Up for sale is my 1998 Volvo V70 R Wagon. I purchased this car last year with a bad head gasket and have since fixed it as well as doing several critical maintenance items such as the timing belt and water pump. I have put about 1,000 miles on the car since doing the head gasket and it has performed ...

You can get these cheap on eBay. The parts scavengers pull these off junkyards cars with dollar signs in their eyes,thinking they can make $500 on this part, when you can get them for under $200 from the yard.

The turbos on these cars don't fail, so there is little demand


I’m aware, though I ...

Hey everyone,

Like the title says I'm looking for a 16T turbo for my 98 V70 R. Doesn't have to be in amazing shape, but needs to be at least rebuild worthy. Mine currently leaks and smokes, and my local junkyard might have one candidate for a 16T but I'm not sure (might try to pull it this weekend ...

Alright update time. I spent this week removing the cam cover, fixing the threads in the head (man were a lot of them chowdered up), and making sure the head and cam cover were spotless to create a good seal. Low and behold, after putting it all back together and reapplying the Anerobic sealant it ...

I don't use helicoils on those heads, time serts are a lot smaller.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTjH4UEb1y4


Hmm never heard of those, might have to look into them.

After watching that video I definitely did not apply enough of the anerobic sealant to the cam cover this go around. More or ...

Did you check the block to see if it is true? My personal policy is; when oil and coolant mix during an overheat, replace the engine along with the turbo.


I did not unfortunately. Just curious, but why replace the engine and turbo? I’m leaning toward that direction but not just yet...

In the ...

Okay, changed the oil again just now and wanted to observe how quickly it went from normal to full on milkshake. Answer was very quickly, unfortunately. Still no signs of oil in the coolant however.

I think I might pull out my endoscope and start hunting around to see if the turbo is possibly ...

I read into that a little bit but ruled it out because I’m getting coolant in oil and not oil in coolant. This happens immediately at startup where cooling system pressure is zero and oil pressure is not, so I was assuming I would see oil in the coolant.

PO replaced the radiator last year, but it ...

Hello everyone!

Long time lurker, first time poster.

I’m having an issue with my V70 R that I’m hoping someone can shed some light on. I bought it a few months ago with a bad head gasket and in non running condition. I had an 850 Turbo wagon that I did the head gasket and a bunch of “while I’m in ...