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Asked: Oct 12, 2008 - 09:04 AM

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Can I change from synthetic oil to regular oil in my 2000 Volvo without any problems?

2000 volvo with 208000 miles

In Maintenance & Repair > Oil
In Makes & Models > Volvo
3 answers - 107 days ago

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karjunkie

Date: Oct 12, 2008
Time: 06:08 PM

Of course you can! It is an old wive's tale that you cannot change back and forth. One real concern is a very high mileage car that has used conventional oil going to synthetic. In that case,the synthetic oil might dissolve too much gunk, so it is recommended that you make the transition with 2 oil changes at 2K miles each so as to flush out the gunk. But that is not your case. You will just need more frequent oil changes at 5K miles instead of 10K miles. Make sure you use the same weight oil as recommended by the manufacturer.


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karjunkie

Date: Oct 12, 2008
Time: 06:08 PM

Of course you can! It is an old wive's tale that you cannot change back and forth. One real concern is a very high mileage car that has used conventional oil going to synthetic. In that case,the synthetic oil might dissolve too much gunk, so it is recommended that you make the transition with 2 oil changes at 2K miles each so as to flush out the gunk. But that is not your case. You will just need more frequent oil changes at 5K miles instead of 10K miles. Make sure you use the same weight oil as recommended by the manufacturer.


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snowflake808

Date: May 06, 2009
Time: 05:22 AM

of course...u can

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tmd545

Date: Aug 11, 2009
Time: 12:56 PM

They are interchangeable. They sell synthetic blend, which is a mix of conventional oil and synthetic.

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