Engine: D5: Volvo oil spec for D5?

Hi
Forgive me for asking questions like this, its a throwback from being a merc owner!
Is there an oil specification listed by volvo for use on their D5 engine?
a bit like mercedes have their own oil specs eg MB229.3
Jjust like to know for when i eventually get round to servicing the car, want to buy the right spec....and i'm too lazy to read the owners manual!

[mjm295]

RTFM you lazy sod

Im too lazy to read the manual and check for you :-)

ok, read it.
Now i'm just as confused as i was to begin with.
which is the higher spec?
ACEA B4 or ACEA A3?

[mjm295]

Might be worth posting in the the deisel specific part of the technical topics too?

ok, this australian webpage helps quite a bit

http://="http://www.racq.com.au/cps/...l_ENA_HTML.htm

and this site i found useful too

http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html

In general, spec A3/B4 are the same except 'A' prefix denotes for petrol engines and 'B' prefix denotes for diesel engines.
Specifically, oils designed for use in diesel engines contain more detergent additives and shouldnt really be used in petrol engines.

[DieselDoNicely]

Originally Posted by angmarwitch

Hi
Forgive me for asking questions like this, its a throwback from being a merc owner!
Is there an oil specification listed by volvo for use on their D5 engine?
a bit like mercedes have their own oil specs eg MB229.3
Jjust like to know for when i eventually get round to servicing the car, want to buy the right spec....and i'm too lazy to read the owners manual!

Castrol fully synthetic used by Volvo dealers.

DDN

[S60-MBS]

Mobil 1 fully synth 5w/40 ..i use so far no problems..and i also change every 5000 miles

whoops!
already been quite some discussion already.
Ah well, i'm still learning

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=13175

[Viper_7]

Originally Posted by DieselDoNicely

Castrol fully synthetic used by Volvo dealers.

DDN

For now.... they change it when they get a better deal with another supplier!

[DieselDoNicely]

Originally Posted by Viper_7

For now.... they change it when they get a better deal with another supplier!

Yes they were using Shell Helix. I must admit that I change the oil on my 850 tdi at 12,000 mile intervals, and Im up to 381,000 miles. Always used Shell Helix with it.

DDN