Help!! S60d5se heart over head,

As the saying goes to cut a long story il begin S60D5SE had it for afew years ,had been no bother a good friend of mine owned it before myself making me the 3rd owner from new its 03,lost job something had to go so my car went sold it to a mate i was gutted ,seen it nearly everyday,anyway,4months ago he tells me he needs to sell it,but it went into limp mode with a bit smoke coming out still idles smooth a mates says sounds like intercooler had a bit of oil on front panel ,wooshing noise of air when reved .I bought it back were its sat on the drive til i get some cash, but i moved it today to use the garage and ,electrical system sevice reqd,high emissions sevice reqd alarm sevice
reqd,various bulb failures,and to top it off cant move it back battery flat!!!!
Was this a case of heart over head and become a money pit like ive read about. hope not,got pics on newbie from durham which was stressful in its self. your thoughts welcome.


sorry about grammer not my strong point

Could just be damp in the electrics, maybe giving the CEM a slap would help (it's been known to sort bad connections) emission control could be the EGR valve sticking/blocked which is messy but relatively easy. Considering the oil on the panel and the wooshing noise - worst case scenario, the intercooler has ballooned and split (known problem on early D5s) also, it could just be a split inlet pipe (also common).

Maybe someone near you can have a look?

if the battery was flat, it could have caused all the other electrical faults that are showing up now. - they need to be cleared and only those (if any) that come back are relevent.
electrical service is normal after flat battery as the car monitors the voltage.

bulbs might have just gone, it is a volvo ..........
emissions sevice can be caused by a split intercooler or hose, as the engine is sucking it unmetered air.

if u know it was a good car, dont panic just be methodical.

I found that when I get a bulb failure warning, just slapping the relevant cluster a few times will bring it back - normally a furry connection rather than a blown bulb. Well it is in mine any way.

the bulb has gone- change it!

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Originally Posted by partsforvolvos.com

IF the bulb has gone- change it!

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Went to clean the egr but it had been blanked off, but its must've been like that for years with no bother

Intercooler then. Have a look top and bottom - does it look like it's ballooned? the top and bottom should be flat - if it's curved, it's knackered. Look for black staining which would indicate a split.

if you charge the battery i can come and reset the codes for you then can see if they come back if you like. wear about in durham are you

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Originally Posted by graemewelch

if you charge the battery i can come and reset the codes for you then can see if they come back if you like. wear about in durham are you

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Cheers, im in lanchester il get the battery charged if you have the time thanks

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Originally Posted by bjpub

Cheers, im in lanchester il get the battery charged if you have the time thanks

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im in witton gilbert so ju tt down the road. drop me a pm when your sorted and ill pop across one day

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Originally Posted by graemewelch

im in witton gilbert so ju tt down the road. drop me a pm when your sorted and ill pop across one day

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thanks ill do that,going to get battery sorted over weekend, cheers