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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton
The 3.2L inline 6-cylinder in there is a nice motor, smooth as glass out on the road, and it has a timing chain. My service manager said it's a good car and you shouldn't have too much trouble with it except for maybe the clock spring, which will trigger an ABS light. He said it's a good idea to switch it to synthetic oil, but don't change the transmission oil. Out here in CA where the roads suck, the control arm bushings tend to go at around 60,000 miles. Out here it's around $800 + tax at a dealer for new control arms and it's mostly parts.
PM me the last 6 of the VIN and I can tell you more about the history per Volvo via PM.
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Steve I sent you a PM with the last 6 digits of the VIN # . I see in the owners manual Volvo ( back in 2010 ) recommended Castrol oil . I'm going to assume any over the counter synthetic is sufficient ? The owners manual say's nothing about suggested oil weights , in the Toyota I ran 5W30 . I live in GA. so summer heat can be consistantly in the mid 90's in your opinion is a 30W sufficient ? Funny you mentioned the clock spring , it took me a few minutes to figure out how to reset the clock it's different than the Toyota .
Curious why your guy suggests NOT to change the transmission fluid ? Or is he suggesting not to change it with synthetic ? I was thinking when I get to 50K miles I would change it . I'll keep an eye on the control arm bushings that would be a job I would do myself . Any additional info you can provide based on your knowledge is appreciated . Thanks