V70 D5 eBay purchase
Discussion
mybrainhurts said:
I had a D5 in that colour. Isn't the turning circle bloody awful?
Is your swirl rod still present? They tend to break and fall off.
Pffft.. The turning circle is fine - in comparison to a canal narrow boat! This is a slight problem though as there is a tight turn into the garage which involves some steering shuffling.Is your swirl rod still present? They tend to break and fall off.
No idea about the swirl rod - will investigate.
The turning circle varies depending on the spec (wheel size) but I think all of them are less than on a Focus ST (my other car for now). At least people flashing a V70 out of a junction will understand it needs a bit of space.
I guess all things are relative. And that the Focus ST turning circle is appalling.
I guess all things are relative. And that the Focus ST turning circle is appalling.
Well the V70 has been running well and averaging 47mpg on my daily commute (even though the OBC says 57mpg...). Until last night that it. Driving home from picking my wife up from the airport it suddenly lost all power, threw up an "Engine System Service Urgent" warning and coasted to a halt. An hour later it was on the back of a flatbed and was recovered home.
The fuel gauge hadn't reached the red yet and still showed 160 miles or range, but I remembered a slight hesitation on the way to the airport and suspected that it was out of fuel. Recovery guy looked at the fuel gauge, read the codes (MAF, low fuel pressure) and assured me that it would be a sensor.
Anyway, this morning I filled up a couple of fuel cans and put 10L of diesel into it and it fired up on the third go and has seemed OK since.
I'll change the fuel filter as I'm not sure when it was last done, but more importantly I'll make sure that I don't let it run below 1/4 tank again as the fuel gauge seems to be about as accurate as the OBC...
The fuel gauge hadn't reached the red yet and still showed 160 miles or range, but I remembered a slight hesitation on the way to the airport and suspected that it was out of fuel. Recovery guy looked at the fuel gauge, read the codes (MAF, low fuel pressure) and assured me that it would be a sensor.
Anyway, this morning I filled up a couple of fuel cans and put 10L of diesel into it and it fired up on the third go and has seemed OK since.
I'll change the fuel filter as I'm not sure when it was last done, but more importantly I'll make sure that I don't let it run below 1/4 tank again as the fuel gauge seems to be about as accurate as the OBC...
Garett said:
I suspect it is the in tank fuel pump, my S60 did something similar just before Xmas. The tank is a saddle type tank and as I understand it when one side empties the pump kicks in to transfer fuel to the other side where the fuel pick is.
Interesting - will investigate further, thanks. Did you manage to fix yours?smn159 said:
Interesting - will investigate further, thanks. Did you manage to fix yours?
Over the years it had already had 2 used pumps, so I bit the bullet bought a new one, gulp! They're not cheap from Volvo! There is a confusing array of part numbers for what appears on paper to be the same part, it was a bit of a nightmare getting hold of the correct one, even from Volvo! My local Volvo specialist ordered 3 different pumps from Volvo before the right one turned up!
Well my eBay Vida / Dice turned up so I loaded it onto an old laptop and plugged it into the car to see what it could tell me, and it came up with this
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Clicking on some gives me a bit more info.
Top one is because I changed the broken head unit I think
Not sure what my rear view mirror should be doing that it doesn't - auto dipping?
Alarm is faulty, yep needs the batteries changed
Hmm... windscreen wipers seem OK to me but car thinks otherwise..
Fuel pressure too low.. Hmm, maybe because the low pressure pump is duff?
Mileage manipulated?
No idea on the others.
Wonder what else it can do? Need to experiment!
.Clicking on some gives me a bit more info.
Top one is because I changed the broken head unit I think
Not sure what my rear view mirror should be doing that it doesn't - auto dipping?
Alarm is faulty, yep needs the batteries changed
Hmm... windscreen wipers seem OK to me but car thinks otherwise..
Fuel pressure too low.. Hmm, maybe because the low pressure pump is duff?
Mileage manipulated?
No idea on the others.
Wonder what else it can do? Need to experiment!
Right I've cleared them all and taken it for a short drive and now I'm down to these;
It does throw up an occasional 'service engine' light so I'll have another look if and when it does it again.
Disappointingly I don't seem to have the option to turn off the DRLs, although I can make the windows go up and down with the laptop
It does throw up an occasional 'service engine' light so I'll have another look if and when it does it again.
Disappointingly I don't seem to have the option to turn off the DRLs, although I can make the windows go up and down with the laptop
Whereabouts in Bucks are you? I work in Aylesbury and live by Northampton, I don't suppose you'd fancy a mini 'facelift manual V70 D5 bought unseen on ebay that's had new suspension bits and fuel pump issues' meet? 
I mainly ask as when we cleaned up the seals around the fuel pump openings, the two friends I left doing it turned the ignition on to check the fuel pump still worked before they put the seats back in, so I've got an Airbag Service required message. It's more an annoyance than anything else, wasn't mentioned on the MOT as the red SRS light still illuminates and then goes out as normal, but it'd be nice to have it gone!
Would also be very curious to clear the codes and see what comes back.
I'm trying to think if I've seen your car around now, but I think the one I frequently see on my commute is another dark blue one
I mainly ask as when we cleaned up the seals around the fuel pump openings, the two friends I left doing it turned the ignition on to check the fuel pump still worked before they put the seats back in, so I've got an Airbag Service required message. It's more an annoyance than anything else, wasn't mentioned on the MOT as the red SRS light still illuminates and then goes out as normal, but it'd be nice to have it gone!
Would also be very curious to clear the codes and see what comes back.
I'm trying to think if I've seen your car around now, but I think the one I frequently see on my commute is another dark blue one
SturdyHSV said:
Whereabouts in Bucks are you? I work in Aylesbury and live by Northampton, I don't suppose you'd fancy a mini 'facelift manual V70 D5 bought unseen on ebay that's had new suspension bits and fuel pump issues' meet?
I mainly ask as when we cleaned up the seals around the fuel pump openings, the two friends I left doing it turned the ignition on to check the fuel pump still worked before they put the seats back in, so I've got an Airbag Service required message. It's more an annoyance than anything else, wasn't mentioned on the MOT as the red SRS light still illuminates and then goes out as normal, but it'd be nice to have it gone!
Would also be very curious to clear the codes and see what comes back.
I'm trying to think if I've seen your car around now, but I think the one I frequently see on my commute is another dark blue one
More than happy to plug the Dice thing in and see if we can clear your airbag warning! I'm in Aylesbury and work from home a couple of times a week, so I'm sure that we can sort something out..I mainly ask as when we cleaned up the seals around the fuel pump openings, the two friends I left doing it turned the ignition on to check the fuel pump still worked before they put the seats back in, so I've got an Airbag Service required message. It's more an annoyance than anything else, wasn't mentioned on the MOT as the red SRS light still illuminates and then goes out as normal, but it'd be nice to have it gone!
Would also be very curious to clear the codes and see what comes back.
I'm trying to think if I've seen your car around now, but I think the one I frequently see on my commute is another dark blue one
hi.
don't know if you know about the Swedish Car Clinic. they are on the A41 just outside Aylesbury.
(near on your bike)
they have looked after 2 of my V40s and now take care of my SAAB 93 aero.
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they have about 3 guys, no fancy waiting room, and no service dolly....but you only pay about £50/hr labour..
http://swedishcarclinic.co.uk/
they can also pick up and drop off cars. (I don't work for them but a customer for over 7 years)
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best of luck
Paul.
(near Bicester)
don't know if you know about the Swedish Car Clinic. they are on the A41 just outside Aylesbury.
(near on your bike)
they have looked after 2 of my V40s and now take care of my SAAB 93 aero.
.
they have about 3 guys, no fancy waiting room, and no service dolly....but you only pay about £50/hr labour..
http://swedishcarclinic.co.uk/
they can also pick up and drop off cars. (I don't work for them but a customer for over 7 years)
.
best of luck
Paul.
(near Bicester)
PAUL RUN said:
hi.
don't know if you know about the Swedish Car Clinic. they are on the A41 just outside Aylesbury.
(near on your bike)
they have looked after 2 of my V40s and now take care of my SAAB 93 aero.
.
they have about 3 guys, no fancy waiting room, and no service dolly....but you only pay about £50/hr labour..
http://swedishcarclinic.co.uk/
they can also pick up and drop off cars. (I don't work for them but a customer for over 7 years)
.
best of luck
Paul.
(near Bicester)
I have, yes - they changed my gear linkage cables recently when it lost 50% of it's gears the day before I was due to go away!don't know if you know about the Swedish Car Clinic. they are on the A41 just outside Aylesbury.
(near on your bike)
they have looked after 2 of my V40s and now take care of my SAAB 93 aero.
.
they have about 3 guys, no fancy waiting room, and no service dolly....but you only pay about £50/hr labour..
http://swedishcarclinic.co.uk/
they can also pick up and drop off cars. (I don't work for them but a customer for over 7 years)
.
best of luck
Paul.
(near Bicester)
Didn't know that they would pick up cars but I stuck the bike in the back and cycled home anyway
Mine's all MOT'd and back on the road now, the garage cleared the airbag light for me, but thanks for your kind offer
Good to hear about the swedish car clinic, wasn't aware of them, may drop in there at some point if anything serious needs doing.
I'll be commuting in mine tomorrow to Aylesbury, work on Griffin Lane so it'll be treated to a 'Clean Getaway' after work, it's overdue a clean after being sat for a while
Good to hear about the swedish car clinic, wasn't aware of them, may drop in there at some point if anything serious needs doing.
I'll be commuting in mine tomorrow to Aylesbury, work on Griffin Lane so it'll be treated to a 'Clean Getaway' after work, it's overdue a clean after being sat for a while
Popped a new paper element fuel filter in this morning. Nice easy job with the car not needing to be jacked up to reach the filter housing underneath on the drivers side. Took a fair bit of cranking to start up again afterwards, maybe due to the duff in tank fuel pump and that I didn't prime the filter housing when I re-fitted it as I didn't have any diesel to hand.
Took it for a run to recharge the battery when it did kick into life again and it does seem to run better with an improved pick up. Worthwhile job I think.
Took it for a run to recharge the battery when it did kick into life again and it does seem to run better with an improved pick up. Worthwhile job I think.
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