Was the 5K oil change just to be extra safe? The recommended mileage is every 10K, right?

 

Volvo recommends every 10,000 mikes. I keep cars for a decade (or two) so I use a 5,000 mike oil change schedule.

 

I thought it was 1,500 miles but you should ask the dealer to be sure.

 

That's the number I had in my head from another thread.

 

You guys are wasting your money. State of the art new cars are good for 10k.

 

How long do you plan on keeping the two 2019's you have?

 

I spoke with my dealership today and the service adviser said 1,500 miles over would not be a problem.

 

i see. So scientific facts never change over time when new variables or information becomes available. Engine technology will remain the same and not require changes.

Maybe if Volvo had a better powertrain warranty I would feel better about their recommendations on oil changes.

 

i see. So scientific facts never change over time when new variables or information becomes available. Engine technology will remain the same and not require changes.

Maybe if Volvo had a better powertrain warranty I would feel better about their recommendations on oil changes.

I will say it again, There is nothing wrong with doing what you are but it is a technical waste and not needed. You are no different than some weirdo changing his oil every 2,000 miles.

The engineers that designed this engine are smarter than you and me combined. I trust them. I have yet to see a 4 cylinder die or have issues for that matter because of the 10k service interval.

The Volvo powertrain warranty is extremely good and Volvo is generous if you service your car regularly at a dealer. I have seen engines or pistons replaced under goodwill with 90k+ miles on them because they had immaculate service histories but something just gave way unexpectedly.

 

Say a guy doesn't put a ton of miles on their car. Is there a recommendation or need to get oil change on a time-basis such as once a year or such if they aren't driving 10K miles a year? (Specifically T5 XC40)

 

1 year or 10k miles.

 

The way I see it; that they allow 2000miles over the mark. Since the free factory services are first 3 or 36000miles. In my opinion that’s at 12k,24k and 36k which implies a 2000mile grace at each service interval of 10k.
Again this is how I see it.

 

The way I see it; that they allow 2000miles over the mark. Since the free factory services are first 3 or 36000miles. In my opinion that's at 12k,24k and 36k which implies a 2000mile grace at each service interval of 10k.
Again this is how I see it.

You could read it as 3 yrs or 36k, whichever comes first. If you hit 36k before 3 yrs, then that's end of freebie period and you should have had 3 oil chgs already.