Al's 1st Gen V70 XC

bigal · 2018-09-22T09:05:35+00:00

Gorgeous! Colour! Interior colour?

bigal

Cheers, will do.

Ex850R

Oh bloke, it's actually a Cross Country, not an xc.

bigal

Says XC on the back, as well as cross country.. it's everything.

Ex850R

Nah, never!

gavinh

Am with @bigal it says xc

bigal

We v70xc owners stick together. ?

Ex850R

Reckon the first ones didn't.

pastry

What's the AW system in these? Not Haldex is it?

timbo

@pastry awd on these uses a viscous coupling instead of the haldex

bigal

I didn't know about that.. @timbo , you know stuff. I better look up this viscous coupling.

I thought AWD meant "Arse Warmer Delux" - Did I mention heated seats are amazing!

timbo

Ex850R

timbo;c-147220 wrote

Part of the system that Robs enough power from the turbo motor to make it seem like an NA after a fwd version....

Boy does it suck it out!

pastry

weld 'er up for permanent AWD Al!

then boost this sucker some more

it'll last a week or so

pastry

bigal;c-147212 wroteI thought AWD meant "Arse Warmer Delux" - Did I mention heated seats are amazing!

ah but have you tried ventilated seats?

gavinh

It's the same as the gen 1 xc90 isn't it?

pastry

XC90's are all Haldex, varying Haldex versions though AFAIK. Think my early one is Haldex 2, and late models are Haldex 4.

From what I read, when they decided XC was a range rather than an equipment level they changed the naming convention from V70 XC to XC70, and at the same time they started using Haldex. Hopefully I'm not perpetuating a myth!

EDIT: there's some good info here

gavinh

That a good artical, thanks for that!

bigal

Ready for open heart surgery..

I think the space I have to work in and other challenges (the misus) will dictate the engine removal method. More than likely I'll roll it forward into the carport directly in front of this shed, front wheels off, remove front driveshafts, disconnect angle gear, put wheels back on, remove engine from the top using an engine crane, roll the car back into the shed. This will keep the misus happy if I have it out of site for a while. I'm sure it's not so straight forward but that's the rough idea at the moment. Never done this before.. going to be fun and I'm sure I'll learn a lot.

I can take my time and be careful like this..

bigal

Yeah that is a good awd article. It’s just occured to me I have most of the awd systems to experiment with.. the A4 quattro (torsen), xc90 (haldex) and now the v70xc (VC). Might have to take them all out to a hilly dirt track and do some experiments. What’s the bet the audi will kick butt.. wow that thing sticks.. just no ground clearance since I dropped it on H&R race springs.

Ex850R

I had the v70r 98 on dirt track, did u turn and booted it, no noticeable slip!

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