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I have a couple of annoying advisories nothing major but they have been there since i bought the car, keeping the ‘yellow caution triangle’ on all the time....a right pain when night...

Ive put anti freeze in is there a specific 'Volvo' one?

Thanks for that mate

Well after topping up the coolant then a real HELL of a test drive including sitting on the motorway for hours in a big post accident jam - not ONE warning light!

So the...

Thanks mate weather permitting ill pull the dipstick and check for whipped cream!

FRIDAY UPDATE:

ok Ive dipped the transmission and found NO WATER whatsoever in the ATF. It is going dark red so...

Ahh well no change in gear shifts and I think water in there would be wrecking those? I havent checked that yet surely there would be ATF then in the expansion tank?

Ahh well no change in gear shifts and I think water in there would be wrecking those? Is there a level check for the transmission?

well when I first got the car it would 'seem' to do about 30 miles then need topping up, but now the DIM warning comes on after just sitting outside the house idling?

I have just changed the...

Sadly it is tunring into a mystery leak. Some days she loses water others not. Putting paper underneath NOT ONE DRIP so where is the water going? I replaced the expansion tank (my mistake as I got ...

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I have had a leak that has been difficult to trace, not head gasket (as no yoghurt in the engine) not radiator. I suspected tje expansion tank was split so replaced this but STILL...

Nice one Dave thank you

The Green Monster has the 7 seater option plus all the gubbins in the boot (which is weight I dont want) and Ive lost ALL my storage space there! Also the previous owner knocked over a can of paint!...

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havent used the car for a few weeks so started her up and as its getting misty and cold where we live (but HOT during the day) I need to check the heater blower is working and the air con.
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My new car had a leaking expansion tank so the last owner just kept topping it up....topping it up...etc with just water. So now the cooling system only contains water!

With 37 degree temps where...

Thanks Dave!

Firts job is the paintwork, little stone chips everywhere as its been a 'school wagon' for a lot of its life. But now I can order some paint mixed up. Someones had a go at the rear...

POSITIVE CONFIRMATION on the vehicle plate CODE 447 SCARAB GREEN MET!

Oh I'll try that then Dave - the sensor is knackered hence why I need a new one!

When I bought the car the owner pointed out known faults. The only major one was 'a water leak that needed topping up every few days' and COOLANT LEVEL LOW on the DIM's.

The usual fault with old...

YEP of course youre right as always - cheers mate!

I know I posted this three years ago but I now have another V70 after spending 3 troubled years in a Jaguar! So Im BACK to reliability and a Turbo Brick!

After removing the existing OEM Head unit...

Thanks Gentlemen, I could only find 'Platinum Green' and 'Mistral Green' nothing like mine.

Dave I have looked online and I think you got it!!

I havent actually collected it yet so cannot see...

Thanks Dave

Just bought another V70 D5. Its a beautiful Emerald green. But I am unable to find a name for this.

Anyone have any ideas please?


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Both the V70 and C70 have engines that run like Swiss watches perfect. Im just sorting things out whilst I have it up in the air, the discs were only an advisory so...... I put 20,000 a year on these...

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Yes been caught out by Euro whatsit ONCE. Had the car up on stands and at the time NO OTHER car available took the discs home (luckily walking distance) and found them way too small!

I...

Can anyone please point me to who can supply the CORRECT large T5 front discs? I keep being given undersize ones, Eurocarparts, GSF the list goes on! I give them the reg number but they still give me...