They examine engine carefully ,so they never again make same mistake to make engine that can last too long :)),sad true,and reality of this pathetic world.
The owner used Mobil a good portion of the cars life. He admitted this on another video. Don't be bs'd thinking he used Castrol the whole time, that is not the truth. Search and you can find the video where he sheepishly admits to the use of Mobil oil.
I follow Irv Gordon since 71 and for all those years his engine was rebuild at least 4 times!So it's not his first camshaft and not his first pistons!.....Just from the last rebuild!...remember!This is only promotional video!
If you do a really good search you can find a video where Irv admits that he used Mobil oil a good portion of the cars life. I think money got involved and Irv did the switch to Castrol.
I used Castrol GTX in my 1983 Datsun 280zxt, and blew out the headgasket twice. Probably not the oils fault, but just saying, this crap ain't magic oil. Never did fix the headgasket the second time, and it's been sitting dead in my back yard ever since.
adolfo maurício in my opinion I prefer gtx. Now here is why, magnatec is great for new engines as the magnatec oil will stick to new engine parts better than sticking to older contaminated parts. Magnatec will not stick properly to engine parts covered in sludge from over extended oil change life. Older engines prefer semi synthetic and a slightly thicker oil as they get older (as metal wears down the thicker oil helps fill the gaps of lost metal). Gtx is a great oil for the price. I have used gtx for over 24,000 miles changing it every 3000 miles as I beat the hell out of my engine (when its warmed to operating temperature that is). Also I use honda oem filter from the dealerships to help get the most out of the oil. My engine has taken me all over europe and even full speed runs accross germany. Prior to me owning this 22 year old engine it has receieved magnatec and gtx from new at honda. I recently went ahead and changed some gaskets and I was so surprised to see how clean my internal parts where. My engine on a dyno produced a engine hp of 112.6 where as it was 115hp brand new. That shocked everyone that day and proved to me that castrol gtx has saved my engines life. My engine is quiet and doesnt burn oil much at all as I have never topped it up between oil changes. Gtx will clean your engine prior to magnatec but I dont think magnatec is worth it as long as you change gtx oil every 3000 miles. Good luck.
adolfo maurício with any new internal engine parts I would use a 0w20 for the first few changes of the break in period not sure if it woukd be magnatec or something from the edge range. My car has only covered 24000 miles over 2 years. I have to change my oil every 3000 miles due to the conditions in which I put my engine through. The car now lives in a hot and dusty village and also uses ethonal 5 and sometimes ethonal 10 fuel which could go into my oil causing my seals to fail and leak if im not careful. I know I havent covered many miles but my engine has now had 26 oil changes with castrol and still going strong. Magnatec isnt for me I guess as my biggest fight is contamination in my oil anyway.
Yeah.... We are supposed to believe that no other volvos used castrol gtx, so they all weared 20x faster ... No doubt it was the good care and maintenance, and very probably always low rpm, specially with cold engine.
I've been using castol gtx for 10 years in my Nissan pickup and is has not given me not one internal mechanical problem...now I use Castrol edge and will continue until the day it dies I received this truck from my grandpa when it had 67,000 miles now it's reaching 260,000 miles and still sounds like new...my grandpa used the same oil ...... he's no longer here but his truck is and still running...
I didn't know we had Castrol GTX in 1966....I thought all we had was crappy 30 weight for summer and 10 weight for winter that didn't even meet SA specs..gee I think the car has more to do with a long life than the oil!
David Viner Well, depends a fair bit - The Volvo B20 engine was always a proper workhorse of an engine, legendary reliability. Same with the B200/B230 engines that followed it.
@@deafyboy86: Same Engine as the Volvo 1800S Wagon ,I Believe, Still A Popular Sport Wagon.If VOLVO Engineers Had Designed The Front Frame Better, Rust Wouldn't t Have Been So Bad,& Would Have Twice As Many Of Them ,On the Road.
this was probably the first RUclips commerical I didn't skip. absolutely well done.
James Smith same especially since I have a 67 volvo
Hahaha
They examine engine carefully ,so they never again make same mistake to make engine that can last too long :)),sad true,and reality of this pathetic world.
Nah, they waited till the whiteblocks for that.
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Its not the oil .. Its the Volvo !
Bull shit
Well premium oil does help
Yes I totaly agree. Of course oil helped, but this is SWEDISH quality steel.
The owner used Mobil a good portion of the cars life. He admitted this on another video. Don't be bs'd thinking he used Castrol the whole time, that is not the truth. Search and you can find the video where he sheepishly admits to the use of Mobil oil.
Rest In Peace Irv, your truly an inspiring person
I thought this was a real take down and then it turns out it's a flipping oil commercial... Thanks Volvo club of American 👎
I follow Irv Gordon since 71 and for all those years his engine was rebuild at least 4 times!So it's not his first camshaft and not his first pistons!.....Just from the last rebuild!...remember!This is only promotional video!
If you do a really good search you can find a video where Irv admits that he used Mobil oil a good portion of the cars life. I think money got involved and Irv did the switch to Castrol.
@@rtaggs8178 Yes, Irv truly knew which side his toast was buttered on!
I used Castrol GTX in my 1983 Datsun 280zxt, and blew out the headgasket twice. Probably not the oils fault, but just saying, this crap ain't magic oil. Never did fix the headgasket the second time, and it's been sitting dead in my back yard ever since.
Makes a nice-looking lawn ornament!
Irv uses Castrol 15w-40 for diesel engines in his 1966 Volvo 1800s because of the added Zinc and Phosphorus levels.
It was 10w40 but no doubt switched to a 15w40 as the high miles added up. But still remarkable
adolfo maurício in my opinion I prefer gtx. Now here is why, magnatec is great for new engines as the magnatec oil will stick to new engine parts better than sticking to older contaminated parts. Magnatec will not stick properly to engine parts covered in sludge from over extended oil change life. Older engines prefer semi synthetic and a slightly thicker oil as they get older (as metal wears down the thicker oil helps fill the gaps of lost metal). Gtx is a great oil for the price. I have used gtx for over 24,000 miles changing it every 3000 miles as I beat the hell out of my engine (when its warmed to operating temperature that is). Also I use honda oem filter from the dealerships to help get the most out of the oil. My engine has taken me all over europe and even full speed runs accross germany. Prior to me owning this 22 year old engine it has receieved magnatec and gtx from new at honda. I recently went ahead and changed some gaskets and I was so surprised to see how clean my internal parts where. My engine on a dyno produced a engine hp of 112.6 where as it was 115hp brand new. That shocked everyone that day and proved to me that castrol gtx has saved my engines life. My engine is quiet and doesnt burn oil much at all as I have never topped it up between oil changes. Gtx will clean your engine prior to magnatec but I dont think magnatec is worth it as long as you change gtx oil every 3000 miles. Good luck.
adolfo maurício with any new internal engine parts I would use a 0w20 for the first few changes of the break in period not sure if it woukd be magnatec or something from the edge range. My car has only covered 24000 miles over 2 years. I have to change my oil every 3000 miles due to the conditions in which I put my engine through. The car now lives in a hot and dusty village and also uses ethonal 5 and sometimes ethonal 10 fuel which could go into my oil causing my seals to fail and leak if im not careful. I know I havent covered many miles but my engine has now had 26 oil changes with castrol and still going strong. Magnatec isnt for me I guess as my biggest fight is contamination in my oil anyway.
Yeah.... We are supposed to believe that no other volvos used castrol gtx, so they all weared 20x faster ... No doubt it was the good care and maintenance, and very probably always low rpm, specially with cold engine.
That's impressive, I wonder what all has been replaced.
I've been using castol gtx for 10 years in my Nissan pickup and is has not given me not one internal mechanical problem...now I use Castrol edge and will continue until the day it dies I received this truck from my grandpa when it had 67,000 miles now it's reaching 260,000 miles and still sounds like new...my grandpa used the same oil ...... he's no longer here but his truck is and still running...
I've always run GTX, but then I only have 234k miles.
Exelente Analisis 👉👍
I didn't know we had Castrol GTX in 1966....I thought all we had was crappy 30 weight for summer and 10 weight for winter that didn't even meet SA specs..gee I think the car has more to do with a long life than the oil!
On another video, Mr. Gordon stated he started using Catrol GTX in 1968, two years after he got the vehicle.
holy crap lol, this guy looks like that actor that plays breaking bad. But seriously, if that's true... i'd go for Castrol oil from now on lol
looks like a pure commercial
change the oil as per manufacturers spec and the engine will go on for ever, it's the spec of oil that counts not the manufacturer
David Viner Well, depends a fair bit - The Volvo B20 engine was always a proper workhorse of an engine, legendary reliability. Same with the B200/B230 engines that followed it.
Now manufactures want longer drain intervolts so you can wear out the moving parts quicker.
@@deafyboy86: Same Engine as the Volvo 1800S Wagon ,I Believe, Still A Popular Sport Wagon.If VOLVO Engineers Had Designed The Front Frame Better, Rust Wouldn't t Have Been So Bad,& Would Have Twice As Many Of Them ,On the Road.
the commercial did'nt said if castrol oil was used in all those years of driving... smh
I miss the castor bean smell of the original Castrol but I use no other oil but GTX in my Volvo bricks.
I would like to take care of a car to last that long too. 😀
I will use Castrol now
Crazy that Irv has driven more than 14 times the distance between the earth and the moon... Astonishing!
Gamecrazybro that may be true but its hard to relate to because nobody has ever driven to the moon!
And this volvo didn't use Castrol 😋
FAKE!FAKE!Look at the camshaft!......Doesn't nobody see it can lift only 4 valves!
It says, "camshaft sectioned for separate analysis at University of Cambridge"
Chevy made to last.
Volvo: "hold my fucking beer."
Bad marketing it's a biggest lie Castrol oil can last.