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Not bad, but surely someone has mentioned Irv Gordon !!! And some months ago I heard of a Volvo in Europe goign in for the first engine rebuild at 1,300,000 miles. Volvo Power

hey HEV, you flushed the fluid out using the cooler line like i plan to, or you are switching over to synthetic like i plan to??? i figure just the flushing process since you're using chevron dexron III. I'm a noob, whats lubegard?? or is it part of the chevvron stuff?? why did you go to...

Alright thanks for the suggestion, and yes I see it a lot of places. Yeah I wished I hadn't waited for so long, but maintaining 4 cars, one that doesn't run, one that is being restored, doesn't leave a lot of time for other stuff such as this. Thanks, Smith

Ok well the manual states that the volvo s70t5 requires mercon III, and i believe all of the following fluids are acceptable: m1 synthetic ATF AMSoil universal synthetic ATF Redline synthetic ATF Car has 67k miles and original fluid. I plan on flushing old fluid out, tranny cooler line, and...

my m46 in my 83 Volvo 244T is just the opposite. great when its cold, gets a lot thinner as it warms up. gonna try some amsoil supershift.

Okay, the winter formulation gas we get, with more ethanol, thats for reduced emissions right?? But we have more of them, as most every car gets worse mpgs??? There's a government program for ya.... Smith

I agree too. I got new oil supply and return oil pipes to the turbocharger when I had it rebuilt. Installing a new oil supply line usually is a necessity in order for a warranty on a new/rebuilt turbocharger. So guys, what are the real differences between using a 15W-40 and 5W-40, I'm gonna...

What will be the difference really between the 5W or 15W -40 oil?? Regarding, shear/heat.... Oil at startup, I know obviously 5W will be thinner. Thanks for the replies guys, Smith

1983 244 Turbo intercooled, 216k miles. Not really sure what kind of shape the engine is in, did get 130 psi on all 4 cylinders though. As some of you know, 216k miles isn't much for a volvo. 130 psi is kinda low, but the compression ratio is like 7.5:1 Car gets parked during the winter so it...