Family is considering a Volvo with V8 engine from Yamaha. This is a pre-owned car as Volvo no longer puts the V8s in anything, vehicle is 09.
Factory recommendation is 7,500 mile changes.
It has 65,000 miles, and the oil appears to have been changed only every 10,000 miles (first change actually looked like 10,900 miles). Not sure about factory fill, but Volvo dealership fills (where vehicle was always taken) tends to be Castrol *SYN BLEND* 5w30.
What do you guys think about these 10k intervals on a blend and 10,900 on the factory fill?
The Yamaha built engine is said to be one of the most reliable ever in the Volvo lineup in recent years. Probably no real damage?
Engine takes just north of 7 quarts, so that might have helped? Thank you. Just seems far on a blend rather than a full synthetic. Of course, NOT a turbo as many Volvos are, so that might have helped too!
Factory recommendation is 7,500 mile changes.
It has 65,000 miles, and the oil appears to have been changed only every 10,000 miles (first change actually looked like 10,900 miles). Not sure about factory fill, but Volvo dealership fills (where vehicle was always taken) tends to be Castrol *SYN BLEND* 5w30.
What do you guys think about these 10k intervals on a blend and 10,900 on the factory fill?
The Yamaha built engine is said to be one of the most reliable ever in the Volvo lineup in recent years. Probably no real damage?
Engine takes just north of 7 quarts, so that might have helped? Thank you. Just seems far on a blend rather than a full synthetic. Of course, NOT a turbo as many Volvos are, so that might have helped too!
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