A slight private joke here on MVS. if you search for "am I really a cheapskate" in the P80 Forum it covers it, if you are in for a light hearted read... (june - don't click on that link ,please)

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=75054&hilit=cheapskate

HAHA! That's ...

1.5 quarts of oil per 3k cannot be normal.....

Yeah, I know this can't be normal, I've done a compression test and seen that the compression across all cyl is in spec and the same, so my assumption is that it's coming from the turbo, I haven't had an opportunity to look further into it yet ...

Not willing to launch a debate, but replacing a synthetic oil every 3000 miles is more like wasting it, unless the car is driven daily on many short distances. Even a mineral oil is still fine at 3000 miles on hard driving conditions.


I fully agree with you that you should be able to run full ...

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to MVS and new-ish to Volvo's (only owned one for about 2 years). So I was wanting to see what y'alls tips were for keeping these T5's in top shape. So, my wife picked up our 2008 S60 T5 before we got married with about 80k on the clock. It now has roughly 165k miles on it now ...