Best oil for 1995 Volvo 940 2.3 LPT (in the UK)

Synthetic oil real synthetic oil like Mobil one of BP 5000 .Even if castrol
modifies conventional oil its still not synthetic and magnatec is castrol
the cheapest oil the garage can buy .Synthetic oil does NOT glug up the
turbo and runs cooler .It also flows faster when cold and wear rates are way
down .Sure its more expensive BUT so is a new turbo .Just look in side the
oil cap of a car thats running on synthetic its like a sewing machine where
as conventional oil goes thick and greasy .I use synthetic oil on my wifes
sewing machine for that reason .




"Matthew Jenkins" wrote in message

> What is the best oil that is available in the UK, for a 1995 Volvo 940 2.3
> LPT with 93000 miles on the clock.
>
> I want an oil that will help the engine and turbo last as long as
> possible.
> I am not bothered about the cost of it.
>
> Our local Volvo garage recommended Castrol GTX Magnatec 10-40. Is this
> really the best?
>
> Thanks, Matthew
>
>
>
>
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> as conventional oil goes thick and greasy .I use synthetic oil on my wifes
> sewing machine for that reason .

Your wife has a turbo charged sewing machine?

Awesome!


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"David Taylor" wrote in message

>> as conventional oil goes thick and greasy .I use synthetic oil on my
>> wifes
>> sewing machine for that reason .
>
> Your wife has a turbo charged sewing machine?
>
> Awesome!
>
>

I think every sewing machine I've tried to use was turbocharged. I press the
pedal with my right foot and WHOAA!

Mike
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Matthew Jenkins wrote:
> What is the best oil that is available in the UK, for a 1995 Volvo 940 2.3
> LPT with 93000 miles on the clock.
>
> I want an oil that will help the engine and turbo last as long as possible.
> I am not bothered about the cost of it.
>
> Our local Volvo garage recommended Castrol GTX Magnatec 10-40. Is this
> really the best?
>
> Thanks, Matthew
>
>
>
>

Any name brand synthetic is going to do you just fine. Some people get
all caught up in Group III vs. Group IV vs. Group V base oil arguments,
but in practice they all work extremely well as long as you stay within
the specified oil change interval.

Check your owner's manual for weight recommendation. On my '96 Volvo
10W-40 was not one of the recommended choices.

John
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In article ,
johnnr.RemoveThis@optusnet.com.au says...
> Synthetic oil real synthetic oil like Mobil one of BP 5000 .Even if castrol
> modifies conventional oil its still not synthetic and magnatec is castrol
> the cheapest oil the garage can buy .Synthetic oil does NOT glug up the
> turbo and runs cooler .It also flows faster when cold and wear rates are way
> down .Sure its more expensive BUT so is a new turbo .Just look in side the
> oil cap of a car thats running on synthetic its like a sewing machine where
> as conventional oil goes thick and greasy .I use synthetic oil on my wifes
> sewing machine for that reason .
>
I've read that converting to synthetic on an older engine invites oil
leaks. I don't know whether this is true or not, but there was a thread
on volvospeed.com on which many complained of oil leaks on previously
leak-free engines after switching to synthetics.

Rick
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"Java Man" wrote in message

> I've read that converting to synthetic on an older engine invites oil
> leaks. I don't know whether this is true or not, but there was a thread
> on volvospeed.com on which many complained of oil leaks on previously
> leak-free engines after switching to synthetics.
>
> Rick

I took a deep breath and changed to synthetic on our '85 765T with 220K+
miles a couple years ago. When that worked, I did the same to my daughter's
'93 Honda with about 200K miles. No leaks... but YMMV.

Mike
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"Matthew Jenkins" skrev i melding

> What is the best oil that is available in the UK, for a 1995 Volvo 940 2.3
> LPT with 93000 miles on the clock.
>
> I want an oil that will help the engine and turbo last as long as
> possible.
> I am not bothered about the cost of it.
>
> Our local Volvo garage recommended Castrol GTX Magnatec 10-40. Is this
> really the best?
>

I have the same car, and I've tried the Magnatec.
No more.... in my engine.
Some kind of charcoal-like substance nearly choked the oil return pipe from
the turbo.
And it was a smell of burned oil from the exhaust when the car was left for
a few minutes with the engine running ....

Magnatec is not synthetic. It's only a modified mineral oil.
The main problem in turbos is the temperature.
Synthetic oil can stand a much higher temeperature.
And the turbo becomes really hot under load.
So....
Rule no. 1 for Turbocharged cars: Use synthetic oil.

I'm currently running my engine on Statoil LazerWay 5w40, and have used it
for the last 3 years.
No problems so far....
The oil return pipe is clean and the engine does not burn oil any more.
--
-Knut Solem
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> I've read that converting to synthetic on an older engine invites oil
> leaks. I don't know whether this is true or not, but there was a thread
> on volvospeed.com on which many complained of oil leaks on previously
> leak-free engines after switching to synthetics.

Well I think you'll find that it doesn't cause the leaks as such but
rather in an older engine, the seals have hardened somewhat and oil
residue has built up which helps plug the now harder oil seal.

Synthetic is a much better cleaner and as I have heard, will eventually
dissolve the older oil residues which now leaves the hardened oil seal
with a much harder time.

So it's not the synthetic oil which causes a leak, just old oil seals
that are already past their use by date being helped out by gunky
deposits.
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B y the way in checking recommendations for 740 turbos I notice that
synthetic is now recommended .Until recently dino oil was suggested .So the
experts have finally caught on synthetic oil is better ,but also remember a
good filter is needed with any oil as well....I got mobil 1 for $AU49.95 at
super cheap here in Melbourne Australia its normally $AU 65.95 .


"Java Man" wrote in message

> In article ,
> johnnr.RemoveThis@optusnet.com.au says...
>> Synthetic oil real synthetic oil like Mobil one of BP 5000 .Even if
>> castrol
>> modifies conventional oil its still not synthetic and magnatec is castrol
>> the cheapest oil the garage can buy .Synthetic oil does NOT glug up the
>> turbo and runs cooler .It also flows faster when cold and wear rates are
>> way
>> down .Sure its more expensive BUT so is a new turbo .Just look in side
>> the
>> oil cap of a car thats running on synthetic its like a sewing machine
>> where
>> as conventional oil goes thick and greasy .I use synthetic oil on my
>> wifes
>> sewing machine for that reason .
>>
> I've read that converting to synthetic on an older engine invites oil
> leaks. I don't know whether this is true or not, but there was a thread
> on volvospeed.com on which many complained of oil leaks on previously
> leak-free engines after switching to synthetics.
>
> Rick
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Synthetic is the way to go. I have a 940 myself and it loves the stuff. I also have a V70 and have owned 740T and 740 TD all getting high milage with the synthetic. I personally like Mobil 1. 10w30 in the winter.
Great for all Volvos to make those engines go the extra miles!
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