What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

[dikidera]

I replaced my outer CV joint, I had this weird clicking sound when going from D to R or R to D, upon closer inspection, when the car was rolling forward when in Park, the CV joint would do a click backwards, audible and with a jolt. I replaced it and this made the R to D and D to R much more quieter, though still a jolt, because of possible sticky solenoids.

However my inspection revealed that the right engine pad has failed, my upper torque engine mount also. This possibly also contributes to my worse shifting.

I would usually buy genuine Volvo, but these are hell of expensive, my next choice was Hutchinson but they are nowhere to be found in my country. I am currently left with Lemforder, Meyle as alternatives. Which should I go for?

[br0dy519]

Replaced wife’s XC70 muffler for the fourth time since ownership in 2016.

[volvolugnut]

I believe my 2001 V70 has the original muffler!
(But I live in southern Oklahoma where is dry most of the time and seldom snows.)
volvolugnut

[scot850]

Hey Br0dy519, what brand of mufflers are you using? We are probably getting to the EOL on our 2nd Volvo muffler (OE Volvo). The outer shell looks good, but I think the inner steel part is holey.

Car has 200,000km on it (actually almost exactly 100,000km each muffler).

Edit: Nearly fell off my seat when I see with taxes the rear muffler is around $1000 for an OE part!!?? For a muffler???

Neil.

[Krons]

I replaced my outer CV joint, I had this weird clicking sound when going from D to R or R to D, upon closer inspection, when the car was rolling forward when in Park, the CV joint would do a click backwards, audible and with a jolt. I replaced it and this made the R to D and D to R much more quieter, though still a jolt, because of possible sticky solenoids.

However my inspection revealed that the right engine pad has failed, my upper torque engine mount also. This possibly also contributes to my worse shifting.

I would usually buy genuine Volvo, but these are hell of expensive, my next choice was Hutchinson but they are nowhere to be found in my country. I am currently left with Lemforder, Meyle as alternatives. Which should I go for?

Lemforder is typically a bit better than Meyle.

[BlackBart]

Todays we stuffed a bunch of dead tree branches in Betty the Volvo to take them to a City drop-off spot. We had a violent freak thunderstorm / microburst thing last week which knocked over trees and transmission lines and most of the City was out of power. Some overnight, some 4 and 5 days. Thousands of big snapped-off or blown down trees blocking streets, live power lines everywhere. "Don't float in the river, you could be electrocuted!" Neat. City says conserve water, we're using back-up generators for the pumps and we can't keep up.

Most people have trucks and dump trailers full of logs and branches. We've never seen sudden gusts like that....80 to 109 mph recorded.

Smushed is the technical term... that used to be a hip roof

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[br0dy519]

Hey Br0dy519, what brand of mufflers are you using? We are probably getting to the EOL on our 2nd Volvo muffler (OE Volvo). The outer shell looks good, but I think the inner steel part is holey.

Car has 200,000km on it (actually almost exactly 100,000km each muffler).

Edit: Nearly fell off my seat when I see with taxes the rear muffler is around $1000 for an OE part!!?? For a muffler???

Neil.

Two of mine were walker at almost $400 and lasted about 2 years each. For a year I ran with a straight 2.5" pipe with a 90 deg angle on it

I always maintain my brackets and rubber isolators, and have installed numerous repair brackets upon noticing any sort of deterioration.

This one I purchased the cheapest possible option. Check with your local Carquest for P/N 50012073955. It was $225 for me.

[dikidera]

Well not today, but hopefully tomorrow, as per Krons's suggestion, I have ordered Lemforder top torque mount and the engine pad(right engine mount aka passenger mount). I also plan to do some DIY stuff and fill the strut brace mounts with some filler material to make it a bit stiffer. I just hope my two front and back engine mounts which were Hutchinson have not failed as well.

Most importantly, and I do hope I can take some picture, I will use a standard non-magnetic Honda transmission filter 25430-PLR-003 and add it in-line with the return hose. Because this isn't a magnefine filter or its generic variants, VAI, MAPCO and so forth, I have ordered two neodymium magnets. It isn't the same , but I plan to attach it to the filter housing, it may not clean as efficiently as direct contact with the magnetic particles, but I am sure it would have an effect. But notice I said two magnets, I am wondering if and where to place the second, I was thinking of putting it on the outside of the sump, however it may negatively impact the solenoids, them being electromagnets.

It will be a nice experiment to see if installing a filter and adding magnets affects shift quality in the long run. I have not seen anyone do it after having complaints, most people install the filters before any issues come up. I don't expect miracles, but who knows.

The magnets I have bought are grade H so will have a max working temp of around 120C.

[dikidera]

The finished result



It's no Magnefine/MAPCO but I think it will help. Hopefully the magnets will not lose their magnetism so easily. Placement might need to change. I may need to put the magnet on the filter on the lower side and not the top.

I also installed Lemforder top torque mount and right engine pad, there is less of a kick, but I still think other mounts have failed. And the others are the Hutchinsons.

Addendum: The kicks have returned, I need to find the real culprit. Basically I know it's an engine mount, I am suspecting the front one which was a hutchinson installed like a year ago. Symptoms are that when I blip the throttle whilst the car is running, I get a jolt. As you know, when driving forward, the engine wants to counter-rotate backwards.

[P80GLT]

Just back from visiting family in the highlands, I didn't want to park Kära too close to the EVs in case they spontaneously combusted...

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