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Originally Posted by barrybritcher
lol 6.5 is over the book amount anyway so no wonder (6.2 book figure)
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If you're referring to the oil quantity, the euro 4 D5's don't even take the amount specified in the manual. Due to the issue of fuel diluting the oil causing the level to rise after these cars were made, the recommended fill level is 70% in VIDA (That's around 5.7 litres). If you add any more oil than that, then it can cause the "Engine system service required" light to come on, simply because the oil level would be too high.
Volvo had to recalibrate the dipsticks in euro 4 D5's, so the car thinks the 70% oil quantity or approx 5.7 litres is full in effect, when really its around 3/4 up the dipstick. Many non-Volvo garages don't actually know this, so they keep adding oil to the engine until it reaches the full mark on the dipstick, which is basically overfilling the engine - That's when you get the warning messages.