Volvo Recommended Oils

VOLVO CAR CORPORATION RECOMMENDS CASTROL
VOLVO RECOMMENDED OILS
MODEL SERIES
TYPE OF ENGINE
OIL PERFORMANCE QUALITY
& ENGINE COMPARTMENT LABELS
2007 Model Year
Petrol engines
ACEA A5/B5
5 cyl., New 6 cyl., V8
18,000 mile service interval only
S60
NEW C70
V70
XC70
NEW S80
XC90
Other petrol engines
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MODEL SERIES
TYPE OF ENGINE
OIL PERFORMANCE QUALITY
& ENGINE COMPARTMENT LABELS
2004 on
Model Year
Petrol and diesel engines
Ford WSS-M2C-913B* or ACEA A5/B5
Recommended oils:
Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W-30
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
ACEA A1/B1*
5 cyl., 6 cyl., Bi fuel, S60R and V70R
12,000 & 12,500 mile service intervals
Petrol engines
ACEA A1/B1*
5 cyl.
Recommended oils:
Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W-30
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
Diesel engines
RECOMMENDED OILS
4 cyl.
NEW S40
NEW V50
Recommended oil:
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
2006 Model Year &
2005 Model Year
S60
V70
XC70
S80
XC90
RECOMMENDED OILS
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Recommended oils:
Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W-30
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
ACEA A5/B5
18,000 mile service interval only
Recommended oil:
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
Diesel engines
ACEA A5/B5
18,000 mile service interval only
Diesel engines
ACEA A3/B3/B4
Recommended oil:
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
12,000 & 12,500 mile service intervals
Recommended oil:
Castrol Formula SLX LongTec 0W-30
1999 - 2005
Model Year
S60
S70
V70
XC70
C70
S80
S90
V90
XC90
Petrol engines
ACEA A1/B1*
Recommended oils:
Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W-30
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
Other petrol engines
1996 - 2004
Model Year
Petrol engines
ACEA A1/B1*
Recommended oils:
Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W-30
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
S40
V40
ACEA A1/B1*
S60 R and V70 R
Diesel engines
Recommended oils:
Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W-30
Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
Diesel engines
Recommended oil:
Castrol GTX Magnatec 10W-40
ACEA A3/B3
(Do not use oil viscosities of 0W-30,
0W-40, 5W-30 or 10W-30)
ACEA A3/B3/B4
D5 only
Recommended oil:
Castrol Formula SLX LongTec 0W-30
Up to 1998
Model Year
Diesel engines
ACEA A3/B3/B4
Other than D5
Castrol Formula SLX LongTec 0W-30
* ACEA A5/B5 works excellently even where ACEA A1/B1 or WSS-M2C-913B is prescribed
All Models
240 360 850
260 740 960
340 760 940
Recommended oil:
Castrol GTX 10W-40
Volvo Essential Service Oil
This oil approved only up to
model year 1998
ACEA A3/B3
* ACEA A5/B5 works excellently even where ACEA A1/B1 or WSS-M2C-913B is prescribed