Not debating the pros/cons of the recommendation (and most Volvo owners are aware of the ring issues with the 2015.5 and earlier years), but Volvo rather recently changed the recommendation for the 2.0T in my 2017 S60 and a lot of other model years from A5/B5 5W-30 to a Volvo spec (RBS0-2AE) 0W-20. At one point in time Castrol Edge Pro was the only producer of this spec, but now these oils are available from Motul, Liquimoly, Ravenol, and interestingly enough, Havoline.
Recommended OCI is 10K miles, but I'm doing 5K, so I am taking it to the dealership at 10K service intervals, but having oil changed at an indy Euro shop in between the dealer visits and providing my own oil. The Volvo dealer uses the Castrol oil, but it is nearly impossible to find at retail, so I am trying to decide which oil to purchase for the "in between" oil changes. It's a dealer owned former demo car that we purchased as a CPO car with 5K miles on it, so it has a fairly comprehensive warranty in place and just recently had the 20K service performed.
Knowing that they all meet the required spec and I'll likely be fine with any of the approved oils, any recommendations for what brand to use for my "in between" changes? Ravenol is a C3 oil that also carries a BMW Longlife-17 FE+ approval. The other ones seem to only carry the Volvo approval. Thank you in advance for your feedback/opinions, and everyone stay safe.
Recommended OCI is 10K miles, but I'm doing 5K, so I am taking it to the dealership at 10K service intervals, but having oil changed at an indy Euro shop in between the dealer visits and providing my own oil. The Volvo dealer uses the Castrol oil, but it is nearly impossible to find at retail, so I am trying to decide which oil to purchase for the "in between" oil changes. It's a dealer owned former demo car that we purchased as a CPO car with 5K miles on it, so it has a fairly comprehensive warranty in place and just recently had the 20K service performed.
Knowing that they all meet the required spec and I'll likely be fine with any of the approved oils, any recommendations for what brand to use for my "in between" changes? Ravenol is a C3 oil that also carries a BMW Longlife-17 FE+ approval. The other ones seem to only carry the Volvo approval. Thank you in advance for your feedback/opinions, and everyone stay safe.
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