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DMF will begin rattling and have to be changed at some point, the intercooler will burst somewhere in the 80-100k region, and the front engine mount (the one that is pressurized by boost) will also...

Are you sure it is the valve stem seals?

Personnally I have never known a white block to need replacement seals, even at very high mileages...

I would be looking more towards a blocked PCV or...

Burst hose or intercooler, or split recirc diaphragm i would say.

Tends not to be the outright hp that kills the autoboxes, (assuming regualarly changed fluid, and uprated cooler) but the torque in the lower range, and your driving style.

Asking the box to...

This is the 'electronic' plastic key yes???

It sounds like a trip to the dealer, sorry!

Not very tricky really- the hardest part is persuading the quick-connect fitting off at the rad cooler!

If you have a local good garage, they should be totally able to do the flush if you explain...

That is more down to the immobilizer...

Well, for a diesel, cranking speed is no.1 priority. Either your battery is getting weak, or the starter lazy if she is sluggish to spin. Perhaps even a corroded connection. Check all of these first....

Also to say, glad you and family are okay, which is all that matters really.

I daresay, despite the pretty severe damage to the floor pan, that all the doors opened as normal when you needed them...

Great to see the modding / enhancements, and your experiences with the S60..

20-25% is abit high! Try 10% on a healthy system. The LP switch will cut the system out when the charge gets down to about 30% 'full'.

To my eyes, the stance now (30mm less) looks like how the V70 should look from the showroom!

Crank or cam sensor breaking down when hot I would think... Or fuel pump relay.

Buy a can of freeze spray from maplin and shoot it at the crank/cam sensor when it next cuts out. If it re-starts...

Either the fan isnt working on low speed, or the thermostat is lazy and stuck half shut...

Yes.

Also check the voltage from the TPS under different openings... Should be about 0.9v closed rising smoothly to about 4.5v WOT.

If the ECU isnt seeing the throttle fully open, then it wont give...

If it is quite an aggressive yet random splutter, then i would definately be going for plugs, plug gaps (close them up 1/10th mm) and try again, rotor arm, leads etc.

The extra boost is finding a...

Don;t worry too much. They are not bad at all to do. Mostly a nut and bolt job, abit fiddley to remove the hoses in the engine bay bulk head. Keep washing your hands so you dont get grubby paw prints...

From what I can see, with the 805 amplified system (and/or dolby) you need the 06-920B SOT lead, which alas is £78 or so.

See here: http://www.nexxia.co.uk/Car_kit_installation_leads/volvo.htm
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Don't run the stock turbo over about 1.2-1.3 bar- the compressor is too small (which is why people upgrade to a 18, or 19t) and all it serves to do is provide hot air and spin its guts out - aside...

What injectors is the car running? Standard, or larger? May be a mis-match between ecu and injectors???

The ecu would probably be able to compensate at idle via the o2 sensor within its +/-10%...

I would agree, at the time of incarnation, the design had not allowed for an open deck for good cooling, and neither was it possible for general use due to the abilities of casting such a thing at...

You definately have a very weak spot somewhere if you need 0.6mm gap and still getting a misfire.

What age are the cap and rotor arm??

What plug gaps are you running? Anything upto 0.9mm with the MSD coil should be ok with the volvo leads- i would guess the rotor arm and cap would be the weak link in the chain though.

Change the...

Bloody bargain I would say!

About time afew of the other Volvo dealers started taking note on what is customer service, interest in their own product, knowledge of their own product, and an actual...