. Detail on  Wed Sep 14 12:30 CST 2011
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      Does synthetic oil have shelf life?
      The reason I ask is that I bought two cases of Mobil 1 off of a co-worker about 10 years ago and they have been sitting in my garage ever since. Now is the time I can utilize it, I think.








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      Proper synthetic oil weight? S70

      posted by  Mr. Detail on  Wed Sep 14 11:41 CST 2011
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      What is your region?
      I live in S.E. Pennsylvania.








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        Proper synthetic oil weight? S70

        posted by  jadnhm on  Wed Sep 14 12:52 CST 2011
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        haha sorry - I live in New Brunswick, which is in Atlantic Canada. So a bit north of you.

        Really, it's pretty hard to go wrong with 10W-30, which is what the owner's manual recommends.
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        1998 V70 AWD->FWD->AWD Turbo 220k+








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          Proper synthetic oil weight? S70

          posted by  Mr. Detail on  Thu Sep 15 04:57 CST 2011
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          jadmhm,
          How long before you change the oil again? (4k, 5k miles)








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            Proper synthetic oil weight? S70

            posted by  jadnhm on  Thu Sep 15 06:16 CST 2011
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            I personally change my oil twice a year - once in the spring to get rid of the winter running crap in the oil and also to change to summer weight, and once in the fall to change to winter weight.
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            1998 V70 AWD->FWD->AWD Turbo 220k+







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