Originally Posted By: Rolla07
If you were looking to prolong your engine just a few more miles then sure, you can use an additive. Additives are not proactive solutions to a possible future problem. Use syn oil and change it per OLM or before, change it every 5k miles if you are that scared..its still better than using an additive that might actually reduce the efficiency of the oil.
Yes the Volvo dictates 10k miles change, I change (at volvo) at 7.5k miles and I pay the extra few bucks to have it changed then. I take the phoenix sun and the traffic as an indicator of heavy use.
If you were looking to prolong your engine just a few more miles then sure, you can use an additive. Additives are not proactive solutions to a possible future problem. Use syn oil and change it per OLM or before, change it every 5k miles if you are that scared..its still better than using an additive that might actually reduce the efficiency of the oil.
Yes the Volvo dictates 10k miles change, I change (at volvo) at 7.5k miles and I pay the extra few bucks to have it changed then. I take the phoenix sun and the traffic as an indicator of heavy use.