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Laney760

Aug 25th, 2019 13:28

M90 oil change

I am gathering together a list of jobs for my garage to do when I am on holiday. I have a slight whine when starting from cold in the winter and I suspect it is the gearbox so I've put that on my garage's to do list. Found a thread which discusses which oil to use, Clan recommends the Volvo one. I'm going to have a big bill with my garage as I'm giving them a lot to do so I am eager to keep costs down. Any opinions on oil and any pointers for my garage please?

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=169599

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Laney760

Aug 25th, 2019 13:29

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clan (Post 1318895)

That oil is brown when new so it hasnt discoloured much ,
here are the specifications of teh volvo oil :
A multigrade synthetic transmission oil intended for manual
transmissions in passenger cars.
The oil has very good low temperature characteristics and a
lowest flow point of at least -48°C.
The transmission oil is recommended for all model years of
types M45, M46, M47, M90 and M5M42 in S-/V40 with GDI
engine and of type M56, M58 and M59 up to and including
model year 1995.
Technical data
Quality: API GL-4
Volvo Std 1273,08 which
describes transmission oil
97308
Viscosity: SAE 75W
Color: Brown
Density: 885 kg/m³
Base: Synthetic
Lowest flow point -48 °C (104°F)
Viscosity at 40°C: 67.8 mm²/s
Viscosity at 100 °C: 10.5 mm²/s

Hopefully that oil you used doesnt have HYPOID anywhere on the can !

Laney760

Aug 25th, 2019 13:46

PartsforVolvosonline list a Volvo transmission oil for the M90 but they list it for the 850 until 1995. £17.28 a litre. I wasn't aware the M90 was fitted to the 850?

https://www.partsforvolvosonline.com...2125ce6df9b8ea

dan 244

Aug 25th, 2019 14:58

I paid 14.40 plus vat from dealer for genuine, I think they were 1l bottles, so I had 2. I actually find dealer prices on everything is generally cheaper or similar to non genuine.

griston64

Aug 25th, 2019 15:03

Same for me from dealer. I've heard that the M90 box is fussy so for the sake of £26 or so quid I would get the correct stuff from dealer

I'll go check the bottle as I had some left because I only topped up the box

Laney760

Aug 25th, 2019 15:09

Thanks, I'll ring the main dealers for prices. Couldn't find the actual Volvo part 97308 anywhere online. Did the 850 have the M90 or is the website wrong?

griston64

Aug 25th, 2019 16:15

4 Attachment(s)

This is the oil supplied by main dealer for my M90

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dan 244

Aug 25th, 2019 17:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by griston64 (Post 2547984)

This is the oil supplied by main dealer for my M90

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As above, yes that’s the one, part number has a 1 on the end where it’s rubbed off, so ends 771

Laird Scooby

Aug 25th, 2019 20:16

It sounds from the spec you posted Ellie that a synthetic GL4 75W gear oil will do the job nicely.

I believe the 850, although FWD used the same oil as the M90 so the website is right if you look at it as M90 and 850 - they may have economised with words.

rwdkev

Aug 27th, 2019 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laney760 (Post 2547952)

I wasn't aware the M90 was fitted to the 850?

M90 is based on the M56 first available in the 850.

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