hi, finally bought myself a t5 estate.

[devreeze]

hi, ive finally got myself a t5 estate 96 n reg, 2 owners from new,100 000 on the clock. in a purple colour. mauve apparently. taking it for a service at volvo specialists this week, a few little things want looking at. any advice for a new t5 estate owner, would be appreciated. cheers

[meffs]

CONGRATS! Any pics? the only advice i can give you is - make sure your piggy bank is very big.

meffs

[BigJC]

Nice move and I'm hope your happy with it! As far as advice goes, stick to decent petrol - optimax or tesco 99 (and no other supermarket cack) or BP ultimate, and keep up with the oil changes. As you're taking it to a specialist, get them check your cam belt unless a receipt shows when it was last changed.

Enjoy & there's loads of decent folk on here than solve pretty much any problem you may encounter!

[siamblue]

Hi Mate welcome to the T5 clan, you will love the car but hate the fill ups lol,

enjoy, Gary

[Richie-T5]

congrats mate normally us estate owners have to suffer lil niggles like boot rattle, which canbe fixed dead easy, also. with all 855/854`s start the engine and remove the dip stick, if you are getting puffs of smoke, it means you are getting back preasure and will have a blocked breather (this will need sorting) check the oil filler cap for signs of Mayo (white guey ££££) if there is then you have prolems.... there may be mayo on the end of the dipstick, not to worry this is normal, if the car has been used on short journeys. check the bottom of the gearbox for leaks, normally rear crank shaft seals are common failure, also turbo oil return pipe seals (the first is an expensive repeair, the second is buttons) there should be a thread on the 850 series on what to look for. also beware of ABS warning lights, the 850 is common for the ecu failing. again not to worry if this happens speak with wobbly dave who will sort it 4 ya, or if you are lucky like moi go to a scrappy and pay 15 quid for one !!! (VERY DAMN LUCKY) good luck, there will be niggles on a high miler, i should know !!! but just work through them, once you had a volvo you will never go back !! i know i wont !

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Richie

[Vikingxl]

Congratulations let the spending begin

[Jod T5]

Congratulations let the spending begin
lol....your aint wrong there..... :jaw:

[craig]

it wont be long till your asking questions about mbc,s and rica upgrades and your mrs will be moaning at you for spending loads of time on this forum ,,, by the way richie now you mention boot rattles how do you get rid of that easily ?