2004 XC90 Motul x-clean oil?

3pfilms · Post by **3pfilms** » 23 Jan 2015, 11:35

Bought a new to me 2004 xc90 with 95k on the odometer. The dealer had a fresh oil change done to sell the car, but I have no idea what oil he used. I ordered Motul 8100 5w30 x-clean and filters from FCP, but now realize that the x-clean is more diesel specific. Euro spec 4 and 5, ACEA C3, API SM/CF

Volvo's recommended oil is ACEA A5/B5

So does the oil I ordered exceed the specs that Volvo calls for? or is it just different specs and I should NOT use it?

Should have just bought the FCP "kit" oil (Castrol/Liqui Moly/Etc)

I'm planning on a transmission flush with the correct JWS3309 fluid etc...

Post by **cn90** » 23 Jan 2015, 15:53

This is what I do:

- Mahle oil filter is about $5/each.

- I change mine every 4K-5K as I don't want to deal with oil sludge.

- Forget all those Volvo specs, just use any good synthetic oil.
FYI, non-synthetic is fine too, this is what came with the car from factory.

So, the key thing is change interval, and not so much synthetic vs non-synthetic.
I know some Volvo with this engine with 300K running on regular non-synthetic oil @ every 5K.

3pfilms · Post by **3pfilms** » 24 Jan 2015, 02:19

Fair enough, Ive never had a turbocharged engine before, so trying to be sure I keep it healthy. Thanks for the reply,
Phillip