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by bigsi15
11 Apr 2015, 04:24
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: 02 Volvo s60 custom subwoofer build
Replies: 3
Views: 3987

Re: 02 Volvo s60 custom subwoofer build

Final finish could be improved but is acceptable and cheap. If the sub wasn't designed to be removed could be finished better I'm sure too
by bigsi15
11 Apr 2015, 04:13
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: 02 Volvo s60 custom subwoofer build
Replies: 3
Views: 3987

Re: 02 Volvo s60 custom subwoofer build

To make tidy in the car I simply cut a larger section of the remaining carpet and used velcrow strips to secure in place on various parts of the boot structure. This seemed to work well and was very cheap. I wanted to have something that made removal easy as I use my boot for bikes etc but blend it ...
by bigsi15
11 Apr 2015, 04:09
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: 02 Volvo s60 custom subwoofer build
Replies: 3
Views: 3987

Re: 02 Volvo s60 custom subwoofer build

Pictures including vibe space 12
by bigsi15
11 Apr 2015, 04:04
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: 02 Volvo s60 custom subwoofer build
Replies: 3
Views: 3987

02 Volvo s60 custom subwoofer build

Hi all
I just thought I would share my recent experience of building and fitting a slightly more space friendly subwoofer enclosure into the boot of the s60 in case anyone was interested.

Firstly though I must say I'm no master carpenter not physicist but the result so far im actually ...
by bigsi15
04 Jan 2014, 10:09
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke
Replies: 13
Views: 14504

Re: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke

Update ...

Oil consumption has improved and a rev from idle shows less to no smoke, however still using a fair bit of oil so I'm not sure now. Guess valve stem seals or stuck oil control ring?
by bigsi15
14 Dec 2013, 13:29
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke
Replies: 13
Views: 14504

Re: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke

Not specifically no. The car has 80k miles and had a terribly blocked pcv when I got it 1k ago so I think it has had a bad history of oil changing and used for short runs so never really warmed up properly and probably driven harshly from cold etc. that's my guess anyway. Certainly a turbo full of ...
by bigsi15
14 Dec 2013, 07:02
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke
Replies: 13
Views: 14504

Re: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke

Ok further update for anyone who is interested. I bit the bullet and had the turbo refurbished, sump removed and cleaned and o rings replaced and so far it has seemed to have solved my oil consumption issues... Still early days but hopefully it looks like the turbo was bad.

The shop said although ...
by bigsi15
14 Dec 2013, 07:01
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke
Replies: 13
Views: 14504

Re: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke

Ok further update for anyone who is interested. I bit the bullet and had the turbo refurbished, sump removed and cleaned and o rings replaced and so far it has seemed to have solved my oil consumption issues... Still early days but hopefully it looks like the turbo was bad.

The shop said although ...
by bigsi15
21 Oct 2013, 01:59
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke
Replies: 13
Views: 14504

Re: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke

If anyone is interested I Have repeated the earlier video having done the change and there seems to be a slight improvement with less blue smoke puffed out... Time will tell I guess!

by bigsi15
21 Oct 2013, 01:55
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke
Replies: 13
Views: 14504

Re: Volvo s60 t5 oil loss no leak or smoke

Thank you for your suggestion but yes I have looked here and all is dry. I had a leak there in the past but that was coming from a missing bolt in the top of the head!