Oil Change Question

[psaboic]

Hi All,

Newbie checking in.... New to Volvo's, but not to European cars and definitely not to cars in general. The wife picked up a really nice blue 01 XC70 AWD with only 49K on it over the weekend. Car has been well taken care of. Anyway, I prefer (and enjoy) to do my own work whenever possible, and in the near future I see a complete tune up and fluid change for the wife's rig.

I know that the XC uses a cartridge type filter (no problem there) but can someone tell me the size of the wrench needed to get the cap off? I have a cap filter wrench I use on my Jetta TDI, but I'm not sure it is the correct size.

Also, for those who do their own maintenance, where do you get parts, at an on-line source (recommendations please), or at the local auto parts store?

Thanks for any info. Looking forward to learning a lot from the forum, and contributing useful info when I can.

Glenn

[howardc64]

http://www.ipdusa.com/ProductsCat.aspx?CategoryID=142&NodeID=5052&RootID=629
http://www.fcpgroton.com/P2Series/P2tuneup.htm

Both ipd and fcp groton are the great online part sites for Volvo.

The o-ring on the filter housing will come with the new filter cartridge. Be sure to order crush washers as they are often not included with the filter cartridge.

[psaboic]

Great info [thumbup]

Thanks

Glenn

[mrvolvo05]

Glenn,
I just got my wife's 2005 XC90 (5 cylinder AWD), with 28K miles on it. Today I had the oil & filter changed at nearby gas station. (Brough my own 10-30 Mobil 1 oil and filter).
Labor cost only $15.

You should be able to use those belted tools to remove the oil filter.

In regards to where to buy the oil filter. For the next year or two, I would rather pay few dollars more and buy them from the dealer. Normally the after-market industry catches up with the specs of the OEM parts, at much cheaper prices.

I also have a local trusted mechanic shop who repairs only swedish cars. Most often I buy the same parts at much cheaper then the dealer himself.

[XC70Jazzer]

http://www.ipdusa.com/ProductsCat.aspx?CategoryID=142&NodeID=5052&RootID=629
http://www.fcpgroton.com/P2Series/P2tuneup.htm

Both ipd and fcp groton are the great online part sites for Volvo.

The o-ring on the filter housing will come with the new filter cartridge. Be sure to order crush washers as they are often not included with the filter cartridge.

I am going to get my oil filter at the dealer this time. Do I ask for
crush washers ??? What are those ?? Thanks, Newbie

[dr.tb.xc]

I am going to get my oil filter at the dealer this time. Do I ask for
crush washers ??? What are those ?? Thanks, NewbieAlways replace the copper crush washer on the oil drain plug whenever you remove the plug. My local Volvo dealer's parts department routinely throws one in the box with the oil filter whenever I buy one from them.

That said, it's been a while since I have bought one from them, since I bought a six-pack of the OEM cartridge filters on eBay for less than I can get them locally, and without the drive to the dealership. Here's a link (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/lot-of-volvo-oil-filters-S40-S60-S80-V70-XC70-XC90_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33661QQihZ006QQite mZ160005609529QQrdZ1) to an example of an eBay auction for the filters.

Best of luck, and welcome to the group.

-Todd

[XC70Jazzer]

Thanks Todd,

I went to the link and bought 4 filters for $17.99. That should be better than dealer pricing I hope. Thanks for the tip , I'll get the crush washer from the dealer.

Mike