2005 Volvo V70 2.5T SE
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chris1roll said:
!...I doubt I'd have thought to compare old with new if I'd bought genuine plugs from the dealers.
Ticked off that I asked and they gave me the incorrect part number to order, if it hadn't been for my mates knowledge I wouldn't have found the error until I went to change them today. No apology from them they just shrugged their shoulders and said they would amend my orderAn easy job today changing the 18 year old fuel filter. The original factory tape was still on the hose retaining clips which has kept them free from dirt and corrosion making for easy removal.
New filter was fitted and I smothered the inside of the bracket with Lanoguard, the rest of the car will be done later when the weather is warmer.
I decided to tape up the clips, not sure what Volvo used at the factory but it did seem to be some sort of masking tape so I've done mine with that to make life easy next time the filter needs changed
Not a pretty sight
New filter was fitted and I smothered the inside of the bracket with Lanoguard, the rest of the car will be done later when the weather is warmer.
I decided to tape up the clips, not sure what Volvo used at the factory but it did seem to be some sort of masking tape so I've done mine with that to make life easy next time the filter needs changed
Not a pretty sight
Excellent thread mate, great colour too.
Run a 2006 D5 and have done quite a bit to it in the last year; previous owner(s) hadn't kept up on maintenance. All seems good now and can't ever see parting with it, plus I'm a sucker for a wooden interior
Looking forward to seeing how yours develops
Run a 2006 D5 and have done quite a bit to it in the last year; previous owner(s) hadn't kept up on maintenance. All seems good now and can't ever see parting with it, plus I'm a sucker for a wooden interior
Looking forward to seeing how yours develops
cfin4014 said:
...plus I'm a sucker for a wooden interior
Oh another potential new member for the faux wooden interior pipe and slippers FB group, please join and share your delightful experiences Your car does look nice
I jest, My XC90 came with a horrible aluminium interior and I searched high and low until I found NOS wooden parts
The V70 has a nicer aluminium than the XC90 had and my mate has an S60 T5 with wood which we were going to swap but I actually like the way the V70 looks inside so I'm going to keep it for now.
There are a few dents and scratches in the aluminium but I managed to remove the gear lever cowl and machine polish a lot of them out, then gave it a coat of wax so it's like a ski slope, nothing will stick to it now
I've removed the charge pipe on the V70 several times over the past few weeks but I could never get the clamp at the top of the intake hose to sit properly and I didn't know why. Today I decided to remove the hose and try to find the problem. Once removed I saw the hose was past its best and decided to put it back together and was going to order another, also I never saw the cause for the clamp not to sit correctly but I did notice the charge pipe was an odd shape at the end, however as I'm not familiar with these items nothing I saw raised any concerns.
I visited my mate and mentioned the hose to him and he said he had an old one in his garage and after a coulpe of minutes appeared with a good used hose. When I returned home I decided to change the hose and that's when I discovered the problem...
The charge pipe has a metal sleeve that is there to prevent the clamp from crushing the pipe. With the engine hot the plastic pipe had expanded and the slight grip the pipe had on the metal sleeve let go and the sleeve fell off.
Careful heating with a hot air gun, a large socket strategically placed on the sleeve and a bit of brute force and the sleeve is back to where it should be and the oddly shaped end is once again straight.
Replacement hose put on and all stitched back together and sitting as it should
I visited my mate and mentioned the hose to him and he said he had an old one in his garage and after a coulpe of minutes appeared with a good used hose. When I returned home I decided to change the hose and that's when I discovered the problem...
The charge pipe has a metal sleeve that is there to prevent the clamp from crushing the pipe. With the engine hot the plastic pipe had expanded and the slight grip the pipe had on the metal sleeve let go and the sleeve fell off.
Careful heating with a hot air gun, a large socket strategically placed on the sleeve and a bit of brute force and the sleeve is back to where it should be and the oddly shaped end is once again straight.
Replacement hose put on and all stitched back together and sitting as it should
Lucky escape
Unfortunately the air-con recharge I had done on the V70 didn’t work. I stay less than 1 mile from the shop that did the recharge so it didn’t try it on the road home. I went out to the car later that day and turned the A/C on and the compressor kicked in, but the air into the car wasn’t getting cooler, I turned it off and on again and the cooling fan came on at full speed and wouldn’t stop. After connecting my diagnostics I had a pressure sensor fault showing, when I cleared the DTC the fan went off. I left it at that and tried again a few days later with the same results.
I decided to have a professional diagnose the problem and after speaking to the ‘expert air-con company’ at the top of the Google listing for my area and not feeling confident about the answers they gave me I booked the car into my local Volvo Indie thinking that at least they would know what they were doing. Well that was a mistake on my part, they don’t have recharging facilities and after connecting Vida and not finding any DTCs they decided it needed a new compressor as they could ‘see metal filings’ that had apparently been coming from my compressor. They then told me to buy a new compressor from eBay… I was shocked and furious when I heard this and it makes me wonder what sort of service they are providing to the Volvo community.
I decided at this point in time to seek out a proper old school specialist, a mate told me about Keep Kool in Cambuslang and I took the car to be diagnosed. Willie put the gauges on the car, started the engine and put the A/C on and off and told me that it really does need a compressor, but not because of fictional metal filings being expelled which there wasn’t, but because it wasn’t pressurising the system and the clutch assembly was falling apart.
Today it was back to Keep Kool where the V70 had some major surgery, Boost pipe off, top hose off, fan removed, serpentine belt off, power steering pump off, alternator off and eventually the air-con compressor removed.
The compressor motor is seized solid and I’m unable to turn it over, it must have taken huge amount of power from the car’s system to get it turning. Also the outside of the compressor is covered in UV dye and was leaking refrigerant gas.
The system was flushed and re-gassed and my air-con is working perfectly, the pressure switch didn’t require changing even though it was showing a fault.
Once home I decided to remove the clutch assembly, the centre which should be attached, it fell out onto the floor. The clutch assembly was in far worse condition than first expected and I doubt I would have got many more miles out of it before it fell apart leaving a horrendous mess
Clutch assembly falling to bits
Pulley off centre
Fell apart when removed
All buttoned up and sorted...COOL!!!
Unfortunately the air-con recharge I had done on the V70 didn’t work. I stay less than 1 mile from the shop that did the recharge so it didn’t try it on the road home. I went out to the car later that day and turned the A/C on and the compressor kicked in, but the air into the car wasn’t getting cooler, I turned it off and on again and the cooling fan came on at full speed and wouldn’t stop. After connecting my diagnostics I had a pressure sensor fault showing, when I cleared the DTC the fan went off. I left it at that and tried again a few days later with the same results.
I decided to have a professional diagnose the problem and after speaking to the ‘expert air-con company’ at the top of the Google listing for my area and not feeling confident about the answers they gave me I booked the car into my local Volvo Indie thinking that at least they would know what they were doing. Well that was a mistake on my part, they don’t have recharging facilities and after connecting Vida and not finding any DTCs they decided it needed a new compressor as they could ‘see metal filings’ that had apparently been coming from my compressor. They then told me to buy a new compressor from eBay… I was shocked and furious when I heard this and it makes me wonder what sort of service they are providing to the Volvo community.
I decided at this point in time to seek out a proper old school specialist, a mate told me about Keep Kool in Cambuslang and I took the car to be diagnosed. Willie put the gauges on the car, started the engine and put the A/C on and off and told me that it really does need a compressor, but not because of fictional metal filings being expelled which there wasn’t, but because it wasn’t pressurising the system and the clutch assembly was falling apart.
Today it was back to Keep Kool where the V70 had some major surgery, Boost pipe off, top hose off, fan removed, serpentine belt off, power steering pump off, alternator off and eventually the air-con compressor removed.
The compressor motor is seized solid and I’m unable to turn it over, it must have taken huge amount of power from the car’s system to get it turning. Also the outside of the compressor is covered in UV dye and was leaking refrigerant gas.
The system was flushed and re-gassed and my air-con is working perfectly, the pressure switch didn’t require changing even though it was showing a fault.
Once home I decided to remove the clutch assembly, the centre which should be attached, it fell out onto the floor. The clutch assembly was in far worse condition than first expected and I doubt I would have got many more miles out of it before it fell apart leaving a horrendous mess
Clutch assembly falling to bits
Pulley off centre
Fell apart when removed
All buttoned up and sorted...COOL!!!
My centre vent louvres on the passenger side were broken and flopped about, Someone local was sending his V70 to the carpark in the sky so offered parts before it went.
Centre vents removed on Saturday and Hazard switch put back to prevent any DTCs when going to collect the replacement parts.
Replacement vents fitted to keep SWMBO happy
My gear lever cover plate was covered in scratches and lots of dents, I polished the scratches out but there is nothing I can do with the dozens of dents. I picked a replacement up with the centre vents, the manual and auto cover plates are both the same and interchangeable.The replacement isn't perfect but it's a huge improvement on what I had
Orginal left, replacement right
Took the car to the auto gearbox specialist and had it serviced. No difference in operation but it gives me peace of mind knowing it has been done. The mechanic said the oil didn't smell burnt and was just starting to change colour so perfect timing.
I don’t know what the substance was that had been spilled over the front of the radio/CCM area from the poorly designed and placed cup holder and it has caused me a lot of work sorting out and removing the offending sugary mess. The heater fan control knob had suffered terribly and the rubber soft touch coating was peeling and looked nasty. I removed the knob and cleaned the rubber coating off using Acetone, the results which although not as pleasing as original looked much better. Then when prepping the XC90 for sale I noticed the knob on that car was like new so I swapped them both over and the V70 is now back to an original look & feel
Left: Original damaged. Centre: Cleaned with Acetone but too shiny.Right: XC90 rubberised fitted to V70
Centre vents removed on Saturday and Hazard switch put back to prevent any DTCs when going to collect the replacement parts.
Replacement vents fitted to keep SWMBO happy
My gear lever cover plate was covered in scratches and lots of dents, I polished the scratches out but there is nothing I can do with the dozens of dents. I picked a replacement up with the centre vents, the manual and auto cover plates are both the same and interchangeable.The replacement isn't perfect but it's a huge improvement on what I had
Orginal left, replacement right
Took the car to the auto gearbox specialist and had it serviced. No difference in operation but it gives me peace of mind knowing it has been done. The mechanic said the oil didn't smell burnt and was just starting to change colour so perfect timing.
I don’t know what the substance was that had been spilled over the front of the radio/CCM area from the poorly designed and placed cup holder and it has caused me a lot of work sorting out and removing the offending sugary mess. The heater fan control knob had suffered terribly and the rubber soft touch coating was peeling and looked nasty. I removed the knob and cleaned the rubber coating off using Acetone, the results which although not as pleasing as original looked much better. Then when prepping the XC90 for sale I noticed the knob on that car was like new so I swapped them both over and the V70 is now back to an original look & feel
Left: Original damaged. Centre: Cleaned with Acetone but too shiny.Right: XC90 rubberised fitted to V70
When I bought the V70 I was told the car had an oil and filter change a couple of weeks earlier and was shown & given the invoices. Sure enough a genuine Volvo oil and air filter were fitted and I was more than impressed that they didn't cut corners with the oil, they had filled it with Shell Helix 0W-30.
What I didn't know at the time was the oil was the wrong type for my engine, they had filled it with ACEA C2/C3 instead of the more expensive ACEA A5/B5
So today was oil and filter change time.
I don't have the correct 86mm-16F tool for removing the filter housing as the XC90 was the 36mm type (I've ordered the correct tool today and will be with me tomorrow) and was unsure how I was going to remove it but just my luck it was finger tight (should be torqued to 25Nm) The car had full Volvo history up until it was laid up in 2012 so I would hazard a guess that a Volvo dealership will have the correct removal tool and the filter housing looks like it's been attacked by the mechanics teeth...
5 litres of Castrol 0W-30 A5/B5 and engine run to check for leaks, will let the level sit for a while then re-check
After letting the level sit for a few hours it required another ¾ litre to top it off
One of the first things I checked when I brought the car home was to check levels, the oil was overfilled by ¾ litre which I had to extract. Considering it had just been changed about 500 motorway miles earlier and looking at the colour I am suspicious now as to whether it did get an oil change... The oil I took out of the 850 which had been in for 2901 miles and 3 years was cleaner. Picture is the ¾ litre from the V70, the vacuum extractor was brand new so nothing has been in before this oil
What I didn't know at the time was the oil was the wrong type for my engine, they had filled it with ACEA C2/C3 instead of the more expensive ACEA A5/B5
So today was oil and filter change time.
I don't have the correct 86mm-16F tool for removing the filter housing as the XC90 was the 36mm type (I've ordered the correct tool today and will be with me tomorrow) and was unsure how I was going to remove it but just my luck it was finger tight (should be torqued to 25Nm) The car had full Volvo history up until it was laid up in 2012 so I would hazard a guess that a Volvo dealership will have the correct removal tool and the filter housing looks like it's been attacked by the mechanics teeth...
5 litres of Castrol 0W-30 A5/B5 and engine run to check for leaks, will let the level sit for a while then re-check
After letting the level sit for a few hours it required another ¾ litre to top it off
One of the first things I checked when I brought the car home was to check levels, the oil was overfilled by ¾ litre which I had to extract. Considering it had just been changed about 500 motorway miles earlier and looking at the colour I am suspicious now as to whether it did get an oil change... The oil I took out of the 850 which had been in for 2901 miles and 3 years was cleaner. Picture is the ¾ litre from the V70, the vacuum extractor was brand new so nothing has been in before this oil
Today when in the glovebox I noticed a broken cord at the rear and after a bit of investigation I discovered it was for the soft open mechanism that wasn't working.
I stripped the glove box out and try as I might there was no way I was going to get a secure fixing for the cord with the brass ferrule so decided to restring the entire mechanism
It's not the easiest of items to dismantle, the bottom part of the plunger is tricky to separate and requires gentle persuasion.
It took me several attempts with the length of the cord before I found something close to what it should be. I settled for 195mm between the knot and top of the loop
All back together and ready to refit. Note the end grommit should be on in the opposite direction
Grommit is inserted from behind
I stripped the glove box out and try as I might there was no way I was going to get a secure fixing for the cord with the brass ferrule so decided to restring the entire mechanism
It's not the easiest of items to dismantle, the bottom part of the plunger is tricky to separate and requires gentle persuasion.
It took me several attempts with the length of the cord before I found something close to what it should be. I settled for 195mm between the knot and top of the loop
All back together and ready to refit. Note the end grommit should be on in the opposite direction
Grommit is inserted from behind
Yesterday I decided to fit my USB socket/voltage gauge after removing the 12v socket of the CCM. The USB socket had previously fitted this to the XC90 and I removed it before selling as it’s always handy to know the state of the battery and charging, plus USB is more convenient that a 12v socket.
I purchased the socket from Amazon about 5 years ago and discovered the diameter was too large to fit into the hole when the 12v socket was removed.
I turned the socket body my lathe and removed the threads plus a little more until it was a good tight fit onto the CCM
Once the 12v socket and related fittings are removed the USB socket just pushes in and the 12v socket can easily be reinstalled if required
Good to know the alternator is charging correctly
Today was supposed to be an quick easy job that took way longer than it should as I decided whilst the CCM was out I may as well remove the cup holder and de-gunk whatever had been spilled in there causing it not to open.
Now working as it should... not that I'll very be putting any drinks in there
I purchased the socket from Amazon about 5 years ago and discovered the diameter was too large to fit into the hole when the 12v socket was removed.
I turned the socket body my lathe and removed the threads plus a little more until it was a good tight fit onto the CCM
Once the 12v socket and related fittings are removed the USB socket just pushes in and the 12v socket can easily be reinstalled if required
Good to know the alternator is charging correctly
Today was supposed to be an quick easy job that took way longer than it should as I decided whilst the CCM was out I may as well remove the cup holder and de-gunk whatever had been spilled in there causing it not to open.
Now working as it should... not that I'll very be putting any drinks in there
It’s been another busy week with the V70
A noise from the rear brakes and the fact the lever needed 10 clicks before it held had me strip them down for inspection. One shoe had delaminated and was doing nothing, the other side was seized, how it ever passed an MOT test the day before I bought the car is beyond me.
One of the many questions I asked before committing to travel from Glasgow to Slough to view the V70 was are the tyres good. The vendor had provided some lovely pictures in the advert and they looked like matching set of good quality Michelin tyres .
His answer to my question was that he had changed all 4 tyres and me being a bit naive (well I’ve only been round the block a couple of hundred times!!!) assumed he had fitted 4 new Michelins. The car was MOT’d the day before I viewed it and it got an advisory for two back tyre sidewalls having cracks in them, so I knew something was a bit fishy. When I challenged the vendor he admitted he had fitted part worn tyres so one of the many deductions from the price was for a couple of tyres.
Whilst I had the wheels off to do the brakes I noticed what the advisory was for the tyres, only it wasn’t as stated on the MOT sheet as cracks in the side walls it was severe ‘black ring of death’ where the tyres had been run flat and damaged the sidewalls,
When the tyres were removed from the rims the reality of the bodged work was evident with poorly repaired puncture patches which were falling off and could have caused a serious accident.
4 new Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 tyres fitted and my local KF which went as expected as they tried to sell me an alignment. A 'free alignment check' is included when you buy tyres so I said "go ahead and check it" only to be told if it did need adjusted it would cost me £64.50. I said just check it and then I'll make up my mind. 10 minutes later I was told the alignment is out, it should be in the green and is in the red. I asked how much it was out and he told me he doesn't really know, they've only had this machine a few weeks and he's not sure how to read it fully. Geez you couldn't make this stuff up... I said I would leave it for now and he said he would adjust it for £50... No thank you, take my car off the ramp and I'll take it away...
EDIT:
I had planned to check tyre pressures yesterday before going out for my test drive but I had a senior moment and forgot, only remembering once I was about a mile from the house. On the test drive they did feel overinflated but I couldn't check them until they had cooled down. 22 hours later and my trusty calibrated PCL gauge did show consistency between both front and both back tyres, shame they were all around 5psi over inflated. Rear should be 30psi, both read 34.7psi Front should be 31psi they were 35.2psi and 35.3psi.
A noise from the rear brakes and the fact the lever needed 10 clicks before it held had me strip them down for inspection. One shoe had delaminated and was doing nothing, the other side was seized, how it ever passed an MOT test the day before I bought the car is beyond me.
One of the many questions I asked before committing to travel from Glasgow to Slough to view the V70 was are the tyres good. The vendor had provided some lovely pictures in the advert and they looked like matching set of good quality Michelin tyres .
His answer to my question was that he had changed all 4 tyres and me being a bit naive (well I’ve only been round the block a couple of hundred times!!!) assumed he had fitted 4 new Michelins. The car was MOT’d the day before I viewed it and it got an advisory for two back tyre sidewalls having cracks in them, so I knew something was a bit fishy. When I challenged the vendor he admitted he had fitted part worn tyres so one of the many deductions from the price was for a couple of tyres.
Whilst I had the wheels off to do the brakes I noticed what the advisory was for the tyres, only it wasn’t as stated on the MOT sheet as cracks in the side walls it was severe ‘black ring of death’ where the tyres had been run flat and damaged the sidewalls,
When the tyres were removed from the rims the reality of the bodged work was evident with poorly repaired puncture patches which were falling off and could have caused a serious accident.
4 new Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 tyres fitted and my local KF which went as expected as they tried to sell me an alignment. A 'free alignment check' is included when you buy tyres so I said "go ahead and check it" only to be told if it did need adjusted it would cost me £64.50. I said just check it and then I'll make up my mind. 10 minutes later I was told the alignment is out, it should be in the green and is in the red. I asked how much it was out and he told me he doesn't really know, they've only had this machine a few weeks and he's not sure how to read it fully. Geez you couldn't make this stuff up... I said I would leave it for now and he said he would adjust it for £50... No thank you, take my car off the ramp and I'll take it away...
EDIT:
I had planned to check tyre pressures yesterday before going out for my test drive but I had a senior moment and forgot, only remembering once I was about a mile from the house. On the test drive they did feel overinflated but I couldn't check them until they had cooled down. 22 hours later and my trusty calibrated PCL gauge did show consistency between both front and both back tyres, shame they were all around 5psi over inflated. Rear should be 30psi, both read 34.7psi Front should be 31psi they were 35.2psi and 35.3psi.
Edited by 47p2 on Sunday 30th April 13:51
All 4 wheels off again to fit the mudflaps today
Cleaned the wheel arches while the wheels were off
They're a better fit than the 850 mudflaps
When the tyres were fitted on Thursday I drove less than a mile home so today I went for a drive to see how the tyres were and what a difference from the dangerous crap that the vendor fitted. The steering vibration/shudder that started around 65-70 and never went away has completely gone. I now need to carefully watch the speedometer or I'll be collecting points.
Cleaned the wheel arches while the wheels were off
They're a better fit than the 850 mudflaps
When the tyres were fitted on Thursday I drove less than a mile home so today I went for a drive to see how the tyres were and what a difference from the dangerous crap that the vendor fitted. The steering vibration/shudder that started around 65-70 and never went away has completely gone. I now need to carefully watch the speedometer or I'll be collecting points.
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