Oil additive ?? Does anybody use this in their Volvo?

tylka · Post by **tylka** » 03 Jan 2005, 19:37

I own a higher mileage 850 Turbo that runs great for me. But I would like to keep it running as well as possible. So my question is, has anybody used an oil additive that actually works or seems to work? Thanks.

Tsquared · Post by **Tsquared** » 04 Jan 2005, 18:46

Don't bother with oil additives. Most are snake oil (Slick 50 and a few others) or detergent additives (B&G). Use a high quality motor oil that meets the additive requirements recomended by Volvo - go one step better and use a full synthetic it you want "extra" protection.

I have used Mobil 1 without any problems in all of my motors for the past 15 years. I change the oil every 5 k miles on the 96 Volvo (99 F150 & 89 944S also).