B5244S 2.4i oil

[StatusRed]

What engine oil do people recommend for this engine? I'm struggling to find 10W-40 fully synthetic, is part synthetic OK?

Cheers.

[volvo again]

https://www.eurocarparts.com/engine-...ully_Synthetic

[StatusRed]

Originally Posted by volvo again

https://www.eurocarparts.com/engine-...ully_Synthetic

The only fully synth 5l is TripleQX which I don't really want to put in my car and it says it's for diesels.. whatever the difference would be.

Is semi-synth perfectly fine for the 2.4i - loads of options there?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by StatusRed

What engine oil do people recommend for this engine? I'm struggling to find 10W-40 fully synthetic, is part synthetic OK?

Cheers.

Volvo recommend 5w/30 synthetic for this engine ... they do say on the oil chart from the period not to use a *W/40 oil .

[AndyV7o]

There is no such thing as a diesel oil really. Diesel oil just means it is high in detergents, but this level of detergent doesn't harm petrol engines. Good oil nowadays is for both engines and would've been termed 'diesel oil' a decade ago, essentially, 'petrol' oil has been done away with.
Have you looked on Opieoils.co.uk?
There's a forum discount too, iirc its Volvo10

Plus, if the specified grade is indeed 10w40, then 5w40 and 0w40 are both totally compatible and readily available. They are all essentially 40 grade oils, but 5 and 0 circulate faster/easier when cold. All three are the same at operating temp, which is around 1/6 the viscosity of 0w at 40°c, 1/7 the visc of 5w and about 1/9 the visc of 10w at 40°c if anybody decides to try and claim that 0w40 is 'too thin' 👍
If 5w30 then 5w30, 0w30 both absolutely fine.
Check what ACEA spec the manual requires not just the viscosity.

[ITSv40]

I use Shell Helix Ultra 5w/30 ACEA 3 and have had no problems.

[Cookeh]

Semi-synthetic is fine. Though 10w40 fully synth is readily available.

[StatusRed]

Originally Posted by Clan

Volvo recommend 5w/30 synthetic for this engine ... they do say on the oil chart from the period not to use a *W/40 oil .

Originally Posted by ITSv40

I use Shell Helix Ultra 5w/30 ACEA 3 and have had no problems.

Cheers guys. If 5W-30 fully synth is used that's great because it's the same as my S40 but I could have sworn it says to use 10W-40 in the manual.. I'll check it later today when I'm back with the car.