Your Volvo requires several fluids in order to operate. Today I'm asking: Which ones are you most discerning about when making a purchase decision? An example of most discerning might be that you only use a specific brand and type of oil at each oil change regardless of cost, where least discerning might be that you use whatever is cheapest regardless of brand or type, as long as it will work in your vehicle.
Post your own list of the following in order of most-discerning to least-discerning:
Coolant
Steering
Wiper
Motor
Transmission
Brake
Blinker (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6GsXhBb10k)
Friday Survey: Fluids
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prwood
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Cars I've owned:
- 2015 to current: 2001 Volvo V70 2.4T; 2004 Honda Odyssey
- 2007 to 2015: 2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon
- 2003 to 2016: 2001 Toyota Corolla LE
- 1999 to 2003: 1994 Toyota Camry LE
- 2015 to current: 2001 Volvo V70 2.4T; 2004 Honda Odyssey
- 2007 to 2015: 2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon
- 2003 to 2016: 2001 Toyota Corolla LE
- 1999 to 2003: 1994 Toyota Camry LE
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Rattnalle
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My list would be like this:
Coolant Steering Wiper Motor Transmission Brake
Blinker.
That is to say they're all on the same level. Except the blinker fluid, I don't really use much of that one.
I generally buy the cheapest I can find that fulfills the correct specification. I'm not into magic oils that are better simply because they're more expensive. I'd rather save the money and replace them at decent intervals.
Coolant Steering Wiper Motor Transmission Brake
Blinker.
That is to say they're all on the same level. Except the blinker fluid, I don't really use much of that one.
I generally buy the cheapest I can find that fulfills the correct specification. I'm not into magic oils that are better simply because they're more expensive. I'd rather save the money and replace them at decent intervals.
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abscate
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Motor oil - full synthetic only
Coolant - I use Pentosin
Transmission - Valvoline Synthetic Manual trans hypoid oil
Brake - Name brand DOT 4
Wiper and Blinker fluid - whats on sale.
Coolant - I use Pentosin
Transmission - Valvoline Synthetic Manual trans hypoid oil
Brake - Name brand DOT 4
Wiper and Blinker fluid - whats on sale.
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prwood
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Please tell me where you are finding blinker fluid on sale.
Cars I've owned:
- 2015 to current: 2001 Volvo V70 2.4T; 2004 Honda Odyssey
- 2007 to 2015: 2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon
- 2003 to 2016: 2001 Toyota Corolla LE
- 1999 to 2003: 1994 Toyota Camry LE
- 2015 to current: 2001 Volvo V70 2.4T; 2004 Honda Odyssey
- 2007 to 2015: 2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon
- 2003 to 2016: 2001 Toyota Corolla LE
- 1999 to 2003: 1994 Toyota Camry LE
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Its on special with Lucas wire harness smoke..
Empty Nester
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Cees Klumper
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Definitely transmission first, then transmission and for the 3rd place transmission. Then nothing for a while, and steering, coolant, motor, brake. Blinker fluid has been NLA over here in Europe since the mid-18th century.
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