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    Default Weight oil.

    2006 XC70. I use Mobil 1, Summer is approaching here in NY. Local suppliers carry 10-30, 5-30. What is the recommendations for this year? 90k. I’ve been using the 10-40 in summer.

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    Mobil 1 European Car Formula 0W-40. (Mobil 1 FS) Walmart carries it.

    Shell Helix Ultra 0W-40 is another. I've gotten that at Walmart too, when they were out of Mobil 1, though didn't see it there the last time.
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    +1 Mobil 1 0-W40. 202k miles and I burn around a qt every 5-6kmiles. My view is I want to get oil to those Turbocharger bearings as quickly as possible no matter what the season....2007, XC 70
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    Yhey, I go 0-40 too (but Shell Helix) for same reason.

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    I almost made the switch to M1 EF 0W-40 vs factory recommended M1 5W-30.

    If you look around, most of the European cars (especially with turbos) are running M1 EF 0W-40 and this also has the special Porsche seal of approval.

    IMO either way would be fine... The more I think about it, the more convinced I am to switch to M1 EF the next oil service.

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    I use the Mobil 1 0W40 in Volvos. Works great.

    Here is an example of one of my Used Oil Analyses:

    https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forum...Number=2281431

    I talked a lot about oil in a previous thread on this forum.

    http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showth...Oil-Rant/page5

    TL;DR

    Use an oil that is designed for a long drain interval. It must meet ACEA specs and it should be synthetic. I recommended Mobil 1 0w40 back then, too...
    Current Fleet:
    2016 Tundra Crewmax 4WD 1794
    2005 MB S600 (126K, Michelin AS4, HPL 0W40)
    2005 MB SL600 (55K Michelin AS4, Mobil 1 0W40)
    2004 V70R (143K, six speed M66, HPL 5W40)
    2004 XC90 (235K, HPL 0W30 Euro)
    2002 V70-XC (295K, HPL 0W30 Euro)
    2002 V70-T5 (225K, IPD bars, Bilsteins)
    2001 V70-T5 (125K, IPD downpipe, cat back and other mods)
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    Lots of oil test here that are pretty interesting to watch -
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2r...ery=engine+oil

    Consider Walmart SuperTech and Amazon Basics

    I've read more than I care to remember on the Land Rover forums about all of this and these tests make things quite interesting.

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