The new daily (LOLVO tow car)

SirNemesis

Hi all,

Bought myself a new toy, which will be pretty much just for daily use.

Was very cheap, but has a lot of k's on it and has some driveline noises which are no doubt due to the k's. Very nice car none the less though :)

egads (she/her)

Nice!

Rob

D5 or 3.2 ?

Have one myself, great vehicle.

Ex850R

Love it , looks very comfy.

SirNemesis

Cheers guys. D5 black engine.

SirNemesis

SirNemesis;65473 wroteGot the XC70 up on the hoist and changed the hub tonight. Suprisingly easy job and it drives like a new car now!

SirNemesis

Well, car goes back up on the hoist tomorrow. Got a low coolant warning on the way home from work today. Checked when I got home and found it empty. Refilled and it all came out again. Can't see where it's coming from yet but I can see it dripping from the passenger side of the stone guard. Fun times...

Philia_Bear

Prob just bad luck with a stone or something

egads (she/her)

Yeah, no systemic issues with cooling on these generally. What did it end up being @SirNemesis?

SirNemesis

Still searching for the cause. I've spent alot of time cleaning the engine up from an oil leak which is somewhere above (rocker cover?) but still haven't found the cause of the coolant leak. These 2 cooler hoses run awfully close to the larger turbo. Have these been known to fail? Otherwise it could be the waterpump itself just leaking down. Still need to do a bit more cleaning before I can tell for sure.

CamZH

Might be worth having a look at the hoses that run to the fire wall for the heater core. (specifically at the fire wall)
I'm guessing there are like the earlier models that have o-rings and clips to hold them in place.

Philia_Bear

Pretty much all the hoses are known to leak
Water pump is a bit rare but can happen

SirNemesis

Alright cheers guys, I'll keep digging away. Do either of you know if it is possible to remove that false firewall panel (with the heat shield on it) without removing the engine first? Would make chasing this leak a much easier task.

Philia_Bear

Yeah
It's a total pita though

Everything to do with the twin turbo setup is

SirNemesis

Philia_Bear;65948 wroteYeah
It's a total pita though

Everything to do with the twin turbo setup is

These are hurtful words, be nice to my little TT :P

Philia_Bear

Anything that is a pita is always made to be loved and adored

Philia_Bear

Ratcheting 12/13mm spanner is the way of getting the heat shields lose
After they are lose you can generally more them around enough to see everything

My secret with these cars was to clean the heck out of the engine bay
Then
get them hot while full of water
Then while making sure the coolant system was pressurised just start sticking an inspection camera into the nooks and crannies looking for steam and coolant

SirNemesis

Ok lads, this is where I'm at and I think I need assistance.

As far as I can tell, it is leaking from this bend on this hose.

I cannot see anything wet above this bend, coolant just seems to appear and weap through the mesh cover over this hose.

Also from what I have found, this hose is part number #30757649, which is 'no longer available'. Help? Is there a revised part number? Is there any alternative available?

Philia_Bear

I'd suspect the o ring at the rear of the water pump
I'll try and find a part number for you

SirNemesis

Is that #30 in the picture you are referring to? It doesn't appear to be wet that far up, unless I can't see the drip.