How to Change OIL Volvo S80

Ready to Change Oil your Volvo S80 oil?

How to change Volvo S80 oil, 2.9 6-Cylinder

1. Drive for a while to get the oil more than just warm.
2. Drive the car up on to your ramps.
3. You may have a plastic cover over the bottom of your engine (some do, some don’t). Remove the plastic cover if you have one.
4. Position the oil catch pan beneath the drain plug.
5. Remove the oil filler cap on top of the engine.
6. Loosen the drain plug on the bottom of the engine to drain most of the oil into your catch pan.
7. Re-insert the oil pan plug carefully, making sure the threads are aligned properly.
8. Tighten oil pan plug gently just enough to compress the washer.
9. Move your catch pan over to under the oil filter housing.
10. Loosen the cover with your oil filter wrench.
11. About a quart of oil will drain out there.

2008 S80 Oil Filter – Any ideas?

That’s for the 2.9… what about the 3.2 Volvo Engine?

E Showell » So, I have done the S80 oil change twice now. The filter canister is on top of the engine. It is a challenge to access. I have, however found success in moving the power steering reservoir out of the way and going to town with a 36 MM socket and long extension. Working the used filter and housing out is tough, but not impossible, as is working the new stuff in.

I have read that the dealer-recommended procedure involves removing the passenger side headlight to do the filter change. Is that really what they do? I can’t imagine it is easier to do that than to play a bit of contortionist-for-a-day.

Last Updated on April 14, 2021