XC90 2.2 diesel Gutless?
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mybrainhurts said:
Has it tripped into limp mode?
It runs fine 0-40mph, then just seems to die - its much worse going uphill. I tried to accelerate past a labouring lorry doing 35mph and got half way then - with my foot flat to the floor and the revs going over 4k - there was just no power at all.The first time I did it the "engine service required" sign came on but has subsequently vanished....
paulrussell said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
It runs fine 0-40mph, then just seems to die - its much worse going uphill. I tried to accelerate past a labouring lorry doing 35mph and got half way then - with my foot flat to the floor and the revs going over 4k - there was just no power at all.
The first time I did it the "engine service required" sign came on but has subsequently vanished....
Try changing up a gear before the revs get to 4k. Diesels have a narrower power band than petrols, so try to keep the revs lower and you should notice more power. If you don't then I'd suggest getting it looked at, as with at least 165bhp you should be able to get to overtake a lorry going 35mph easily.The first time I did it the "engine service required" sign came on but has subsequently vanished....
Bonefish Blues said:
Booked it in there on Saturday - have cancelled Volvo Bonefish Blues said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
Bonefish Blues said:
Booked it in there on Saturday - have cancelled Volvo If you need a gearbox refresh (banging into gear when hot) he's good value for that, too.
Took it in this morning - Graham took it for a test drive, opened the bonnet and diagnosed a fault with a small lever in the top of the engine (can't remember what its called) - it had popped off its mount.
He put it back and advised to keep an eye on it, if it comes off again it may need replacing. He didn't need to hook it up to the computer.
Cost = zero.
I can only imagine what the YTS monkey at volvo would have diagnosed. It would have cost £109 before they'd even touched a spanner.
I'll definitely be taking it back for servicing/maintenance.
mybrainhurts said:
If that were true, you wouldn't be able to buy blanking plates to replace the flaps. Isn't their main purpose the reduction of emissions?
What do you mean by "broken flap arm"? If you mean the rod that connects all the flaps, then the ones beyond the break would be permanently stuck in one position, while the others would open and close normally.
Never heard of this. The recurring problem is the small plastic rod that's moved by a stepper motor to open and close the flaps. It attaches to a small plastic ball on the end of the flap rod and this ball wears out, at which point the actuating rod can't stay on it. The only fix is a whole new flap assembly, complete with another little plastic ball that will wear out again.
This is a design fault. If the plastic ball were made out of harder plastic, this wouldn't happen and Volvo wouldn't be able to charge £7-800 to replace it. The cynic in me says this is a deliberate ploy, as it's easily rectified but hasn't been for the life of this old lady of an engine.
I think this is what it was.What do you mean by "broken flap arm"? If you mean the rod that connects all the flaps, then the ones beyond the break would be permanently stuck in one position, while the others would open and close normally.
Never heard of this. The recurring problem is the small plastic rod that's moved by a stepper motor to open and close the flaps. It attaches to a small plastic ball on the end of the flap rod and this ball wears out, at which point the actuating rod can't stay on it. The only fix is a whole new flap assembly, complete with another little plastic ball that will wear out again.
This is a design fault. If the plastic ball were made out of harder plastic, this wouldn't happen and Volvo wouldn't be able to charge £7-800 to replace it. The cynic in me says this is a deliberate ploy, as it's easily rectified but hasn't been for the life of this old lady of an engine.
stuart-b said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
I'd have to agree.
Took it in this morning - Graham took it for a test drive, opened the bonnet and diagnosed a fault with a small lever in the top of the engine (can't remember what its called) - it had popped off its mount.
He put it back and advised to keep an eye on it, if it comes off again it may need replacing. He didn't need to hook it up to the computer.
Cost = zero.
I can only imagine what the YTS monkey at volvo would have diagnosed. It would have cost £109 before they'd even touched a spanner.
I'll definitely be taking it back for servicing/maintenance.
Good news, how does it drive now?Took it in this morning - Graham took it for a test drive, opened the bonnet and diagnosed a fault with a small lever in the top of the engine (can't remember what its called) - it had popped off its mount.
He put it back and advised to keep an eye on it, if it comes off again it may need replacing. He didn't need to hook it up to the computer.
Cost = zero.
I can only imagine what the YTS monkey at volvo would have diagnosed. It would have cost £109 before they'd even touched a spanner.
I'll definitely be taking it back for servicing/maintenance.
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