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Oil Recommendation for Yr 92 240 DL Wagon 2.3 Liter Rebuilt Engine 200 1992

posted by  goober hoedecker on  Sun Oct 3 05:45 CST 2004
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Pls advise oil recommendation for recently rebuilt 2.3 liter engine(126M miles).Miles to break in engine on dino & subsequently swap to synthetic?
Location Houston,TX. Ran 10W-30 Chevron prior to rebuild,c/o oil & filter @3000 miles intervals.

1992 240 DL Wagon 2.3L 126M miles








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    Oil Recommendation for Yr 92 240 DL Wagon 2.3 Liter Rebuilt Engine 200 1992

    posted by  someone claiming to be 240snowmobile on  Mon Oct 4 08:15 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    Personnaly I would go synthetic right away. Especially in your climate, coking of dino oil under the piston tops and subsequent restriction of the ring oil holes would be your biggest threat. The piston/cylinder clearance on those engines is quite tight so oil consumption during the break-in period is less of a concern.







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    Oil Recommendation for Yr 92 240 DL Wagon 2.3 Liter Rebuilt Engine 200 1992

    posted by  Dick in Falls Church on  Sun Oct 3 13:15 CST 2004
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    Factory rebuilt or locally rebuilt?

    If factory, then change to synthetic at the first regular oil change.
    If local, wait until you are sure that oil consumption, if any, has settled down. This could be anywhere from 3-15,000 miles.







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    Oil Recommendation for Yr 92 240 DL Wagon 2.3 Liter Rebuilt Engine 200 1992

    posted by  Volvodad on  Sun Oct 3 10:02 CST 2004
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    Ordinary 10W30 is what Volvo recommend for 90% of conditions. Texas summer heat, maybe I'd use 15W40 or synthetic 10W30.

    126k mi? Chevron is good stuff, so it puzzles that such a young engine needs a rebuild.

    A number of carmakers (Porsche, MB, Corvette are three) are sending new cars out the door with Mobil-1 synthetic in the engines. Sounds like there's no need to break-in with conventional oil.
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    Bob (son's 81-244GL B21F, dtr's 83-244DL B23F, 'my' 94-944 B230FD; plus grocery-getter Dodge minivan, hobbycar MGB, and numerous old motorcycles)







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