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  1. Thread: Dear Santa

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    A brick, like the old ones

    A brick, like the old ones
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    Online version ...

    Online version


    https://www.customers.volvocars.com/owners/docs/2001/2001_XC/01xc_00.htm
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    Poll: Damn near all cars are safe today so that is a...

    Damn near all cars are safe today so that is a bit out the window as well.

    Car is sort of a beater, anytime something goes wrong its a grand unless you can do it yourself AND have the time.
    I...
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    I was just told to go in at the air filter ...

    I was just told to go in at the air filter
    Going to look at it this afternoon
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    HA! Only a parent of young children would know...

    HA!

    Only a parent of young children would know what that is.

    Its to keep little savages from messing up the backs of the front seats with their little feets
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    I bought the parts from FCP Groton How many...

    I bought the parts from FCP Groton

    How many hours labor for the camshaft seals AND timing belt and water pump?
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    Going on 5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont...

    Going on 5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I dont think they went about it correctly.......................talking about lining up the timing again?
    How the hell did it get out of...
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    These cars eat WAY too many bulbs I drove that...

    These cars eat WAY too many bulbs

    I drove that Dakota for 15 years and the only bulb (other than A, ONE, 1 headlight) I ever replaced was a rear tailight and that was due to my screw up wiring the...
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    I use a 6 foot pipe on a 1/2" breaker bar One...

    I use a 6 foot pipe on a 1/2" breaker bar
    One hand no strain
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    Timing belt kit, labor?

    Got the kit from FCP Groton
    http://www.fcpgroton.com/product-exec/product_id/32690/nm/Volvo_V70_Timing_Belt_Kit_1999_2007_/category_id/201

    Water pump, seals etc.
    Car needs the camshaft seals,...
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    Thanks Im in SE Mass and will have a friend who...

    Thanks
    Im in SE Mass and will have a friend who owns a garage do the job.
  12. What is the JRL mod?

    What is the JRL mod?
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    Can a pipe be installed in place of the...

    Can a pipe be installed in place of the resonator?

    My resonator is shot and rather than put a new one in I would prefer to have it sound the way it sounds now.

    How about emissions?
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    Poll: Overall yes but these cars eat bulbs like someone...

    Overall yes but these cars eat bulbs like someone with halitosis eats tic tacs
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    Why replace the water pump? Ours is at the...

    Why replace the water pump?

    Ours is at the shop now.
    Had an exhaust/emissions issue fixed and the timing belt is being done tommorrow.
    Car has 125,000 on it and the belt has never been changed....
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    It was the brake booster for ours.[cussing]

    It was the brake booster for ours.[cussing]
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    THANKS Bill!

    THANKS Bill!
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    Turbo oil return line gasket/o-ring?

    Has anyone tried to do this in their driveway?

    Is it difficult to impossible for a backyard mechanic?
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    Probably right MoeB, I guess I am afraid of what...

    Probably right MoeB, I guess I am afraid of what I might find out. We have been happy with the car until it needs work.

    A brake booster, ignition antenna and a MAF in one year is a bit much.
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    Using Mann oil filters. I am afraid to send it...

    Using Mann oil filters.
    I am afraid to send it out for testing. What are they going to tell me anywayt, I need a re-build? At 85,000 miles it had better not need anything but gas and oil
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    Nothing like that, more like broken down paper,...

    Nothing like that, more like broken down paper, maybe from the element?
    I cant make it stick to a magnet and it isnt abrasive. :confused:

    I do have a K&N filter, I wonder if that could be the...
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    What does your oil look like?

    Do you have any gunk/stuff in the filter housing when doing the oil change? I have some stuff in there and it isnt magnetic and it is not abrasive :confused:
  23. Thread: Engine Knock

    by babalu87
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    I used Marvel Mystery oil in my truck and havent...

    I used Marvel Mystery oil in my truck and havent heard the lifters since. That was 150,000 miles ago [thumbup]

    A pint at an oil change ,use Dino oil for this because......, run the oil like that...
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    No way! I cant stand to part with that truck....

    No way!
    I cant stand to part with that truck. $268.00 at Tasca Volvo yesterday. Antenna ring and labor :mad:
    I bet is shows in the VADIS DVD how to do that job, I think I would be wise to purchase...
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    Nope, there are just too many issues with these...

    Nope, there are just too many issues with these cars. My truck is 13 years old and I havent dont anything but a radiator, water pump and a starter.

    THe XC has (in the last year) had
    A MAF unit
    A...
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