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by eldims
21 Apr 2012, 07:16
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: The Unusual Maintenance after 8 Years & 150,000km
Replies: 1
Views: 721

The Unusual Maintenance after 8 Years & 150,000km

2003 S60 2.3 T5 Last month, my radiator was leaking internally into the gear box. Kept losing coolant and kept refilling it (stupidly) thinking it was vaporizing somewhere. Ended up losing the gear box. Radiator sorted too of course. Then just last week when my wife was driving, a hose leading to th...
by eldims
04 Mar 2012, 03:22
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Erratic misfire (?)
Replies: 10
Views: 2073

Re: Erratic misfire (?)

Have you ruled out the transmission as the culprit. I imagine the misfire you described is a jerky feeling, which could as easily be coming from the transmission box. A quick check on the gearbox oil could be probably tell a lot.
by eldims
04 Mar 2012, 03:05
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Uneven Acceleration @ Full Throttle
Replies: 2
Views: 1393

Uneven Acceleration @ Full Throttle

Volvo S60 2.3T5 2003 I'm experiencing an uneven acceleration when i put my foot down on the throttle. Most noticeable during 4th and 5th gear. Just to be clear on the "uneven acceleration", it's when the car feels like it's accelerating very quickly at one point and accelerate slowly (but ...
by eldims
01 Mar 2012, 19:43
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Coolant loss lead to transmission failure
Replies: 7
Views: 9272

Re: Coolant loss lead to transmission failure

Checked the tranny and engine oil. Looks good. So i'm guessing its not escaping to these parts. I've narrowed down to problems with the head gasket. Read somewhere that having engine oil around the spark plug thread could be a sign of worn out gasket. Also read somewhere that faulty head gasket coul...
by eldims
29 Feb 2012, 22:25
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Coolant loss lead to transmission failure
Replies: 7
Views: 9272

Coolant loss lead to transmission failure

Model : S60 2.3T5 Year : 2003 Just to share. A few months back i kept loosing coolant but was too ignorant to do anything about it. Tried looking around where the leak was but couldn't find it, and i ignored it. The coolant low alarm would light up every week or so and i was OK with having to fill i...