When we picked up our car at the factory, the rep told us that they use part synthetic oil in the V70. We are coming up to our first service and when I made the appointment, I mentioned using part syn when they did the oil change. The service rep said that they use regular oil in the V70. In fact, while he had heard of all synthetic oil, he had never heard of part syn. Didn't enhance my opinion of his qualifications. Anyhow, my question is: what should go into the V70? The owners manual does not address type of oil, just weight. I did switch over to part syn for our prior 940 Turbo; I did the oil change myself then and may do it again with the V70 after the warranty period. BTW, it is not my intent with this posting to trigger a dialog on the pros and cons of syn vs regular oil. I just want to know if there is a Volvo recommended oil type for the V70.
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20 years ago