oil additives VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

173 Maintenanceandservice
DieselFuelsystemDieselenginesaresensitivetocontaminants.
Onlyusedieselfuelfromawell-knownoil
companythatfulfilstherequirementsfor
recommendedfuelgradeasdescribedon
page244.Neverusedieselofdubious
quality.Specialdieselfueldesignedfor
outsidetemperaturesaroundfreezingpointis
availablefromthemajoroilcompanies.This
fuelislessviscousatlowtemperaturesand
reducestheriskofwaxbuildingupinthefuel
system.
Theriskofcondensationbuildingupinthe
tankisreducedifthetankiskeptwellfilled.
Makesurethattheareaaroundthefillerpipe
iscleanwhenrefuelling.
Avoidspillingontothepaintwork.Washoff
anyspillswithdetergentandwater.EmptytankNospecialproceduresarerequiredifthe
tankisrundry.Thefuelsystemisbled
automaticallyiftheignitionswitchiskeptin
positionIIforapprox.60secondsbeforethe
startattempt.
Drainingcondensationfromthe
fuelfilterThefuelfilterseparatescondensationfrom
thefuel.Condensationcandisruptengine
operation.
Thefuelfiltermustbedrainedattheintervals
specifiedintheServiceandWarranty
Bookletorifyoususpectthatthecarhas
beenfilledwithcontaminatedfuel.IMPORTANT!Dieseltypefuelswhichmustnotbeused:
specialadditives,MarineDieselFuel,fuel
oil,RME(RapeMethylEster),vegetable
oil.
Thesefuelsdonotfulfiltherequirements
inaccordancewithVolvorecommenda-
tionsandgenerateincreasedwearand
enginedamagethatisnotcoveredbythe
Volvowarranty.
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239 Technicaldata
EngineoilAdversedrivingconditionsChecktheoillevelmorefrequentlyforlong
journeys:
towingacaravanortrailer.
inmountainousregions.
athighspeeds.
intemperaturescolderthan-30°Cor
hotterthan+40°C.
shorterdrivingdistances(shorterthan
10km)atlowtemperatures(under5°C).
Thismayresultinabnormallyhighoiltemper-
atureoroilconsumption.
Chooseafullysyntheticengineoilfor
adversedrivingconditions.Itprovidesextra
protectionfortheengine.
Volvorecommendsoilproducts.
Viscositychart
IMPORTANT!Alwaysusetheprescribedoilgradeand
viscosity.
Ifanoilotherthanthatprescribedhas
beenused,contactthelocalauthorised
Volvoworkshopimmediatelyforservice.
Donotuseextraoiladditives.Theycould
damagetheengine.
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