Damo's first ever v70 t5 build thread

Damo · 2021-04-18T04:16:12+00:00

Hi and Welcome to the forum. Nice looking V70 T5 buy the way ( i have a silver one), your understanding of jap go fast bits will translate here fine.Ther...

Damo

timbo
Has the Fuel pump relay been replaced?

Yes, less than 800kms ago!!

Thanks @Ex850R

timbo

Worth checking cam and crank sensor connectors as they're usually brittle and corroded at this age if original. Are you able to read fault codes?

Ex850R

timbo
Worth checking cam and crank sensor connectors as they're usually brittle and corroded at this age if original. Are you able to read fault codes?

Those fail at age too, the sensors.

Damo

Thanks lads, probably need replacing the whole unit... best place to buy?

Damo

So something are more annoying than others. I hate bits that look untidy, they stick out and annoy.

These were badly weathered and made me upset looking at them, but the weather has not been conducive to painting until this week.

I started feeling better straight away.

Jeremyclarksonyes.soundfile

And from inside

Funny how happy that made me feel.

Then I was driving near GLT and popped in, to find the best park in the street had been left for me. Is the owner of this 850r on here?

Bit good, couldn't help grabbing some pics.

And photo op done, Steve furnished me with one of these critters.

This looks an easy install....just plug it in and fit it on...

Wait, what...

????????

Black goo of death....finally got the "plug" out...

And spent 15 minutes cleaning out the other side. Not pretty...

Now, sensor housing....can someone enlighten me as to where this oil is likely coming from? Cam seal or rocker cover gasket or????

Anyway, wiped it all ouT and all back together and running nice!

Let's hope this fixes our stalling issue

timbo

There's a rear cam seal behind the camshaft tone wheel that will likely be the source of your oil leak.

TL_V70

Its really easy to change well at least mine was the cam seal that is

Damo

Thanks lads, that makes sense, I'll have a bit of a read up and order the parts. :-)

Eventually this car will be a really good example. Clearing out the bodge will take some time though!

TL_V70

Watch this its really strait forward. I pushed the new seal in by hand and a socket that was the diameter of the seal to make sure it was flush no her or large force was needed. I think i used a right angle pick or small screw driver to remove the old one just be careful not to scratch or gouge the metal of the head or rocker cover around the outer of the seal or it will possibly leak

https://www.google.com/search?q=volvo+850+changing+cam+seal&oq=volvo+850+changing+cam+seal&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i22i29i30.14399j0j7&client=ms-android-samsung-ss&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:23229217,vid:Tx7W0M99KzE,st:0

rado

Wipers look better , the small things make a big difference ?

That red one , what wheels are those ? Look pretty nice ...

AshDVS

Wheels on the red 850 are Volvo/BBS 'Triton' wheels from C70 models.

'Propus' are visually the same but are 17", while 'Triton' are 18".

Damo

Big thanks to @AshDVS , he really runs a top notch service. My latest goodie bag arrived yesterday.

And it took no time at all in getting to fitment.

This modded bracket saved me a bunch of time.

And the Replacement airfilter looks good, and the old one was cactus!

Then got the strut brace on and went for a drive. The front feels more settled and I think I can feel the endlinks and a bit of slop in the steering now, maybe due to everything else being so tight.

I'd forgotten that I'd late night purchased this and it turned up yesterday too.

The endlinks that came in my dvs care package will have to wait a few days.

Ex850R

Endlinks any strut top rubbers are things you need in stock .........

Rock Auto do brilliant end links with grease nipples although the nipples foul on something else down there so get flat head bolt or spare nipples you cut off , make flat and seal with liquid metal , swap in the nips when it's service time.

TL_V70

Thoes ITG filters look the business and the strut brace ?

rado

TL_V70
Thoes ITG filters look the business and the strut brace ?

Hhmmm, liking that brace ?

Damo

So since the seatbelt tensioner locked and wouldn't release I wasn't able to drive this, and given it has been my daily of recent times and I sold my Honda Legend backup daily the supra has been getting a workout. It's not ideal as a daily however.

Once again @AshDVS saved me by pilfering the spare drivers side belt and inertia reel from his parts car. Thanks Ash!

First step in the manual says to Unplug the battery and wait 10 minutes as there's an airbag there.

But first raise the seat all the way up and forward.

The plastic cover has a clip that mounts on the airbag canister, and on my car the seat wiring was zip tied to it too so I had to cut this and a bit of force whilst pushing towards the front releases it and then it slides off towards the backs eats.

This red safety tag is hidden inside and goes into the airbag to prevent accidental activation.

Like so.

Then the base has a quick release button to save having to remove the entire seat to do this. Just push in this clip.

Using a screwdriver Here as you can see it's a bit corroded.

And out she slides.

Nest the A pillar plastic comes off by holding these two retaining clips in and pulling inwards from the top.

I have no idea what this plug to nowhere does. Anyone? Future pr optional curtain airbags or something?

Now undo the torx screw and the 2x 14mm normal bolts and swap the critters over.

Replug the tensioner in. And reverse the rest of the process.

The borts are once again gracing Brisbane's bayside streets!

AshDVS

Great work!

The trusty V70 parts car has come to the rescue for a few of us now.

Despite not actually using the dash out of it, I'm glad I bought it. I've found it useful for things I never expected to need as well.

Damo

Lads I'm considering moving this on.

Not sure what it's now worth. It's not perfect, paint is very good condition but it has so.e dents and scratches and the front bumper needs respraying.

Drivers seat needs recovering, the roof lining needs doing and it has no heater core.

It's leaking oil out of the cam end seal behind the CPS and from the sump plug.

It's otherwise a really nice car, I just need something that can tow 3.5 tonnes and modifying this further than its at isn't really feasible without and lsd and I'd rather hand it onto someone to go that next stage.

Thoughts on value and is there any interest? Haven't advertised it yet.

Has approx $5-6k of new parts on it including full turbo back stainless 3 inch into 2.5 inch exhaust.

Or talk me into keeping it....I've got 5 cars on an 810 block though...

Damo

Damo
Lads I'm considering moving this on.
Not sure what it's now worth. It's not perfect, paint is very good condition but it has so.e dents and scratches and the front bumper needs respraying.
Drivers seat needs recovering, the roof lining needs doing and it has no heater core.
It's leaking oil out of the cam end seal behind the CPS and from the sump plug.
It's otherwise a really nice car, I just need something that can tow 3.5 tonnes and modifying this further than its at isn't really feasible without and lsd and I'd rather hand it onto someone to go that next stage.
Thoughts on value and is there any interest? Haven't advertised it yet.
Has approx $5-6k of new parts on it including full turbo back stainless 3 inch into 2.5 inch exhaust.
Or talk me into keeping it....I've got 5 cars on an 810 block though...

All good points ash, and similar to how I'm looking at it. Guess I just need a bigger shed. I mean look at it!

It's pretty cool.

AshDVS

My car-sanity rationale is as follows -

One decent daily. Dont think about it too much. Reliable but still fun enough is key.Storage. How many can I practically store? Answer here, for us is 3-4 (wifes daily, my daily. One project OR one nearly done project and a 'waiting' one. Preference is that anything you care about is stored undercover.Whats your automotive 'wish list' - do you have one/some of these as projects?Where does the car in question fit in on that wish list?Do you use them all? Are you happy with forking out registration for all of these?How much time do you genuinely have to keep/restore/maintain? Whats your time worth?

eg. I decided a while back that I'm not a 'Focus XR5' kinda guy and I love the Volvo P80 platform. Loved the XR5, but wasnt me. Didnt want two project cars - so moved the Focus on and bought another P80.

If I could find a reasonably priced (lol) late 70s or early 80s 911, the V70 would probably be out.

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