While changing oil yesterday, I noticed a gap in the air cleaner box in my wife's car, probably sufficient to allow unfiltered air into the engine. It seems like one of the holes for the torx headed screws/bolts that hold the lid on is stripped.
Anybody else experience this?
I am thinking I could drill through and just get a long bolt and put a nut on it to hold the lid down, or replace with junkyard unit if available.
Get email notification of topic replies. Log in or register (free). Amazon Link Buy anything with this and it helps MVS!
2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner Topic is solved
- E Showell
- Posts: 3214
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:00 pm
- Year and Model: V70R '06 AWD Auto
- Location: Long Valley, N.J.
- Has thanked: 35 times
- Been thanked: 86 times
2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
-
- Posts: 21
- Joined: Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:05 am
- Year and Model: T6 XC70s: '13 & '15
- Location: Pleasanton CA
- Been thanked: 1 time
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
Be thinking about passing smog test with whatever repair you do. The air cleaner box costs about $180, and is very easy to replace.
If the smog inspector sees a DIY repair, they will usually flag it (part of visual inspection).
If the smog inspector sees a DIY repair, they will usually flag it (part of visual inspection).
- E Showell
- Posts: 3214
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:00 pm
- Year and Model: V70R '06 AWD Auto
- Location: Long Valley, N.J.
- Has thanked: 35 times
- Been thanked: 86 times
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
In NJ, they don't even open the hood for inspection.
'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
- abscate
- MVS Moderator
- Posts: 23759
- Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:54 pm
- Year and Model: 99T5 ,99S70,2005V70
- Location: NYC, ALBANY NY
- Has thanked: 443 times
- Been thanked: 1339 times
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
beat drum.......
zip tie zip tie zip tie
zip tie zip tie zip tie
Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 BMW
Link to Maintenance record thread
Link To Volvo Glossary
-
- Posts: 59
- Joined: Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:27 pm
- Year and Model: 2008 S60 2.5T & XC70
- Location: NC
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 5 times
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
air filter boxes on these are pure JUNK. Not to have a metal inserted threaded hole in the bottom section should be criminal. Not selling just the bottom failing section should be tantamount to fraud.
- E Showell
- Posts: 3214
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:00 pm
- Year and Model: V70R '06 AWD Auto
- Location: Long Valley, N.J.
- Has thanked: 35 times
- Been thanked: 86 times
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
How difficult would it be to find a threaded insert and jb weld same in place after boring out holes? Although I like my longer bolt with nut after boring out hole solution as well.
'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
-
- Posts: 59
- Joined: Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:27 pm
- Year and Model: 2008 S60 2.5T & XC70
- Location: NC
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 5 times
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
The lower section is made of the most fragile plastic known to mankind. If you drop it because you handled it by the cool air snorkel and the snorkel falls out and it hits the ground it will split open. Guess how I know that? The sad part is that was my replacement part that this happened to after the original split all the screw holes it had.
- E Showell
- Posts: 3214
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:00 pm
- Year and Model: V70R '06 AWD Auto
- Location: Long Valley, N.J.
- Has thanked: 35 times
- Been thanked: 86 times
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
Steve H -- Now tell me how you really feel.
'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
-
- Posts: 59
- Joined: Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:27 pm
- Year and Model: 2008 S60 2.5T & XC70
- Location: NC
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 5 times
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner
Yep, frustrating to buy such an expensive part as the entire air filter assembly and it be made out of plastic that is sub-par to any injected molded plastic that you would find at your local Dollar Tree store. Also to see no corrective engineering changes to address this problem between the original part and a part purchased 10 years later is also a problem.
- E Showell
- Posts: 3214
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:00 pm
- Year and Model: V70R '06 AWD Auto
- Location: Long Valley, N.J.
- Has thanked: 35 times
- Been thanked: 86 times
Re: 2007 S80 3.2 Auto FWD -- Engine Air Cleaner Topic is solved
Mechanic put some longer and ever-so-slightly larger diameter self-tapping screws in. Problem solved.
'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post