carnut222
Wow, nice! I do love that colour too. Looking forward to seeing some interior pics. Is it manual or auto?
Philia_Bear
Mmm reliable 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual?
bigal
4 speed auto. That good? I've heard they're pretty good. Shifts beautifully.
bigal
It turns into an animal in 'S' mode.
Philia_Bear
If 98 and no etm it's a 4 speed and very reliable with basic love
Ex850R
More animal with a big eboy intercooler n hoses plus a manual boost controller!
Addictive torque and power upgrade.
bigal
Do I have
@darcher93 's v70xc?
Mine is lower than standard at the front..
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/1863/
darcher93
Well, well, well. Isn't this an interesting turn of events?
This is but isn't my car @bigal . BUT, I do know this car exceedingly well. Would you like the briefing?
bigal
Haha Yes please. Fire away. ?
darcher93
Okay, so the car was purchased a number of years ago by one of my close friends. The car at the time needed a whole bunch of work done to it. Prior to my friend purchasing the vehicle, my v70xc was written off by another one of my friends and as such, it was used as a parts car for this v70xc. I can't remember the full details, but I know that a whole bunch of stuff was used from my wreck to keep this car running. I had a bunch of Eibach springs lying around and they went into the v70xc, hence why the car is lower than standard. My mate then decided to sell the car about a year or so ago to another one of my friends and it ended up as a daily for the remainder of that time. Of recent, the car had developed some interesting electrical gremlins (speedo dropping out etc) and other miscellaneous leaks which meant my friend decided to sell the car. The car has since then passed hands to someone else, of whom may have fixed the electrical problems. I am not too sure what condition it is in at the moment but it was a pretty decent car when it was living in Hobart.
bigal
Thanks @darcher93 . Good to learn of its recent history.
I suspect some electrical gremlins still exist.. for some reason the battery didn't have enough juice to start the car yesterday. I left it on the Ctek overnight so hopefully should start tonight.. It got me wondering why the battery got flat after a drive from Ulverstone to Launy. Must be something draining the battery when it sits. All good, will sort that. Speedo been good.. no issues there so far.
The car has now been nicknamed Exxon due to it's rear main seal oil leakage (reference to Exxon Valdez). Understandable why it's been sold a number of times recently.. big task to sort it properly! I'm looking forward to the engine removal and tidy up.
Was this originally a Victorian car? Did it come with a service maintenance book?
Cheers, Al.
Ex850R
Battery rooted by sounds.
darcher93
Good choice of name. I am not too sure what is draining the battery but it may be that the battery is on its last legs. I don't think it was a Victorian car, given its on the old style Tasmanian plates, but it very well could have spent a year or so in Victoria before being shipped off to Tasmania. I am not sure about service maintenance book.. I will check with my mate.
egads (she/her)
Speedo drop out is commonly the ABS module in these years. You can cut it open and reflow the solder and add some more
bigal
Thanks. Also, do you or your friend still happen to have the original XC springs? I may be tempted to go back to stock 'Granny Spec' ride height.
Inspiration..
egads (she/her)
@Rob might still have the ones from the donor for his awd c70 too
bigal
Interior pics. Maybe lighter that I realised.. Not used to the dark tint which makes it quite dark inside. The seats look darker than the ones in my xc90 anyhow.
Filth!
Not washed yet. Misus didn't let me play cars yesterday.
bigal
Is it easier to take the engine out the bottom or pull it out from the top? I have a set of hydraulic ramps so can get the front of the car pretty high. We had my brother's beetle up high enough to pull the engine out - example of their height capability.
@pastry I value your input here.. seeing as though you do this daily ;-)
Ex850R
Bottom is easier.
Drop onto a dolly and roll out.
Look at getting the driveshaft CVS done of needed while at it? Do the angle gear bearing, Rob found cheap at bearing shop not volvo.
Etc, etc.....
PaddlerEd
Don't forget to clean inside all the interior lights - they always get a coating of nicotine from the smokers...
