Recent content by Volvo_Expert_Tech

Lazy? I was very clear how to do it.

Where at? I have no doubt he is seeing the 3.2, 2.5, and VEP engine oil consumption if hes been around as long as I was. I've been every Volvo training center in the USA and Australia as well as was offered a job at their HQ in Summerville, but I couldn't stand the chinese take over. Tell your...

Again, the volume of IVD is based on driving style, and for San Antonio Audi drivers, it was a majority or our customers in Audi 4 cylinders in 2018. But crap piston rings and oil burning also adds to IVD build up. Most importantly, Noack definitely contributes to it IVD as High Noack oils...

My people at the dealership would disagree with you and so would the class action lawsuit. I recommend speaking with some VAG techs if you know any. I am sure they are seeing Gen 3+. The Gen 3 was in models since 2013 and I personally was doing pistons in 2016+ models. This includes IVD cleaning...

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Depending on flavor, 4L is not available in Shell and I need 8L total for oil changes. So i'd have to buy 10L for same price as 8L. Also this....

which one? I usually stick with Motul or Ravenol but I am willing to research..... However it looks like far right Shell is the same price as premium Ravenol.

My mistake, I should have been saying mid saps as I was comparing .8% (511) to 1.0-1.5% (502) oils. I'd like to think I am not focused on one part of the TDS when it comes to researching and picking oil, but I am here in this thread since my conversation is mostly about carbon deposits from...

That is a great answer, as long as it is good beer, and I appreciate it. For me, the price difference is nothing so I choose the newer, more modern flavor. I don't have a Walmart to just pop down to, and even if I was back in the states, I try to avoid that trash collector at all costs. I...

Gentlemen, I want to say first that I enjoy this back and forth and the difference in views. One thing I enjoyed telling my customers about their vehicles over the years is that "you are an expert on your experience and I am the expert on the vehicle". IVD was a big problem in the EA888 and...

100% driving style contributes to IVD. It was the older and slower driving customers that always have IVD and oil consumption issues. This is why I make it a point to go WOT every time I merge onto the autobahn to really "blow out" my engine. BUT that wont stop me from buying oil with the lowest...

What is an extreme altitude? We have mountains here. I have driven very fast through the Austrian and Bavarian alps. My concern is the load associated with WOT and a stage 2 tune. That is when bearings are being the most tortured. Idling and altitude is not of concern for my oil type decision...

I will go out on a limb and say you never drove the autobahn. I do extreme numbers of accelerations (multiple WOT) and hard braking due to lories and other slow moving traffic pulling into the passing lane. Its not just cruising at 120mph. Its going from 90kmh to 200kmh multiple times on my...

I appreciate the response but what about IVD? Are you saying the high saps or high SA is not a worry on DI engines for IVD? I have seen engines that only used low saps oils still have extensive IVD.

My time at the dealership, I RARELY (if ever) saw a mid-high mileage EA888 (60k+) with no IVD. Even those that ran 504. That engine was terrible at it as well as the EA837. I had weeks where all my work was shell blasting valves due to idle and drivability issues. Other weeks were piston...