Sounds like these are not your personal cars, so you don't see them every day or maybe even very often, so you may not know if they let out puffs of blue when they start up fist thing in the morning ...SuperHerman wrote: ↑19 May 2018, 00:31 I have used Victor R that come with the head gasket set on a number of cars without any issues, two of them being Volvos.
head gasket and valve seals
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erikv11
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Re: head gasket and valve seals
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6
153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6
153kgone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
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SuperHerman
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Yes they are or were my personal cars.
The two Volvos I did head gasket repairs on are no longer in my fleet, but for the time after I owned them they were fine. One about 10k, another about 25k before they were sold.
The two current cars I still have with VR valve stem seals are a BMW X3 going fine after 40k and a RR 4.4 going fine after 10k.
Having done around 10 heads in my life, I do agree that some valve stem seals are of lesser quality than others. Those have been bought off Ebay (non-branded but "OEM" claim) and upon inspection not used.
The two Volvos I did head gasket repairs on are no longer in my fleet, but for the time after I owned them they were fine. One about 10k, another about 25k before they were sold.
The two current cars I still have with VR valve stem seals are a BMW X3 going fine after 40k and a RR 4.4 going fine after 10k.
Having done around 10 heads in my life, I do agree that some valve stem seals are of lesser quality than others. Those have been bought off Ebay (non-branded but "OEM" claim) and upon inspection not used.
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misha
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You just can't go wrong with Victor Reinz and Mahle products.
Both are OEM and OE for ours and for most other car brands.
Both are OEM and OE for ours and for most other car brands.
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
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