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OIL RECOMMENDATIONS?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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66 GT350
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OIL RECOMMENDATIONS?

Post by 66 GT350 »

I HAVE NO MANUAL FOR MY 95 850 GLT NON TURBO. CAN ANYONE TELL ME THE ENGINE OIL TO USE AS FAR AS WEIGHT. FURTHER, THE RECOMMENDED POWER STEERING FLUID GRADE OR CERTIFICATION WOULD HELP.
ALSO CRANKCASE CAP. W/ FILTER
THANKS.

White850Turbo
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Post by White850Turbo »

Depending on your climate, you can typically run 5w-30 or 10w-30 in these cars. If you get valvetrain noise w/ the 30 weight oil for some reason, it's perfectly safe to jump up to 40. I wouldn't go any higher than that though. Also, running synthetic oil is extremely important for engine longevity. It has also been determined that the OEM oil filter is the best. In an N/A car, it'd be good to change the oil every 5k miles. As far as PS fluid goes, I got mine from the dealer. It's green and is supposed to be good for anti-foam properties.

66 GT350
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Post by 66 GT350 »

N/A.....NON AUTOMATIC?... MINE IS A FIVE SPEED

Helper

Post by Helper »

NA usually means normally aspirated or Non turbo

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