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    Hello ... newb here.

    Got a used 2000 XC70 T5 from the original owner. Low miles.

    Upon inspection by a local garage and not related to others
    below, there was some indication of oil around the block but
    the mechanic didn't think it was an issue of great alarm.

    BAD JUDGEMENT. We should've had him drop the pan.

    Maintenance: Indications previous owner took good care of it;
    at some point their daughter used it at school. Vehicle had been
    garaged at least one autumn. No details or if fluids were removed.
    Copious notes in Maintenance Schedule but did not provide actual
    invoices. Another mistake on our part.

    We bought it. For most of a year there was no problem.

    Then, one day the car didn't want to start and after a few minutes
    the Engine Light came on. No one drove it until it went to the garage.

    The lead mechanic said she was sludged pretty bad and the compression
    was a measly 13%. How it got that far is beyond us. Well, truth told, though
    we checked the oil regularly, we were about to get it changed when things
    went south. Normal levels then, only a few thousand miles racked.

    Telling us the situation could be grave, we nonetheless took a chance and
    spent a small fortune unclogging "Sludger". The garage got compression
    levels to 78%, was purring again, and we took it home on the advice to
    return at 500mi for one more oil change.

    We got the oil changed as planned, started back home, and It Happened.
    Weird sounds from the engine, by the time I got there "Sludger" was starting
    to smoke. It got worse. The lead mechanic determined that it was possible
    the turbo got smoked.

    My guess? The change of oil from regular to synthetic with all those detergents
    working on the deposits blew a few seals on the engine. So it sits on the curb
    and we removed it from our insurance plan.

    Coda: The Second Opinion. So a second garage took a brief look into it and
    found that,

    1) The First Garage overfilled the oil by two or three quarts on the final change, and;

    2) Oil simply disappears from the crankcase.

    Somehow "Sludger" went through some five quarts of oil in only five miles back
    to the house.

    Naturally the First Garage has to answer for the overfilling, not to mention that
    it could have screwed up elsewhere. Conspicuous in its absence on the bill
    is the PCV system. If that's clogged, this whole thing is a non-starter.

    Anybody go through this?

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    You're in the wrong forum
    All emails please use: jrl1194 (at) aol.com

    2007 V70 2.5T White/Oak, 112K miles. My daily driver and GORGEOUS
    2000 V70R wife's. Won't sell, now at 148K miles !! and still (almost) perfect.
    2000 S70 GLT SE with 29,000 miles!!! A time capsule, V70R front bumper, Volans, etc. SOLD!!! (I Will regret selling this!)

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    No comprende. However the model
    is tagged by the community en masse,
    that's what I've got. This is not a new
    purchase. Had nearly a year.

    "Forum: 1997-2000 V70XC
    Discussing the 1st generation wagon"

    Thanks for responding.

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    Maybe not the wrong forum section on this site,
    but as far as traffic, you'll probably do a lot better here:

    http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...wforum.php?f=1

    VolvoXC has kinda been gathering tumbleweed the last few years...

    '98 " Last of the Good Ones!" V70 R
    Upsolute ECU - E-Codes/SilverStars - ArcticGrade Oil Lines - HD SkidPlate - Spoiler - XC Grill -

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    Huh. Didn't think it was dead!

    Yeah, I'm registered there but can't post until I fix
    things here on my end, 'puter-wise.

    Thanks.

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