Considering an S60R....

[jamesy12345]

You wouldnt beleve what i have in the corner of my garage. Shipping isnt a issue either

hehe nice one, was wondering if you'd got rid of all the bits.....pm'd

[jamesy12345]

Brief update....verdict from Volvo is a warped head, although they haven't removed it yet, assume they are basing that on the cars history...

Wheel alignment already done and regarding the coolant leak we have fixed one of the hose and there is no leaking after the road test. But still this car having a problem with cylinder head warping which might lose your coolant in long period of drive.

For fix that we need to open the Cylinder head. But as I know the history about the car I can even give you the minimum cost for the job without opening the cylinder head.
We need to replace the cylinder head assembly minimum am sure and the engine block only I can confirm once it is opened.

Is there any way you to come down to workshop for discussing these for the further steps? Meanwhile I will get the minimum approximately cost for the job.

Not sure what all of that means, money is the general idea

[LeeT5]

Did they say why the head was off 25,000km ago?
I assume that it was a dealer that had the head off? If thats the case, they will be able to confirm for you if they had the cylinder head skimmed? If not, then I suppose the best course of action is to remove head, shim liners and refit. I've never heard of a 2.5 head warping! This could only be confirmed using a dti anyway.

[jamesy12345]

Did they say why the head was off 25,000km ago?
I assume that it was a dealer that had the head off? If thats the case, they will be able to confirm for you if they had the cylinder head skimmed? If not, then I suppose the best course of action is to remove head, shim liners and refit. I've never heard of a 2.5 head warping! This could only be confirmed using a dti anyway.

Yes, Lee, it was the dealer who previously removed the head. I had no idea before taking it but asked about the history of the car since it is the only Volvo dealer in the country AFAIK

They haven't given me a clear answer on why the head was off or how long is their warranty period on work like this (if any )....they didn't say skimming but they did say polishing.......semantics maybe. I know what the next step is - if they don't supply a new head any work done will be at my own risk regardless of using a DTI. I have no wish to increase the comp ratio due to a possibly twice skimmed head!

I don't mind getting the work done if I find the parts, but I haven't been able to find a shipping company who will move the car back to UK

[jamesy12345]

Forgot to update this.....sold the car as I am out of work at the mo