Deposit Placed....Rebel Ship

[vaderboyo]

with the right hardware and correct mapping you will see in excess of 300bhp.

Now i know im going to be shot down for that statement, but i have been talking to a guy who is running over 400bhp on this engine.

This is going to be fun!!!!!!!!!!

cheers for the info....now I really cant wait to pick her up

300 bhp with auto and AWD to get it down properly....can feel a credit card attack coming on

[vaderboyo]

The 2.4 LPT engine runs a slightly smaller turbo than the HPT which means it spools quicker. Standard boost is limited to ~6psi by the ecu and boost peaks at 4800rpm and drops off after that. So it is held back quite a lot really.

Problem is the engine is a bit higher compression (9:1) so increased boost is more of a problem than on a HPT engine.

thinking about it that will suit my driving style, i had a mint audi urs4 2.2 5 pot 20v turbo for a few years, it was running a 285bhp mtm ecu and it replaced my first T5, problem was there was loads of lag on the turbo, lots more than what I experienced on the T5. The audi was no slouch getting to a 100, but it was mental over 100mph, all the power came in at the peak of the rev range...wasnt keen on this.

[Dangerous Dave]

how have you broken it?? DIY mapping?? you running a turbo tuner?

Head gasket went around Christmas, replaced it myself in February and it lasted a week before I got overpressure in the cooling system again. So somethings gone wrong, whether cracked liner or cheapo head gasket (didn't use genuine). Have got another engine now, just stripping it and getting forged rods soon (hopefully).

No turbo tuner, cant afford one of those. Just a cheap (£25) chip programmer and a map editing software (Motronic suite and WinOLS) and a shed load of time spent finding maps (as my AWD ecu is different)

[t5_monkey]

Looks like an interesting project

[Dangerous Dave]

thinking about it that will suit my driving style, i had a mint audi urs4 2.2 5 pot 20v turbo for a few years, it was running a 285bhp mtm ecu and it replaced my first T5, problem was there was loads of lag on the turbo, lots more than what I experienced on the T5. The audi was no slouch getting to a 100, but it was mental over 100mph, all the power came in at the peak of the rev range...wasnt keen on this.

Thats whats good about the LPT, as standard its quick off the mark and picks up really well (as long as everything is working no leaks, etc), but the ecu really holds it back, and theres a lot of room for more, a remap would make a big difference.

[vaderboyo]

Thats whats good about the LPT, as standard its quick off the mark and picks up really well (as long as everything is working no leaks, etc), but the ecu really holds it back, and theres a lot of room for more, a remap would make a big difference.

I can tell you for sure I wont be doing any diy mapping - last time that I tried that a fried an ECU on the wifes GTi lol

Will give her a good going over mechanically when I get her, check for leaks on boost etc , then after that and sorting the body and doing my little mods, I'll go about getting that remap....happy dayz ahead I hope.

[vaderboyo]

It's like xmas eve in the vader household tonight.....setting off at 11am tomorrow, 3 hour drive to somewhere I've never heard of past Sheffield...car ready for collection after 3pm..

[merc85]

Keep us posted mate, Looks a good project ahead

[V70 Graham]

.....waiting for pics

[stribo]

Lovely looking car, have a fun drive home.

[Porcine_Aviator]

Looking at the reg it's an Isle of Wight so it's not going to have had lots of high speed motoring done in it, if it's OOFN.

[vaderboyo]

cheers all

Got home to late to take useful pics, will do this tomorrow, but here goes a written update to keep you all going....

Headed off midday today, took us three hours to get there but well worth the journey.

The big turbo quote remians a mystery, apparently the previous and only other owner declared when she partx'd the car that the turbo unit had been upgraded, but there is no documented evidence of this. I've not checked under the bonnet other than to check oil levels before the journey home..

However, the seller gave me a full volvo dealership printout (cmofdfr display?) showing service undertaken every 10k for the life of car (currently has 130k) all the way back to 1999. Well chuffed, the only thing I cant work out is when the cam belt was changed

Radio is locked and is requesting code, but I've found the code tonight written in hanbook justy need to type it in tomorrow

Anyway onto the car. Body work not bad, list of to do's include:

Respray front and rear bumpers (few scuffs on front, and on lip of rear bumper)
Passenger rear door skin needs repair as previous owner has scrubbed a post!
Tow eye grill cover missing in the front bumper...hunt on ebay to commence
Passenger side fog light needs fixing, but working.
Car needs cutting and polishing to get the best out of the remaining paintwork, but on the plus side its all original paintwork and will come up a treat.

Alloys. tyres and brakes/suspension....All good, 4 alloys could do with a refurb but still very good. Pirelli p6000 all round (good sign) with even tread on each corner. Brakes excellent, no wobbles of vibrations, but..... handbrake awful, needs adjusting only I hope. Suspension perfect, AWD seems fine, couldn't spin her and no funny noises, as good as quattro if not better

Engine and auto box - Again excellent. Engine idles just under 1,000 rpm, pulls away clean with no judering or hesitation. Kickdown excellent especially for overtaing between 45 and 65mph. Car exceptionally quiet on the move, but when pushed 5 pot sounds ace....no problems on the 160mile trip home. Today car averaged 32mpg with me doing 55>80mph.....didn't push her any more than this as I don't know her well enough yet. Temp gauge hovered in the middle of the dial in slow traffic, then dropped down to quarter on the M6.

So far so good...on the indside, with the exception of passenger side window all eletrics work. One of the cup holders has broken on the central arm rest, and the square plastic caps; which I guess; help hold the door panels in place are missing on driver door and rear passenger door.

No unwelcome lights on dashboard, nothing flashed up on the journey home other than the serv insp logo thay would stay on for a bit after igniton turned. Rear fuel flap and tailgate buttons work.

Front heated seats work, seats extremely comfortable as expected, back pain next to zero on the way home so really pleased on that front....big relief.

Seems to me this has been someones second car, something to take the kids to school and the dogs to the park as it has a volvo dog guard in the back. Car needs massive deep clean, and I need to buy new set of mats as the driver side is missing.

Seats and carpet, headling and door panels all near mint. Boot carpet not mint...but I'm confident it will clean up.

So first impressions which go a long way with me, I'm thrilled, enjoyed the drive home, cant wait to have a proper look tomorrow when its not raining. Have already decided shes a keeper. One thing that's very apparent is that its very different to my old 850 T5. The 850 felt a tad sharper in terms of performance (it should as it at 20bhp more plus lighter) whereas the v70 feels grown up and more poised....just initial thougths- either way I like both

Car will go in for handbrake work and oil, oil filter, fuel filter and grearbox oil change next week. Not sure what's needed in terms of maintenance for the AWD system need to research this more.

Then week after next over to bodyshop for once over.

Sorry this has turned out to be a bit of a novel, but I'm well chuffed (I took a risk purchased without viewing first) and it seems to have paid off for once fingers crossed.

........that remap to get more out over 4,000rpm playing on my mind after today...feel like with 200bhp she is no slouch, but something closer to 250bhp would be better power to weight wise......

thanks for reading

[deathrider311271]

change your thermostat mate (gen volvo) it should sit at 3 oclock all the time once warmed up. sounds like a decent motor

Simon

[Dangerous Dave]

Cool, its nice to be happy with a purchase.

Handbrake on the AWDs is generally crap anyway, I've changed the shoes, discs and cables on mine and its still no better.

As for the AWD system, you could change the oil in the angle gear (just behind the engine in the middle) and change the oil in the rear diff. Check the dust boots on the cv joints at each end of the propshaft and check the centre bearing and cv joints for play. Other than that just keep the tyre wear even by swapping the front and rear wheels over. Only other thing to do is replace the angle gear sleeve as these wear, but is a big job to do.

The fuel filter on the AWD is above the the petrol tank and is a bit of a pain to get to.

The standard ecu map is a bit reserved after 4000rpm unfortunately.

All you need now is some snow

[V70 Graham]

Really glad you are happy with your purchase, hope you have many (trouble free) times ahead !

[vaderboyo]

Hi, as promised some pics of me new AWD XT















missing trim shot...



needs painting a bit...



There's a knocking noise from front left side suspension, think it sounds like top mount is on the way out?

The bumpers need to be resprayed plus the door skins on the rear passenger doors need sorting, once this is done I'll G3 and polish the lot.

Driving within legal speed limits since saturday has returned average of 28mpg, 400 miles from 'nearly' full talk....yawn..lol

Performance is really good, picks up well through the gears, goes like stonk from zero to hero, the awd makes roundabout a breeze Its very quiet up to 1 hund..cough cough....but does fall off after 4,000 revs. Remap is making more sense by the day....but....

a tiny little blip has appeared on the happy horizon in the form of orange engine management light Happened this morning. Can anyone point me in the right direction of handheld diagnostic code puller so that I can read the code and re-sett the light please, would be most grateful.

[deathrider311271]

do you have an android phone?? if so download Torque pro its only £2.95 and get yourself an Elm327???? bluetooth less than £15. then start having fun with all the functions on Torque

[vaderboyo]

do you have an android phone?? if so download Torque pro its only £2.95 and get yourself an Elm327???? bluetooth less than £15. then start having fun with all the functions on Torque

No way! I have a HTC sensation...will defo try that....off to ebay now

[V70 Graham]

Nice looking car you have there, you must be pleased.

[vaderboyo]

Nice looking car you have there, you must be pleased.

Very pleased thanks. I suspect the ETM needs doing on it as the idle is eratic when I'm off the throttle, but I dont mind sorting these issues out the car only cost be £795