2000 S80 T6....plague of issues

rerobin66 · Post by **rerobin66** » 26 Apr 2013, 23:57

With all the following, can anyone give me an idea as to how much further in this “Volvo S80 T6” tunnel of darkness I might expect to go before I see some light?! What other super common issues might I expect to have? Please share anything I have not listed…..promise I won’t cry.
Repairs made to my Volvo 2000 S80 T6 with 129000 miles
Rear brake pads
Broken fuel pump plastic housing
Squeaky glove box latch
Clunky sunroof glass
Drive axles right and left
Control arms w/bushings
Sway bar links
Turbo boost solenoid
New transmission
Headlight lens right side
Most vacuum hoses due to rot

Maintenance done as follows: oil changes regularly
Spark plugs changed
Fuel filter replaced
Transmission filter and fluid twice before replacing transmission

Accessories done as follows:
Custom sheepskin seat covers
Wood grain look dash kit
Leather (wrapped) steering wheel cover
Current issue to address is no oil pressure message , plan of attack is to drop oil pan and replace o-rings and clean tubes, screen, etc.

rerobin66 · Post by **rerobin66** » 09 Jul 2013, 17:02

I have gone two months of daily driving, and one 500 mile trip without incident! woohoo!
and did all the work.....with hubbys muscle anyway.

Post by **abscate** » 09 Jul 2013, 21:21

Congrats and great to hear from our better halves conquering the car demons...

matt5112 · Post by **matt5112** » 10 Jul 2013, 00:09

rerobin66 wrote:With all the following, can anyone give me an idea as to how much further in this “Volvo S80 T6” tunnel of darkness I might expect to go before I see some light?! What other super common issues might I expect to have? Please share anything I have not listed…..promise I won’t cry.
Repairs made to my Volvo 2000 S80 T6 with 129000 miles
Rear brake pads
Broken fuel pump plastic housing
Squeaky glove box latch
Clunky sunroof glass
Drive axles right and left
Control arms w/bushings
Sway bar links
Turbo boost solenoid
New transmission
Headlight lens right side
Most vacuum hoses due to rot

Maintenance done as follows: oil changes regularly
Spark plugs changed
Fuel filter replaced
Transmission filter and fluid twice before replacing transmission

Accessories done as follows:
Custom sheepskin seat covers
Wood grain look dash kit
Leather (wrapped) steering wheel cover
Current issue to address is no oil pressure message , plan of attack is to drop oil pan and replace o-rings and clean tubes, screen, etc.

74K miles here.

Seems you're missing:

engine mounts, mine were toast.
all the plastic charge tubing, also toast.
rubber hoses for the diverter valve/intercooler hose, toast.
CEM, mine is okay.
ABS module, toast.
ETM, went with xemodex on that one.
Less common but possible: ECM, TCM, DIM, SRS, UEM, REM.
Siren module, currently without a functioning one.
struts/shocks, leaking struts and worn out shocks at 72K.
spring seats, also broken at 72K
Tie rods, outers causing knocking noise at 72K.
Ball joints
J hose for charcoal canister
gas cap seal, gas door hinge, gas door lock solenoid
master cylinder, tends to leak into the brake booster. You should never have to add brake fluid, ever.
brake booster, loud sucking noise inside the cabin.
oxygen sensors
map sensor
MAF sensor
headlight shunts can apparently fail and melt the cem housing.
latches for air box, only broke one.
radiator end cap leaks, can take out the headgasket. Very low tolerance for being overheated.
car is old enough that anything made of rubber can and likely will fail. For example my door seals look a little tattered in spots.

if you have geartronic, the shifter has a few components that can fail
ignition cylinder has a pin that can snap, key won't turn past I.
immobilizer ring can fail causing no starts.
Voltage regulator
clock spring
CD player in the radio dies, regardless of model. I have two dead ones.
Electric seat controller
Head gasket, see radiator.
Burnt exhaust valves, apparently extended low octane + abuse. Read elsewhere 87 octane is all the vehicle needs, I beg to differ if it's summer. In the winter, it seems fine regardless of fuel.

Front main seal, rear main seal, cam seals, valve stem seals, flame trap seals, oil cooler seals, turbo return seals etc. My rear main started, but as per a recommendation on here, the bars/rilsone rear main seal seems to have fixed it for now. It was a very slow leak via the small hole near the flexplate/converter/bellhousing. Flame trap seals, oil cooler seals and turbo return seals all leaked.

Oil cooler can fail and let coolant into your oil.
power steering system in general. Namely the pump feed hose, the cap seal, the reservoir itself and the rack. My cap seal and reservoir are both questionable, however after changing the fluid and ensuring the correct level, it appears just the cap is in need of replacement. The pump feed hose appears to have been replaced once before and is now damp. Will need replacement eventually.

AC compressor clutch, can be shimmed for a while but you will need a new one eventually.
Rad fans, but those should have been fixed via recall years ago.
turbo wastegate actuators can fail, difficult to find functional replacement.
turbos can go, unlikely.

Can't think of anything else right now, but that list is pretty bad at this point. I can't really imagine there being a vehicle where there isn't a single component with some failures.

If it's part of your car, it can fail. If you lived in the salt belt, you'd be nearing time for new exhaust. I know I am.

rerobin66 · Post by **rerobin66** » 10 Jul 2013, 11:35

Some of the issue may have happen with previous owner. The first owner took good care and addressed issues post haste. It appears the owner in between me and he, was less concerned. I have personally had this car on a riser and spent 6 hours one day checking every nut and bolt, hose clamps, wiring harness, on and on.....then I spent that much time top side under the hood. As a perfectionist (and a female) I respond to every odd noise this car makes. But yes in the end it is only a car and destined to fail at some point. Meanwhile it is a blast to drive!

Post by **jkdjim** » 10 Jul 2013, 12:08

how did you fix the clunky sunroof?

matt5112 · Post by **matt5112** » 10 Jul 2013, 17:15

I know what you mean by the loose nuts and bolts.

My centre console latch never engaged all of the time. Turns out the screws holding the hinge down were lose and so the latch only lined up part of the time.

It's nice when things have simple solutions.

rerobin66 · Post by **rerobin66** » 25 Aug 2013, 10:03

jkdjim wrote:how did you fix the clunky sunroof?

I am attaching photos of a metal "rod" that had been factory glued some place on the interior edge of the sunroof. The adhesive volvo used is inferior and did not last as long as the car has. When it delaminated it
caused a clunk when you would go over even the smallest bump. I do not know its structural purpose, but having it out has not resulted in any none working components....so far.