I saw this on posting by Simon on the td5 forum and thought it was usful so here it is.
I have to cover my own ass here so will say right at the start - "Neither myself or FRF Motors are going to be liable for any errors or ommissions in this info, or for any damage caused as result of wrong information. This information is taken directly from the Castrol Oil data sheet which all Volvo dealers use. All this information would be in your owners handbooks, so if in doubt allways refer to that."
Ok, as you may know, selecting the correct oil for your car can be a bit of a challenge at times, as there can be a lot of contradicting advice and info out there. Volvo Uk recommend using Castrol Oil and the following info is taken direct from the data sheet that Castrol supply every dealer with for selecting the correct oils to use in servicing.
In most cases there are two different oils listed. A STANDARD protection and an OPTIMUM protection. You are safe to use either, though obviously the optimum version will be the better of the two, so if you are living in adverse weather conditions, or use the car for track days, or generally do a lot of hard driving etc, then you should be looking at using the Optimum protection oil that is listed.
Some of the following oils look very similar in name and ratings etc so take care to get the correct oil.
Thanks a lot
Simon.
***SOME UPDATES MARCH 2011, DUE TO CHANGES IN VOLVO SPECIFICATIONS***
CASTROL RECOMMENDED OIL FOR VOLVO CARS.
IMAGE KEY TO OILS (images may change):
MODEL: S60, V70, XC70, S80, XC90YEAR: From 2006>
ENGINE: Diesel Engines.
SERVICE INTERVAL: 18,000 Miles
OPTIMUM Protection (1) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec for Volvo Cars 0w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
MODEL: S60, V70, XC70, S80, XC90
YEAR: From 2005>
ENGINE: 5 Cylinder Diesel Engines.
SERVICE INTERVAL: 12,000 Miles; 12,500 Miles
OPTIMUM Protection (2) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec 0w-30 [ACEA A3/B3/B4]
STANDARD Protection (3) Castrol SLX Professional 5w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
MODEL: S60, V70, XC70, S80, XC90
YEAR: From 2005>
ENGINE: 5 Cylinder & 8 Cylinder Petrol Engines
SERVICE INTERVAL: 18,000 Miles
OPTIMUM Protection (1) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec for Volvo Cars 0w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
MODEL: S60, V70, XC70, S80, XC90
YEAR: From 2005>
ENGINE: Other Petrol Engines: 6 Cylinder Petrol Engines / All Bi Fuel Engines / S60R & V70R.
SERVICE INTERVAL: 12,000 Miles; 12,500 Miles
OPTIMUM Protection (1) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec for Volvo Cars 0w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
STANDARD Protection (3) Castrol SLX Professional 5w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
MODEL: C30, NEW S40, V50, NEW C70 (Hardtop Convertible)
YEAR: From 2004>
ENGINE: 4 Cylinder Petrol Engines / 4 Cylinder Diesel Engines / E85- Engines.
SERVICE INTERVAL: 12,000 Miles; 12,500 Miles
OPTIMUM Protection (1) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec for Volvo Cars 0w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
STANDARD Protection (4) Castrol Magnatec Professional 5w-30 [ACEA A1]
MODEL: C30, NEW S40, V50, NEW C70 (Hardtop Convertible)
YEAR: From 2004>
ENGINE: 5 Cylinder Petrol Engines.
SERVICE INTERVAL: 12,000 Miles; 12,500 Miles
OPTIMUM Protection (1) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec for Volvo Cars 0w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
STANDARD Protection (2) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec 0w-30 [ACEA A3/B3/B4]
MODEL: C30, NEW S40, V50, NEW C70 (Hardtop Convertible)
YEAR: From 2004>
ENGINE: 5 Cylinder Diesel Engines.
SERVICE INTERVAL: 18,000 Miles
OPTIMUM Protection (1) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec for Volvo Cars 0w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
MODEL: S40, V40, S60, V70 (any), XC90, C70, S80 (inc 1999>)
YEAR: 2000 to 2004 (S80 = 1999>)
ENGINE: All Petrol and Diesel Engines.
SERVICE INTERVAL: All
OPTIMUM Protection (2) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec 0w-30 [ACEA A3/B3/B4]
STANDARD Protection (3) Castrol SLX Professional 5w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
MODEL: S40, V40, V70, C70, S90, V90, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800, 900
YEAR: Up to > 1999
ENGINE: All Petrol and Diesel Engines.
SERVICE INTERVAL: All
OPTIMUM Protection (5) Castrol Magnatec Professional 10w-40 [ACEA A3]
STANDARD Protection (6) Castrol GTX Professional 10w-40 [ACEA A3/B3]
This post has been edited by FRF Motors: 10 March 2011 - 15:35
Reason for edit: UPDATED MARCH 2011
Here are the prices for the Genuine Volvo oils that we can now supply, not all of the above oils in this thread can be supplied by us.
The following oils are supplied in either 1L or 4L containers, and come in Volvo packaging, as shown in this picture.
All prices shown are the prices we supply these items at, and are already discounted from their retail prices. All prices include VAT at 20%.
Equivalent Castrol Oil shown from above post to make it easier to establish the correct oil required.:
(1) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec for Volvo Cars 0w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
1L = [1161711] £14.04 each
4L = [1161719] £47.95 each
(2) Castrol SLX Professional Longtec 0w-30 [ACEA A3/B3/B4]
1L = [1161830] £12.10 each
4L = [1161831] £42.98 each
(3) Castrol SLX Professional 5w-30 [ACEA A5/B5]
1L = [31316299] £9.07 each
4L = [31316300] £25.70 each
You may also be interested in the prices of Genuine Volvo concentrated Antifreeze, also available in the same style packages, again sold in 1L and 4L containers.
Antifreeze / Summer Coolant, Concentrated (to be mixed 50/50 with water)
1L = [9437650] £3.19 each
4L = [9437651] £9.74 each
Genuine Volvo Parts With Discount, Without Leaving Your House!
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