I am a new member to MVS and would like to introduce myself to the MVS community and provide a brief background about myself. My name is Joe and I reside in the Lehigh Valley in PA. I recently joined the MVS community as of yesterday but I have been viewing the site since 12/20/12. I graduated from high school back in 2003. I then attended Universal Technical Institute in Houston, TX where I graduated in 2004 with a degree in Automotive Technology. After graduating from UTI, I then went on to attend the UTI Manufacturer Specific Advanced Traing program known as Volvo SAFE (Service Automotive Factory Education) program in Glendale Heights, IL which is a 16 week post-graduate program for dealing with all aspects of Volvo cars.
I enjoy working together with other people and helping one another with their vehicle problems. It's also nice to get suggestions and advice from others as well as a second or third pair of eyes are usually better than one. LOL...
My girlfriend and I recently picked up a 2000 Volvo V70 X/C SE Cross Country Wagon back on 12/20/12. We feel we got a resonable deal on it. I picked it up from the 2nd owner who was an elderly gentleman for $3,000. The mileage on the clock was 101,000. According to the maintenance records on the vehicle the Vehicle was always serviced at Burdumy Volvo in Huntington Valley, PA at Keystone Volvo in Byrwin, PA and at Volvo of Ft. Washington. Last repair by the 2nd owner was back in June 2012 At 95K miles where of Volvo of Ft. Washington replaced the ETS / TBI Assembly. (One thing I shouldn't to worry about for a little while anyway.
Within the first week of ownership I put about $1,200 into it which I knew I was going to due so for the 105K mile service as well as a new set of Khumo 205/55/R16 tires and a 4-wheel alignment. Upon purchasing the vehicle I have the done the following to it for maintenance and repairs: R&R engine oil dipstick (the handle broke), R&R timing belt, timing belt idler pulley, timing belt tensioner, and water pump (for maintenance), (cam and cranks seals were dry so I let them be for the time being), R&R air filter (looked like it was in there for a little bit but not horrible), fuel filter (was original, still had undercoating on it), cabin air filter (looked like it was in there for bit more than it should have been), serpentine belt, oil filter, 10W-30 motor oil, thermostat, thermostat gasket (for maintenance), rear upper motor mount (was broken), front right lower motor mount (was broken), front brake hoses (were stiff), front right outer tie rod end (had a little more play than I would've liked), rear parking brake cables (they were rusted up and needed to replace them for inspection), heater core, and heater core o-rings (the heater core wasn't leaking yet, I pulled up the carpet to verify this but you could smell a sweet smell coming through the vents). I also changed the front bevel gear oil, changed the gear oil in the rear differential, change the automatic transmission fluid (just did a drain and refill 2 times with 3.5 quarts of Dex III), changed the power steering fluid, flushed the brake fluid, changed the coolant, and replaced the shifter bulb for the center console. The last owner also told me the "check engine" light was on and the his mechanic said the car was running "too rich". I hooked up my scanner to it and found 2 codes stored in memory, a P1174 (Manufacturer Specific Air/Fuel Metering Device) and a P1172 (Fuel System Too Rich on Bank 2). After looking at some live data and performing some tests I came to the conlcusion that the Mass Air Flow Sensor had flatlined. So, I purchased a Cardone reman. MAF sensor, threw it in, reset the light, verified that it was working properly, drove it about 600 miles since and no light since.If anybody needs a hand with anything or would just like to drop a line please feel free. I look forward to sharing many things within the MVS community.
Later...
