Recent content by Dan2286

What do you all think about Napa 15w40 premium fleet service oil? I had some sitting in my garage and decided to throw some in so I can prime the oil pump and verify pressure. I believe it is rated for diesel engines, but forget what rating it was. I think it was ci or something like that. If...

Just would like to say, I did a search and I could not find the info I need. I am sure this has been gone over many times, but I guess I suck at searching. I recently just picked up a running Olds 350 with less than 100,000 miles on it. I just replaced some basic things like timing chain, oil...

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm My old neighbor had a Volvo from the late 80s,and it said on the oil fill cap "Use Castrol 20W50 Motor Oil". I`d use some Pennz dino 20W50 or Valvoline dino 20W50. But isn't that a completely different engine? These engines recommend like a 5W30 or 10W30, I...

Can someone explain how the high mileage of my engine would affect the viscosity that would be best for it? Would it make a difference if I checked the oil pressure and did a leak down/compression tests and they were all within factory specs?

Originally Posted By: KW My drag car gets ran hard. My daughter beats the poop out of her car (dogs it) so that is ran hard. A car that is IE driven hard (beat on) will not last. Maybe you are saying you dive the car like a normal person drives the car and not babying it? If you beat on them...

Originally Posted By: KW New to you, 294,000 miles and drive hard? Come on now. Castrol 10W40 or 20W50 would likely work until you break it. Driving cars hard has worked well for me so far In my opinion, driving cars hard is much better for the engine rather than low rpm, slow speed driving...

Originally Posted By: StevieC I would use M1 High Mileage or Valvoline Maxlife... I think these are your best bets... You might even want to a couple of ARX treatments to soften the seals up a bit and clean the internals of the engine. If you choose to do this, don't do with a synthetic or high...

Actually, what do you all think of Mobil 1 high mileage? Have people actually noticed it too slow down leaks?

I have a 94 Volvo 850 N/A with 294,000 miles that I just recently purchased. I am wondering what the best oil is that I should use. I would love to use synthetic, but the car has oil leaks that I do not want to make worse so I want to stay away from that. I really do not know how it is with...

I personally think it is really hard to find a reliable compressor that does not cost a ton of money. Quality in my opinion is much less than the older ones, especially Craftsman. I would just take a look on Craigslist for a 20 year old compressor and get something like that. I am using my...

You don't have a PCV valve, but you do have a PCV system. It is some type of canister that catches all the oil. It clogs up over time and can cause crank case pressure which will eventually ruin seals. The turbo cars use a ptc valve that needs to be cleaned. I believe it will be on one of the...

Thanks for the help. I decided to go with Redline because the company I was ordering parts from has it, so I just got some. I will let you know within a week how it feels. This car has almost 300,000 miles, so who knows what has been used in it all this time. I really doubt it has been Volvo...

I just find it kinda funny that they know the engines have sludge problems, but they tell him to change the oil every 5-6000 miles with synthetic. Maybe its just me, but I won't even wait that long for an oil change on an engine that has no sludge problems even with synthetic.

I'm new here and I have a question. I have a 94 Volvo 850 N/A 5 spd and I am trying to figure out what fluid I need to use. From reading on the Volvo forums, there seems to be lots of conflicting info on this topic. Some people say the factory Volvo stuff is synthetic 5-30 and that Mobil 1 5-30...