Hello fellow Volvo lovers,
Ive just bought a 1995 850 T5 estate. Ive always had a hankering for one and am thrilled to have finally got round to buying one. So far it's been great fun, very rapid, lovely to drive and even manages to turn corners and stop reasonably well.
Anyway, its a high mileage car (200k) but has been the personal transport of a classic car restorer whom I know and trust and it has been very well cared for.
Im, having two problems with it at the moment though (possibly connected?)
1 - Its drinking coolant as fast as I drink ale. I noticed it was low and topped it up yesterday and by this evening it was back down to the low level marking.
Theres no water under the car when parked, no mayonnaise in the oil filler, no water in the oil, and no water coming from the exhaust. It pulls like a train and doenst overheat. Luckily it doesnt sound like the head gasket.
So wheres it all going? I guess it must be being lost when under pressure when driving along? I cant see any obvious leaks though, are there usual suspects for this type of thing?
2 - Often theres what i can only describe as a brown mist coming from the heater vents even when the heater is off. Its like a dry, powdery mist (not water) and it comes through all the vents when the heater is on and the side vents when its off. Oh and it stinks!
There doesnt appear to be any water in the passenger footwell (havent had carpet up yet tho) Ive never come across anthing like this before!
I hope that some of you guys might be able to offer me a few ideas as im pretty stumped by both of these problems.
Thankyou in advance,
Greig
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