Can you just top up engine oil?
Regularly checking your engine oil is one of the most important things you can do to look after your car and is just one of the things that is checked during a service. You shouldn’t have to completely change your oil every time you check it, just a top up should be fine until the oil goes bad.
Can you mix engine oil with water?
It is common sense that the oil of any engine should never mix with the coolant or water. This is so because whereas oil is meant to lubricate all moving parts in the engine, the coolant is supposed to cool the engine which normally generates heat at high temperatures when it is running.
What happens if you put water where oil goes in your car?
Water in the oil – Coolant leak due to non-watertight seal (cylinder head gasket, etc.). Water in motor oil can cause serious damage to your engine – the oil will be denatured and no longer effectively cooled. …
What kind of oil do you put in a Volvo?
OIL PERFORMANCE QUALITY & ENGINE COMPARTMENT LABELS Recommended oil: Castrol GTX 10W-40 Volvo Essential Service Oil This oil approved only up to model year 1998 Diesel engines Recommended oil: Castrol GTX Magnatec 10W-40 TYPE OF ENGINE Petrol and diesel engines 4 cyl. Recommended oils: Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W-30 Castrol SLX R-Tec 0W-30
What should I do if my Volvo oil is plugged?
The lower port was plugged only halfway. This is the passage that goes down into the oil pan (See Photo 12). If it’s plugged, the oil pan should be removed to properly clean the passage. Our car had 160,000 miles on it, and all the hoses were very hard and brittle.
Where is the oil trap on a Volvo?
The oil trap is located under the intake manifold, so the intake needs to be removed. Photo 1 also shows the intake oil leaks around the top of the engine. Disconnect the throttle cable (See Photo 3) and the hoses from the vacuum tree (See Photo 4) and intake housing.
Where are the vacuum hoses on a Volvo?
There were five vacuum hoses on our turbo model. Remove the lower hose from the IAC valve, then remove the turbo intercooler to throttle housing tube. Be sure to check and clean all the vacuum ports on the tree and at the other ends of the hoses where they go into the turbo duct by the turbo (See Photo 5).