Hey all.
I've been viewing around the website and haven't found a ton of info about my car. I was looking for some advice on the best oil to use.
Granted, the car has 188K miles on it, but I am looking for this car to keep running strong. I wanted to tap into the wealth of knowledge here for info!
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Car: 2005 Volvo S40 2.4i N/A engine
Manual States:
Engine oil must meet the minimum ILSAC specification GF-2, including ACEA A1, API SJ, SJ/CF and SJ/Energy Conserving. Your Volvo has been certified to standards using ILSAC oil specification GF-2 5W-30. Volvo recommends use of oil with a quality rating equal to or higher than ILSAC GF-2. Equivalent and better oils include ACEA A1, API SJ, SJ/CF, and SJ/Energy conserving.
Location: Rhode Island
Driving Style: Hard (for a non-turbo ) and fast
Trips: 75%/25% highway/city driving.
Problems?: Car burns ~1 QT. of oil every ~6K miles. Engine has no leaks or drips.
I'm the second owner of the car. For the first 50K miles, the dealer put in Motorcraft 5W-30 Synthetic blend oil (XO-5W30-QSP). Then it saw some 5W-30 Castrol GTX for a bit. Now, for the past ~40K miles, I've put in Mobil 1 5W-30 with a change interval of ~6-7K miles and Mann Filters.
So, I'm just looking for some direction as to where to go (if any). I've had fine results with Mobil 1 5W-30 but have seen people use GC 0W-30 and Mobil 1 0W-40. I know a UOA would be best, but wanted to see what this community recommends first!
Thanks! If I forgot some info, let me know.
I've been viewing around the website and haven't found a ton of info about my car. I was looking for some advice on the best oil to use.
Granted, the car has 188K miles on it, but I am looking for this car to keep running strong. I wanted to tap into the wealth of knowledge here for info!
(Information filled into the sticky about posts)
Car: 2005 Volvo S40 2.4i N/A engine
Manual States:
Engine oil must meet the minimum ILSAC specification GF-2, including ACEA A1, API SJ, SJ/CF and SJ/Energy Conserving. Your Volvo has been certified to standards using ILSAC oil specification GF-2 5W-30. Volvo recommends use of oil with a quality rating equal to or higher than ILSAC GF-2. Equivalent and better oils include ACEA A1, API SJ, SJ/CF, and SJ/Energy conserving.
Location: Rhode Island
Driving Style: Hard (for a non-turbo ) and fast
Trips: 75%/25% highway/city driving.
Problems?: Car burns ~1 QT. of oil every ~6K miles. Engine has no leaks or drips.
I'm the second owner of the car. For the first 50K miles, the dealer put in Motorcraft 5W-30 Synthetic blend oil (XO-5W30-QSP). Then it saw some 5W-30 Castrol GTX for a bit. Now, for the past ~40K miles, I've put in Mobil 1 5W-30 with a change interval of ~6-7K miles and Mann Filters.
So, I'm just looking for some direction as to where to go (if any). I've had fine results with Mobil 1 5W-30 but have seen people use GC 0W-30 and Mobil 1 0W-40. I know a UOA would be best, but wanted to see what this community recommends first!
Thanks! If I forgot some info, let me know.