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I can definitely be a node.
I live in Vegas.
Let me know if i can help.

Hello.
Is this car still available?
More importantly, where is it located?

Good solution for turbo lag... Manual boot controller. You have to mount it as close to the turbo as you can. And it takes a while to tune it in. ECM tune to 20 psi max boost. Or more if you want....it's your motor right...haha. This because your car's ECM is right now set to a set boost max. When y...

Sitll for sale?

Just jumping back on here see this v70r for sale.
Is it still available?

Good day all. Hate start a new topic for this although i cannot find a good answer.
I have a 99 v70xc awd. I need a bevel gear.
Am finding conflicting info.
Some say only 98 and 99 will work. Some say 99 up to 2002 will work.
Any help or if someone is selling one?

you can buy a rebuild kit on ebay for 50 bucks or so. maybe less. they are easy to rebuild. just remember the reverse thread nut.
im also sure you can find a video to walk you through it. it will take you about 45 mins to rebuild once off the car.

how about the rear diff?

Yup. Although it seems to be balanced ok. And preforms well.
Although only a month into it. I will keep everyone posted.

Correct me if i am wrong...the drive shaft for the 99 and 2000 modles are not servicable. Maybe even some of the 89's also. The drive shaft cannot be separated...they are spun welded juat above the center support bearing.. Have received and installed the drive shaft fron Colorado Drive shaft...canno...

Good morning...was also wondering about pic of the rear of the car and the interior that the R has.

i have a 16t for sale.

hello everyone. this is going to be a throw back question. im working on a 1989 740 turbo. a lot of history behind it. question though is it has been years since i have worked on one of these. its the one with no obd connector you are on your own...so to speak. getting to the point...i seem to remem...

So. I checked with the vandsautodismantlers and they were asking a respectable 375 for a driveshaft. SO...on eBay guess who I found...yup....Colorado Driveshaft.....put in a few bids. Yes I lowballed them first. Lol. 250. They countered with a NO...haha. 300...no they came down to 475....I hit them ...

Thank you Neil. I will get on those leads tomorrow.
I think its bad that the center support cannot be replaced. Or if it can our shop doesn't have the means. Big hammer doesn't work. Lol.

Daniel

Any one have or knows where one can get a good used drive shaft for a 99 v70xc awd ?

Or what year range is compatible?

Yes had power. No pulse.
So...gor the ECU back from ARD. Hooked it up and she fired up. Runs great..
Turns out the ECU was bad...

So no crank no start. Car will run on starting fluid. Not the antenna ring. I changed it with a known good one and they each operated respectfully...code IMM 321 comes while cranking without fail after erasing...ECU will not set obd codes at all. There is no pulse to the injectors..scanning the IMM ...

Sorry for the delay...my other Volvo is resting in pieces....LOL brakes went out no one was hurt.. So with OBD2 I cannot get ANY codes...only when I'm in dealer mode and its a constant umm 321...I changed the key ring and the IMM unit to no avail.... I'm in touch with Lucky at ARD about cloning my e...

sorry. i read wrong i am a bit backwards as i read things sometimes ci 141 12 pulse not plus pulse signal short to ground...sorry and i have to wait till i get home tonight to double check that is even correct. and abscate...i will go in obd2 mode tonight and see what i get that way. i think 12 puls...

Matco
Maximus.
CI 141 refers to 12 plus signal short to ground.
Where it is referring to or what or if it they are refering to a control mod...I don't know as of yet. When I get to the shop i may be able to find this info.
You have shed a little light on my subject though. Will keep everyone posted..

Hoping someone has seen this. Note...NOT THE ANTENNA RING. my 99 v70xc cranks acts like it wants to start only it won't start. It did/does at one point run for 10 seconds or so. I'm leaning toward an ECU. Along with this no start action I am able to get two codes... IMM 321 and CI 141.... I switched...

i now have IMM 321.....im going to try cleaning the ring contacts first... although i see a lot of talk on this code....it seems no one comes back and says THIS IS WHAT FIXED IT......there should be a rule about that. also it seems that someone fixed it with an upper ecm/mirror fix and that is great...

Yes. It is safe...only do not open the caps on top that expose the water and plates...set it on 2 amp setting and it will take a few hours..if you are going to be around then ok go to 40 amp setting give it 40 mins... NOTE....most batteries have caps... Check water OUTSIDE!!!!! fisrt!!!!!!!!.......t...

take the bolt. hold the head of it with a vise grip. this works best on a vise where the vise is flat. hold the bolt threads over the flat part of the vise, or any flat metal surface will do, not get a hammer and smash the threads flat turn the bolt over and smash them again so now your bolt is a bi...

Hello all. Turns out to be a weak fuel pump.
When I turn the key you can hear it come on strong..you can even energize it with 12 volts...fuel will come to the rail.....SLOWLY....not enough to do anything though...replaced the pump with known good one and it runs...

no it still will not start. although after i manually get fuel to the rail since i am by my self i have to stop pumping the fuel start the car.
tonight ill have the little woman to help.

Here is one for everyone...cranks no start...runs with starter fluid...turn key...hear fuel pump...yet no pressure in rail...if I remove pump relay and feed pump 12 volts I then will get fuel to rail...switched relays no change....then again sounds like this thread doesn't it?... Only I just install...

looking at these pictures. those two tires have been driven on while flat it appears
look like the ring of death as we say. unless that is the same tire in both pics then.....

Ready to get on a plane
id rather have this add deleted than to have to look at it everyday and wonder WTH is going on lololololol

want to buy. please contact me

HELLO, PM'ED TWICE
asked twice
im not going to beg to buy the car.....or maybe i will

Wondering if this car is still up for grabs?

Cam 2 blue blood feel the power....HAHA

ok so in case anyone needs this trick...
take the bolt and hold it with a pair of vise grips on the head.
take a sledge hammer and smash the threads flatten them a bit on both sides so then you have an "oval" type bolt.
then this new bolt will cut new threads use the proper torque and walaa....

I have seen synthetic oil in the past on high mileage cars where it gets past the rings and smoked out of the tail pipe. Note that they were worn old motors. On A VOLVO motor......you are in good shape i would say they make the best especially our super duper v70's and the like. Although if you noti...

I have a trick that will work..........never fails..

Hello all. I am moving to Las Vegas Nevada in a few months give or take a month. lol. Either way I have put in a generous 60 to 90 day notice. Anyone here know of any openings i could apply for as far as autos are concerned? I do check craigslist although maybe someone has a bit more insight to Vega...

maybe im missing it some place,
what is the price if it is still available?

sorry if this topic is already out there. just wondering if anyone has a good, complete, diagram of the hook up i.e. coolant, oil, vacuum. where they come from and where they go to. I would be very happy if someone had this info handy. i am going to eventually hook a kkk 24k up to a complete rebuild...

going to be moving from DC to Las Vegas. would definatly stop and pick this wagon up.
i did PM though was hoping to make a deal soon

pm'ed you, im interested let us know something. thanks.

he has solid lifters, those lifters are all one size in the beginning. they are then shaved to fit the gap needed. i dont think there is any better possibilty of making one head out of two. you would still need the tool to hold down the cams and have access to the lifters to measure. its like the ol...

sounds like you are getting a crash course in cylinder head rebuilds. and not the best way to sign up for the course. lol. the hardest and most teadious part is still to come. measuring the valve clearance to sort out all of the jumbled up valves. and there are no I/E markings to go with those numbe...

one of my 99 v70xc has 235k miles on it. so instead of a nice and intact coil wire harness. mine looked more like a rats nest. wires are cracked brittle and have open spots. so i have tried to keep all separate. went to the junk yard and cut a harness off for the coils and that included the can sens...

what size is that turbo?

probably could have saved that caliper. im in Fall church va. although it would have been a bit of a drive.
let me know if you need help sometime.

popping noise, on the 3 point turn, check for grease on the steering syops, probably dry add grease should cure the popping on a tight turn.

oops, lol, for some reason i complet;ey did not get that whole ;last few interactions. so yeah, disreguard what i said just now...haha

definatly check the timing like everyone here is saying to do. remove the rear cam plugs also so you can see where the cams are pointing when you line up your marks again on the front side. intake should be straight across and the exhaust cam should be off just a bit say ten oclock ish. it is best t...

pictures are a major help also. big big help.

so did you fix the spark issue?
what fixed it?
are you still working on it?

wow, lucky i didnt see this first, where did you search to find that?
very nice

ok, went out early this morning, heard the fuel pump come on the car started and died in 3 seconds. didn't hear the buzzing noise. tried it again there it was a buzzing noise coming from the upper area on the drivers side like where the speaker is. so i switched out the fuel pump relay and there you...

i emailed him a few days ago, i just pm'ed him

sounds like it isn't in park like it is starting in neutral
also like two problems parking brake pads have fallen apart and are binding

let us know if you can start it in park and neutral.

good morning volvo people. i had started to hear a strange buzzing noise from under my dash of my 99 v70xc awd turbo. it is very cold here in virginia although i am not confirming that it is a cold issue.. it sounds like a very loud relay and for a short time..coming from the drivers side up near th...

it cant still be for sale is it?

yeah i heard about the NA cam swap and i was ready to do it until i learned that it cant be done with the vvt cams..oh well, i have a complete head sitting around the shop and i plan on doing something to that, dont know what just yet...there has to be something that can be done...what if i milled t...

a week late although I took the stock exhaust manifold off of my 99 v70xc ltp and installed a v70r exhaust and put on a 15g turbo i had on my other v70xc lpt. needless to say the other v70xc got a 16t.

In case someone is searching this topic recently...I own a 99 v70xc awd 2.4 turbo vin56. My oil does NOT go through the radiator. I had this problem about 2 months ago...it was said that the cooler on the back of the motor is not KNOWN to leak/fail internally and I believe that to be true...I had oi...

head lights?
speakers? radio unit?

you will loose about 3/4 of a quart. and it is not necessary to change the oil again. just drain the filter reseat the oring and filter start it up count to 4 and shut it off and check it and top off. ad a drop or two to the o ring to help seat it once it is on the filter. push the filter down all t...

what size is that turbo?
how much would you want for that anmd the exhaust manifold
feel free to pm me

Ok. Figured it out a week ago. This noise I had been chasing sounded ssoooo much like a collapsed lifter. Like one VERY bad lifter....I did the oil pan jazz and nothing.....i did the lifter thing and nothing......injectors still nothing.....only in drive never hear or herd the noise in neutral or pa...

I own a 99 v70xc awd. put on a new cat from magna flow. not a bad up grade looking for exhaust the 99 has the rear exhaust going OVER the left rear axle. ok no big deal. Was looking at a 2001 xc that has the same set up as far as i can tell in the rear axle / cross member..... although the exhaust i...

It's that moment when your gas light is touching the red bar..
Your miles to zero read 20 miles.....
And you did your own fuel pump replacement...

@tryingbe still have the turbo for sale?

smoke test yet?
i had a boost issue and found a leak right around my BCV near the throttle. made a biiggg differance

I removed the axle (6 bolts). Dropped both sub frame bolts to the rear of the carriage..them wiggled the new exhaust in place fairly easily...99 v70xc awd turbo.

My slapping/tapping noise only happens in drive under load. In park/neutral the motot is quite and smooth up to redline...put it in drive and power brake it it is a little noisy...drive it and it is loud...had a pan issue. Fixed that..thought about i collapsed lifter...replaced all 20...no change......

wondering if anyone could answer this.
cylinder head casting number....1001837
cylinder head casting number....1001773

interchangeable?

ok, i just saw this post and thank you precopster. you made my day.

Sorry to all for using all caps. Was on the computer at work we write all work orders in caps...my apologies.. Thanks for the reply...I flaked and didn't even think to look at the timing cover...and yes I see the lifters are solid and the valve cover has two rows of torex plugs that my 99 does not.....

I HAVE A 1999 V70 XC AWD 2.4LPT
THE 6TH AND 7TH NUMBERS IN THE VIN ARE 56
MY QUESTION IS.......IS THE CYLINDER HEAD OFF OF A 2000 V70 XC AWD WITH THE SAME 6TH AND 7TH VIN BEING 56....

CAN I USE THAT HEAD?
I HOPE SOMEONE KNOWS OR CAN HELP.

thanks cn90 ill try everything first...ill keep you all posted.

Hello all. Sorry to keep everyone suspended. I did the oil pan gaskets about a month ago. That solved the issue that I had on start up and idle when the valves were really noisy. I took the heat shield off and left it off a little less than a year ago. ( was that a bad idea? ) I really am leaning to...

question for everyone.. 1999 v70 xc awd 2.4 lpt while in park or neutral the motor revs and sounds fine, no extra or abnormal noise. while driving i hear a noise that SOUNDS like a bad lifter. i have been listening to this noise for a few months. no one at the shop heard it. i changed out mt stock c...

wondering if anyone has tried or knows if you are able to rebuild a 13t turbo with 16t guts...?

I own a turbo model 99 v70 xc. This would be for almost any turbo owner maybe. Say that you buy/bought a turbo volvo. And with all of the small ways to tweek the turbo and not knowing what has been done..it would be nice to know how to set a waste gate vacuum vale from scratch. Like applying vacuum ...

Ok. Problem solved. What I forgot to do in the replacement process was what I would always do when unscrewing a fuel pump ring type of seal is MARK IT. I had thought I had gotten it tight well it eas tight enough to not set any evap codes yes. Although the last like 5th or 6th time that i had messed...

Received my ECU from Upsolute today. Good Lord.... They tuned it for my 15g. Good Lord... I am in no way knocking IPD or ARD. Although for 300.00 usd plus shipping it back to me express 75.00. Why would anyone pay 800.00. Why... Awsome tune i couldnt get o er 5psi boost. No lie i hit 15psi and cut t...

thank you for that info and i am sure others will appreciate the insight. Im glad someone asked, as i was going to also.

They are fairly big un Europe. You can google it then translate the page to english from german i believe. So they have a place here in the US. i talked to them and they ask questions about what you have done mods like. i will wait till i get it back and install it to post what i paid. nae sayers an...

Well. I have sent my ECU to UPSOLUTE for a tune. I have read some good reviews. I am posting this just in case anyone is wondering about other IPD and ARD. I should have it back Monday the 15th of may 2017. You will see a post the next day. Wish me luck. also if anyone has used this place before fee...

do you still have the volvo for sale?

cool, thank you for the reply.
gonna order the green tune. thanks erikv11

I have searched some older posts. Although thats the problem. Thwy are old like 2011 and are dead with out the info that i was hoping to find. So sorry for being redundant. I put on a 15g on my v70 xc. Also ipd upgraded boost control valve. ( i support this site ) 👍 My boost is only topping out at 5...

I have a v70xc turbo Been a tech for 20+ yrs. My valves were tapping something awful. Embarrassment in fact. I was very sure that it was a lifter...TAP TAP TAP. A friend told me Lucas and 10 40 oil and all that jazz. I tried it although it just didnt make technical sence. It did not change a thing. ...

hey scott850 thanks for the post. did not know about a special tool for alignment. will look into it. mostly thanks for giving me a few things to check. also as i posted is the "tsb" thing when i pull up on all four window switches the noise does change. at wizechatmgr, yes i did replace the filter....

I see that this post is very old....although i do not see a fix and am having the same issue..... i would be curious to know if you actually looked under the rear carpet and found or did not find an access hole cut in the floor.because i did cut a whole and i have the whine from hell..... thanks hop...

hello every one.. thanks for all that have taken the time thus far to read my post and reply. just want to put this out there...I did not have the tank out of the car, the access hole that i cut is at almost straight up and down and only big enough to get the cap off and the pump out. you cannot dro...

he, thanks for the reply although i did not have the tank out of the car, i cut a hole. i did run across this though. and i am going to do a bit mor research on it I do notice that when the cooling fan kicks on that the noise does change due to the electrical load....oh one more thing i did not ment...

mechanic for 25 yrs so my fuel pump went out on my 99 v70 xc. i cut the hole in the floor no problem. replaced the pump. and a day or so later or as it turns out when the fuel level reached about 1/4 there was a very loud and bothersome in your ear vibrating noise that sounded like a very bad fuel p...