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Source – Volvo AB, Göteborg, Sweden page 18(35)
Reprint 2001 Karl Eric Målberg
2 Check the oil level in the engine
The oil level in the engine should be checked every time tanking is carried out. This
should be done while the engine is warm and the oil levels is checked by using a
dipstick on the left side of the engine. Dry off the dipstick first to avoid a faulty
reading.
The oil level should be between the two marks on the dipstick. It should never be
permitted to go down below the lower mark but, on the other hand, it should not be
above the upper mark since abnormally high oil consumption will be the result. If
necessary, top up with oil of the same type as already being used in the engine,
through the oil filler cap on the rocker arm cover.
3 Change the engine oil
The intervals between oil changes depend to a great extend on the driving
conditions. During the summer or when the car is being mainly used for long-distance
running, it is sufficient to change the oil every 3,000 miles (5,000 km). During the
winter and when the car is being used under unfavourable conditions with continuous
stopping and starting, the oil should be changed after every 1,500 miles (2,500 km).
At the same time the carburettor-damping cylinder should be lubricated with SAE 20
engine oil, see page 22. During the running-in period the oil should also be changed
after the first 600 miles (1,000 km)
Viscosties Oil capacity
Oil grade
Below 0C
(32F)
0C – 30C
(32F – 90F)
Above 30C
(90F)
When changing
oil
Including oil
cleaner
For Service
SAE 10W * SAE 20 * SAE 30 * 3.25 litres 3.75 litres
*) or SAE 10 W - 30 multi-grade oil
4 Transmission
5 The oil level in to the transmission should be checked after every 3,000 miles
(5,000 km). The oil level should be up to the filler hole.
The oil in the transmission should be changed after every 12,500 miles (20,000
km).(In the case of a new or reconditioned transmission, the oil should be changed
after the first 3,000 miles (5,000 km) and the transmission should also be carefully
rinsed out with flushing oil)
The old oil should be drained off immediately after the car has been run while the oil
is still warm. Every other time the oil is changed, the transmission should be cleaned
out with flushing oil before the new oil is added.
When draining off the oil from a transmission fitted with an overdrive, note that there
is an extra drain plug under the overdrive marked “Drain”. When oil is being added it
takes some time for the oil to run into the overdrive and for this reason the filling
should be carried out relatively slowly. Each time the oil us changed, the overdrive oil
strainer should be cleaned – see servicing procedure 25 page 25
Do not use hypoid oil in the transmission.
Transmission oil Oils grade Viscosity Oil capacity
M40 Transmission oil SAE 80 (all year round) 0.75 litres
M 41 Engine oil SAE 30 (all year round) 1.8 litres
6 Rear axle
The oil level in the rear axle should be checked after every 3,000 miles, (5,000 km).
The oil level should be up to the filler hole.
The oil in the rear axle should be changed after the first 3,000 miles (5,000 km). The
old oil is drained off by removing the cover on the back of the housing, and this