Hi folks,

Well after just 9 months of ownership, the 2006 S60R I spent every last penny on has apparently cracked a cylinder. I wish I'd known about this BS Volvo design flaw before I bought the car, but it is what it is. The main problem now is that I'm on the Big Island of Hawaii and there are ...

Sorry for the confusion - it's definitely an R (its just the base model of the R). It's the 2.5 for sure.

Dikedera,

I'm confused. I have a 2006 S60R Base. Were there multiple engines for this car? I thought the 300HP was standard. Everyone else is saying this is the engine with thin cylinder walls that should have been shimmed. See here:

https://www.swedespeed.com/threads/losing-coolant-but-cant-find ...

Thanks for the response yanga001,

I just did a block test and it came back positive for a leak. Most of what I've read about this suggests it's a failed cylinder wall, but you're saying it could be a failed head gasket?

Is there an easy way to test this?

I'm not sure how I could tell if coolant ...

Hi folks, I have a 2006 S60R that's recently had coolant problems and I'm hoping to get your thoughts.

When I first got the car about 9 months ago, my mechanic noticed the expansion tank was getting ready to crack so I replaced it (OEM). Then about 3 months ago, the hose blew off the top of my ...

Well, it's such a small leak, I was thinking just a small about of the K-Seal would do it. I drove around today for like 20 minutes and it didn't leak at all. But the other day I did some highway driving for a while and then noticed it had leaked the next day - maybe a quart or so. So yeah, I guess ...

Hi folks, I recently "fixed" my radiator neck on my 2006 S60R using this excellent writeup by Mikele82: https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=90098

It worked for a while, but now I'm getting a tiny leak that appears to be coming from between the copper pipe and the original ...

Outstanding fix and post Mikele82 - I did this last weekend and it worked great - EXACTLY as you described! Thank you so much for taking the time to post this. If I wasn't broke I'd send you a gift basket. My sincere gratitude and blessings will have to suffice for now. Consider your karma hereby ...

Awesome, thanks erikv11 - I suspect you're right and I need to get some of those. I'll pull it today and have a look... I appreciate your feedback!

Yeah, it seems like there are a TON of options on ali - was just wondering if anyone knew a specific one that works well...