What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

[June]

I’m seeing year 2003 week 16 on those coils, fresh of the boat from Sweden

For a PM Gal I know you are, those are a bit.....errrrrr. Past their sell-by date

My car was built Thursday May 13, 2003. My in service date December 23, 2003. How long should coils last? One thing to factor in would be the thousands of hours idling with the ac on, in school lines waiting on children and now for elderly parents Dr. Visits. June

[FLXC90]

on my 04 XC90 T-6 the hoses/tubes NEVER looked that good! It ran like a top. changed out my coils around 170k. You got a great life out of yours, and with the obvious care your car gets, it could go Spinner miles.

[abscate]

I’m seeing year 2003 week 16 on those coils, fresh of the boat from Sweden

For a PM Gal I know you are, those are a bit.....errrrrr. Past their sell-by date

My car was built Thursday May 13, 2003. My in service date December 23, 2003. How long should coils last? One thing to factor in would be the thousands of hours idling with the ac on, in school lines waiting on children and now for elderly parents Dr. Visits. June

I had my first coil go on my 1999 at 130k and one of the replacements go at 110k

ThePM model , meAning no failures on road , says replace at 100k , so you have done very well

Since I have three other coil on plug Volvos plus local friends with six more, my PM coils always have homes.

Oil residue in turbo induction is totally normal.

[volvolugnut]

It is good to have a great running car.
It is better to say I fixed it myself. Way to go!
volvolugnut

[Chuck W]

I realized that I somehow managed to get the #3 exhaust gasket turned around, thus further delaying getting my manual swap done and getting the car back on the ground...



I even managed this while installing things on the engine stand...not while the motor was installed in the car.

[smacknab]

Put one as a spare in your trunk , and one in daughters car trunk too.

Your car has shuffled off its mortal coil.

-Billy Shakespeare

During the installation portion, my neighbor's husband came home and by the time I shut the hood three other neighborhood husbands had joined in watching me from two houses down. I felt a little self conscious... I wonder what their betting odds were the car would never start again I didn't break a nail, but my back is killing me! 203K was a good run for those original coils.

Abscate, should I worry the driver side turbo is sick? Or is it normal for one to have some oil coating the tube?? After all the passenger side turbo is clean???? I don't know what is normal for 200K turbo piping to look like inside? I thought it should stay like new in there... June

I thought you were joking when you said it was your first time working on your own car, I always assumed you were a volvo diy pro! Nice work!

[June]

Put one as a spare in your trunk , and one in daughters car trunk too.

Your car has shuffled off its mortal coil.

-Billy Shakespeare

During the installation portion, my neighbor's husband came home and by the time I shut the hood three other neighborhood husbands had joined in watching me from two houses down. I felt a little self conscious... I wonder what their betting odds were the car would never start again I didn't break a nail, but my back is killing me! 203K was a good run for those original coils.

Abscate, should I worry the driver side turbo is sick? Or is it normal for one to have some oil coating the tube?? After all the passenger side turbo is clean???? I don't know what is normal for 200K turbo piping to look like inside? I thought it should stay like new in there... June

I thought you were joking when you said it was your first time working on your own car, I always assumed you were a volvo diy pro! Nice work!

I worked at a Buick dealer as a secretary stubbing mechanic hours back in the 80s till the mid 90s. In order to properly do my job I had to learn the same information the techs did. So I have a good understanding of automobiles. Also my husband was a Buick mechanic when we met. I spent lots of time in junkyards helping him pull big V8 engines, glass, body parts, etc for his mud truck builds. North Florida rednecks do big mud bogging events "redneck superbowl" like Kelly Pond in Perry, Florida. We live in a place that he cannot build trucks or have automotive projects in the driveway. He works on ships these days and in a few years he will retire and we will move out of the city. I'll once again get my hands dirty I'm quite sure. I spent 1995 till recently raising children Mike is a Ford man so my Volvo has had Volvo service only. My dealer has changed to where a emergency breakdown doesn't get any priority these days. I lost my Service advisor and the Service Manager are both gone. So I read the code and the symptoms indicated bad coil #4. Tow to Volvo and hope to have a loaner in a few days and be stuck at home, or fix it myself... Mike is gone right now on a job so I would not have his truck. That is why I decided to fix my own car. Previously to this car I mostly traded my Volvos in after the warranty ended and this is the first one I kept this long. June

[RickHaleParker]

During the installation portion, my neighbor's husband came home and by the time I shut the hood three other neighborhood husbands had joined in watching me from two houses down. I felt a little self conscious... I wonder what their betting odds were the car would never start again

This sounds like one of my sister’s experiences when she was 18. She is in Baumholder Germany with her new husband who is serving in the US Army. They had a 60 something Chevy Impala. A Universal joint is going out. At that time you could not buy just a Universal joint in Germany. You bought the entire driveshaft with Universal joints. That was cost prohibitive for a young couple on a military salary.

She goes to a salvage yard and gets a driveshaft with good Universal joints. They had befriended a German mechanic and he agreed to let them use a bay in his shop. They arrive and setup. She, not her husband, gets on the creeper. German mechanic says “Women can’t fix car”. She smiles rolls under and does the job. German mechanic looks at Impala looks at 18 old women says “Want a job” ? We assume he figured an 18 year old female mechanic would attract more business. She turned down the job offer.

I listen to the whole story and had one question. Why did you not have dad acquire a Universal joint and send it to you? Sister smacks head. Mine not hers.

[June]

During the installation portion, my neighbor's husband came home and by the time I shut the hood three other neighborhood husbands had joined in watching me from two houses down. I felt a little self conscious... I wonder what their betting odds were the car would never start again

This sounds like one of my sister’s experiences when she was 18. She is in Baumholder Germany with her new husband who is serving in the US Army. They a a 60 something Chevy Impala. A Universal joint is going out. At that time you could not buy just a Universal joint in Germany. You bought the entire driveshaft with Universal joints. That was cost prohibitive for a young couple on a military salary.

She goes to a salvage yard and gets a driveshaft with good Universal joints. They had befriended a German mechanic and he agreed to let them use a bay in his shop. They arrive and setup. She, not her husband, gets on the creeper. German mechanic says “Women can’t fix car”. She smiles rolls under and does the job. German mechanic looks at Impala looks at 18 old women says “Want a job” ? We assume he figured an 18 year old female mechanic would attract more business. She turned down the job offer.

I listen to the whole story and had one question. Why did you not have dad acquire a Universal joint and send it to you? Sister smacks head.

That's FABULOUS! In my neighborhood I have never seen a hood up, or a husband mowing a lawn. Not even the couple of guys with Porsches! I'm sure when they saw the Turbo plumbing coming off, phones were blowing up throughout the neighborhood taking bets on how soon the tow truck would show up! I have not spoken to a neighbor since that day. The four guys were clearly entertained by the middle age crazed women taking apart her Volvo!!! June

Oh, when the engine roared to life afterwards they were in the street with the funniest looks on their face. I revved the engine a few time for effect!

[RickHaleParker]

That's FABULOUS! In my neighborhood I have never seen a hood up, or a husband mowing a lawn. Not even the couple of guys with Porsches!

When one is working to acquire that kind of money. One does not do them things themselves. One buys back time which they are short on by hiring somebody else to do the work. Trading excess for something needed.