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

Post by **foggydogg** » 15 May 2021, 09:13

CIK7 wrote: 12 May 2021, 20:14 How lovely! Nearly $760 in parts and over 2 weeks of hard work nearly in the crapper. What did I do to my GT today? Blew a head gasket...

I tend to agree with the others, you may have inherited the problem. When I bought The Good Car ('00 V70XC) a few years ago, it came to me with a leaking heater core. No telling how long it went on, but there was lots of juice under the carpet. When it blew the head gasket, I immediately thought the issue was pre-installed by the previous owner running it low on water and overheating it. You're lucky, when mine blew it was kind of final.

Post by **foggydogg** » 15 May 2021, 09:18

abscate wrote: 15 May 2021, 06:47 Good time to call that UKguy who does driveway clutch Swaps in four hours

Why can’t we have nice things like that ??

The last time my 1800S broke a clutch fork, I did the R&R in less than 45 minutes. I was pretty pissed off, and it was very close to Beer Time, so, motivation.

Post by **foggydogg** » 15 May 2021, 09:23

Finally got around to having the wheels off the '97 T5, which was pressed into front-line service before its time when the Rescue R developed a larger than average oil leak.
It came to me from the charity auction with fresh brakes all round and pretty new tires with 2018 date codes.

Cookeh · Post by **Cookeh** » 15 May 2021, 09:23

abscate wrote: 15 May 2021, 06:47 Good time to call that UKguy who does driveway clutch Swaps in four hours

Why can’t we have nice things like that ??

Do you perhaps have his number?

I feared this was the case. Now I have an interesting decision to make as to whether or not this is the point at which to call time on the car. 3 years, 1.5k on parts spent, and I'm looking at what, another £300 on parts and £500 on labour for this? It's something I'd attempt, but its still my only car and with the commute I have absolutely zero spare time.

Post by **foggydogg** » 15 May 2021, 09:35

abscate wrote: 15 May 2021, 03:28 Perhaps a pilot bearing in the flywheel? Should be trackable with a hose pipe in your ear at idle.

Who needs vowels when there is typoglycemia!

“Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch...”

Keep in mind there was a '50s Murican comic strip character named Joe Btfsplk.

Post by **abscate** » 15 May 2021, 15:56

Cookeh wrote: 15 May 2021, 09:23
abscate wrote: 15 May 2021, 06:47 Good time to call that UKguy who does driveway clutch Swaps in four hours

Why can’t we have nice things like that ??
Do you perhaps have his number? I feared this was the case. Now I have an interesting decision to make as to whether or not this is the point at which to call time on the car. 3 years, 1.5k on parts spent, and I'm looking at what, another £300 on parts and £500 on labour for this? It's something I'd attempt, but its still my only car and with the commute I have absolutely zero spare time.

Someone here posted a YouTube link to his video which was incredible

I’ll try find it.

Post by **kallekula** » 17 May 2021, 08:54

Sorry no volvo stuff. Damn volvo never breaks anymore

I finally got my stereo installed in my bimmer. I never had a real subwoofer before. It's like day n night! Very happy it sounded as good as it does

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 17 May 2021, 09:40

Mine are the opposite, my E39 consistently works and the V70R always needs something

Post by **kallekula** » 17 May 2021, 09:50

Yeah It's almost a must with > 1 car if you've decided to go the diy way. Hopefully one of them is atleast running

Post by **volvolugnut** » 17 May 2021, 11:53

kallekula wrote: 17 May 2021, 09:50 Yeah It's almost a must with > 1 car if you've decided to go the diy way. Hopefully one of them is atleast running

That has been my fleet plan. Try to keep more than one on the road at any time. Downside is they also need to be exercised frequently.

volvolugnut