Ok, so another update. I was told yesterday evening that Volvo is holding firm with their offer to cover only half the repair. I'd like to reach out to a market manager in the Los Angeles area, but I'm having difficulty getting a good email address. I sent an email that got forwarded to "corporate ...

Thanks for the update, Derek. I have my fingers crossed for you. If not, I'll be happy to spread the claim rejection news. Bad press does wonders.

I have a feeling you'll get a positive outcome however.

Thanks Matthew. I have a new update.

They are now telling me that the engine does not need ...

djtomr941 wrote:I had a blown engine that got replaced.

If Volvo is not working with you, go have your wife pick out a new Volvo and make her buying it contingent on Volvo agreeing to replace your engine.

Ha! That's a good idea. I kind of thought of that myself.

I've provided my service records which indicate my synthetic oil changes every 5-6k miles since I've owned the vehicles. The service records also show the multiple times I went in for a fluid refill as the oil level had prematurely gotten low.

My car is still with the service department at Ontario ...

You'll do yourself a favor to find the receipts from those oil changes. Or get a printout from that shop.

You've seen the first and biggest S60 Blown Engine topic, yes?

Yes, actually the first post on this was the first thing I saw when I googled the issue after Volvo indicated that the problem ...

Since the dealership is not local to my house, I did my regular oil changes at Valvoline. I'm not a car expert, but I believe they were putting in a synthetic blend.

I bought the vehicle as a pre-owned car from the dealership in 2014. No one ever told me I needed fully synthetic or any issues with ...

So, it happened to me. At 91k miles.

Check engine light came on with a rough idle. Went to my most local mechanic (Goodyear) and after they replaced the spark plugs and ignition coils ($600), they told me it didn't fix the problem and cylinder #5 was running at 18psi. Yay! They contacted Volvo to ...