Forum: Cars for sale
04-13-2023, 03:12 AM
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Forum: Cars for sale
04-03-2023, 09:30 AM
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-23-2020, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,264
Hi jpliddy, it's done around 280k, it had done...
Hi jpliddy, it's done around 280k, it had done 110k when I bought it 14 years ago, I've been pretty lucky with it up till now. I'm the same, I do most things on it except the cambelt and pump belt,...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-23-2020, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,772
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-23-2020, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,264
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-22-2020, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 12
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-21-2020, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,264
Oil leak on lower Idler/tensioner pulley
Hi, I got my cam and pump belts changed recently by a client of mine who is a Volvo mechanic, and has been for decades. He did it as a favour at his home for a very low price, said he had done them...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-21-2020, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,772
Carbon Cleaning Engine thru running it hard
Hi, I saw this comment on a thread about the above subject from a 25 year time served mechanic on Quora
"When I do tune ups on Alfa Romeo (especially spiders) after the filters, plugs etc I would...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-22-2019, 01:44 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,436
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
10-21-2019, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,436
Hi V8VOLVO,
"(60,000 miles/7 years, whichever...
Hi V8VOLVO,
"(60,000 miles/7 years, whichever comes first)" I was just wondering where you got this info from, as the official Volvo documentation which came with my car says 80,000 miles, or 8...
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Forum: Cars for sale
09-15-2015, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
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Forum: Cars for sale
05-06-2015, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
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Forum: Cars for sale
05-06-2015, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
Many thanks, a few unexpected good things came...
Many thanks, a few unexpected good things came out of it as well - before the accident the car was making an awful loud humming road noise for some time, that now seems to have gone - maybe it was...
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Forum: Cars for sale
05-05-2015, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
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Forum: Cars for sale
05-05-2015, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
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Forum: Cars for sale
04-23-2015, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
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Forum: Cars for sale
04-22-2015, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
One of my clients is a time served Volvo...
One of my clients is a time served Volvo mechanic, he has kindly offered to help me attempt a repair, I have managed to source the cross member and suspension strut from a Volvo breaker, so I will...
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Forum: Cars for sale
04-22-2015, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
The front drivers suspension strut is bent and...
The front drivers suspension strut is bent and twisted, the control arm has twisted slightly where it is bolted on to the big cross member so that it is pushing against the steering rack unison...
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Forum: Cars for sale
04-21-2015, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 29,446
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-25-2014, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,918
Well, it all worked out fine in the end :) My...
Well, it all worked out fine in the end :) My mechanic put me on to a very nice man who was a Mechanic/foreman for the local Volvo dealer between 81 and 96, he trained on these engines, and has...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-10-2014, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,918
Yes, but I suppose any damage would happen when...
Yes, but I suppose any damage would happen when the engine is first started after the new belt was put on. It seems to run ok once a bit of speed is up, it runs a bit unevenly and is very smokey at...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-10-2014, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,918
You were right, and I was wrong :( , sorry for...
You were right, and I was wrong :( , sorry for doubting you, it must have been a fluke that he got it right last time, but I had already booked it in at the time of posting, and didn't want to risk...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
07-09-2014, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 34,171
I used to have a 245 D24 with M47 with ...
I used to have a 245 D24 with M47 with overdrive, i used to get about 29/30 mpg city driving, but the mpg stayed about the same country driving aswell. The gearbox was very reliable. As far as i can...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-08-2014, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,918
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-07-2014, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,918
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