2004 XC70 Buying a XC70 today!!

Post by **shiloh51933** » 10 Jul 2014, 10:32

I looked over the xc70 yesterday and she looks really good. The exterior/interior are in really good condition to mint condition, the engine looks really good and the under body looks good. She runs good/sounds like she should sound, everything is dry, everything works properly, the TB was done @ 109,000 miles(proof provided)/now has 140,000, has new matching tires, drives beautifully. Basically I couldn't find any faults w/this Volvo...the 2000 Volvo v70xc I went to check b4 this '04 xc70 was anything far from perfect, looks like somebody took 4 wheels then mounted them on a turd!! The cam sensor lit up the CEL, busted R/F strut mount bushings/blown struts all around, ripped seats, leaking rad coolant, leaking oil, broke turn signals, broken foggies, alignment was way out, tie rod ends shot, the list goes on & on. The only pro was that the AC actually worked after having to jump start the dead battery, I guess that's the reason they were asking 2200.00 for dat piece!! Anyway, this car is going to be driven a lot on a daily basis for the most part so I'm looking for suggestions/recommendations from experienced XC70 owners/techs/enthusiast. Normally I stick to the factory recommendations but since I'm going to be doing heavy driving I wanted to see if members here used the xc70 for similar purpose and what kind of oil/trans fluid there using, any issues with AWD & preventive maintenance I should do asap, are there any recalls I should look into, ect... This past winter sucked driving my Maxima/Volvo 850GLT w/FWD's, so this year I want to be prepaired and we like Volvo.

Post by **matthew1** » 10 Jul 2014, 11:16

Mechanically XC70 and V70 Rs are nearly identical. Here's my experience owning an '04 P2 Volvo, my beloved, late V70 R. And here is a huge 90k miles service... fluids, filters and a dozen other things to make it Stage 0.

Post by **xHeart** » 10 Jul 2014, 13:21

I could DIY repair my 1997 Volvo 850 n/a with $300.
XC70 with these many miles, make sure you keep $900 available to keep it on the road.
You are looking at servicing heating and cooling, climate, AWD, turbo, ETM, PCV, suspension, brake system, spark plugs and coil, and a 4-month oil and filter change to keep her fit.

Replace battery after taking possession. Replace all fluids, and seals where possible.

Post by **shiloh51933** » 13 Jul 2014, 08:13

xHeart wrote:I could DIY repair my 1997 Volvo 850 n/a with $300.
XC70 with these many miles, make sure you keep $900 available to keep it on the road.
You are looking at servicing heating and cooling, climate, AWD, turbo, ETM, PCV, suspension, brake system, spark plugs and coil, and a 4-month oil and filter change to keep her fit.

Replace battery after taking possession. Replace all fluids, and seals where possible.

Good look on the input...she's really solid but i hear. I thought the electronic throttle issue was resolved b4 '04, I heard they put a better TB on the XC. Suspension has been serviced, Timing Belt was done @ 109 w/ WP, I'm gonna do rear diff and anything else I think it needs but this '04 is really clean. What kind on engine oil does the XC70 like? I've always used Mobil1 5w30 on our '96 850GLT, I use Castrol Syntec w/Titanium on my'99 Lude's(I like Syntec) and Castrol Syntec on my Maxima. I've always used factory recommended fluid brands on our 850(Volvo PWS, Dot4 brake, Volvo blue coolant/distilled h2o and Febi ATF. What octane fuel? I've been using 93 on the '96 850 and a bottle of Techtron once in a while.