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    Just got this.......

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    1998 V70R auto.

    Amazing condition. Little scuff on front corner and little scuff on rear corner.

    LPG

    Goes well.

    Little bits and bobs to do but nothing major.

    My new daily drive.

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    Congrats from a fellow Nautic owner!

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    Its a really nice colour in the flesh.
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    Polishes up a treat,
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    Nice... I have a v70r in Nautic blue aswell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dannyboy7 View Post
    Nice... I have a v70r in Nautic blue aswell.
    We don't believe you unless you post a pic!! Lol.

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    Ok yes no problem I'll get one done soon.

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    I love the splitter! However, I'm not a fan of the light eyebrows...unless they've been painted the same colour as the car. They just look a bit....naff

    On the plus side....she certainly cleans up very nicely!
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeeT5 View Post
    I love the splitter! However, I'm not a fan of the light eyebrows...unless they've been painted the same colour as the car. They just look a bit....naff

    On the plus side....she certainly cleans up very nicely!
    Thanks!! She is without the eyebrows now, and limo tinted to the rear.

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    V70 r bit dirty

    Hi I've hopfully uploaded this picture more to follow.
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    MMmmmm.... mayonaise on the dipstick, but not under the oil fill cap. Bit of coolant use.......

    Have I bought a lemon??

    Its defo in need a good service, I knew that...

    Think I'll blitz a service on it tomorrow, do a coolant flush and replace at the weekend and then see where I stand.

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    Hmm . mayo .. funny thing .. if i dip the oil on mine there is mayo .. none in actual engine .. infact clean as a whistle . coolant is clean and doesnt use a drop .. car doesnt sit still and goes anywhere .. frightened to touch it lol incase it breaks so i just keep motoring on !

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    On that subject, just been speaking to a chap (Scott... Alan in the shed) and he was fairly sure that they're all prone for gunge in the dipstick tube, heat of the engine vs cold metal and thus said tubes seemingly build up a coating of gunk and as long as the oil filler cap is clean / coolant is clear then it seems to be fairly normal. He reckoned a gentle blow down with the airline pre oil change would clean it up for a good few thousand miles.

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    The reason they are all prone to this gunge is because the "O" ring at the top of the stick either becomes hard and brittle or it is missing allowing cold air down the tube which is warm as it is on the engine and so condensation happens and mixes with the oil.

    If you replace the "O" ring it does not happen.

    There are TWO sizes depending what model Volvo so you need the correct one !


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    Quote Originally Posted by 960kg View Post
    The reason they are all prone to this gunge is because the "O" ring at the top of the stick either becomes hard and brittle or it is missing allowing cold air down the tube which is warm as it is on the engine and so condensation happens and mixes with the oil.

    If you replace the "O" ring it does not happen.

    There are TWO sizes depending what model Volvo so you need the correct one !
    Totally agree.

    One more thing. Mayo on the oil filler cap doesn’t mean your head gasket is leaking nor that you have a cooling issues.
    It’s just the normal build up of condensation that mixes with oil and causes it to emulsify.
    Replacing the large oil filler cap O ring helps as they get hard and shrink.

    Mayo in the header tank however, is another story and should be addressed urgently.
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    Well I changed the oil, the muppets that are carparts4less sent me 5w30 instead of the 5w40 I had ordered. I gave up on waiting for them to respond to my complaint so changed it anyway. I new it was due a service, probably well overdue by the looks of the oil so I thought I stick the 5w30 in for a few weeks and then change the oil again when I get the 5w40.

    Mayo was still present slightly after the change but seems to have cleared up now.

    I wonder if its be used for short journeys a lot where as I do 30 miles down the motorway to work and back.

    Haven't tried to work out how much its costing to run this LPG cruiser. Maximum I've managed to get into the LPG tank was £28 (65.9 pence a litre) and around 200 miles on the trip, knocking off 20 miles before this to account for the warm up time it does on petrol.

    LPG filters to do, drain LPG reducers, if I can figure out how to do it!!

    atf change, easy enough.

    top mounts (both bearings and rubbers) to hopefully solve some nasty front end suspension noises. Why these were changed when the shocks were replaced is beyond me. They are clearly shot with one side clearly collapsed.

    That's it so far.

    Need to test the PCV system also...

    Oh, a coolant flush and replace to satisfy me that nothing funny is going on.

    That is all...... for the time being...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timo. View Post
    Well I changed the oil, the muppets that are carparts4less sent me 5w30 instead of the 5w40 I had ordered. I gave up on waiting for them to respond to my complaint so changed it anyway. I new it was due a service, probably well overdue by the looks of the oil so I thought I stick the 5w30 in for a few weeks and then change the oil again when I get the 5w40.

    Mayo was still present slightly after the change but seems to have cleared up now.

    I wonder if its be used for short journeys a lot where as I do 30 miles down the motorway to work and back.

    Haven't tried to work out how much its costing to run this LPG cruiser. Maximum I've managed to get into the LPG tank was £28 (65.9 pence a litre) and around 200 miles on the trip, knocking off 20 miles before this to account for the warm up time it does on petrol.

    LPG filters to do, drain LPG reducers, if I can figure out how to do it!!

    atf change, easy enough.

    top mounts (both bearings and rubbers) to hopefully solve some nasty front end suspension noises. Why these were changed when the shocks were replaced is beyond me. They are clearly shot with one side clearly collapsed.

    That's it so far.

    Need to test the PCV system also...

    Oh, a coolant flush and replace to satisfy me that nothing funny is going on.

    That is all...... for the time being...
    I'd use the 5w30 as a flushing oil. Do 200 miles then drop it and stick the 5w40 in. Don't forget to change the oil filter again!
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    Oil changed, dropped the 5w30. It was rather dirty from being in for such a short time.

    5w40 in now.

    LPG filters ( x3 ) done. They were nasty. Clearly haven't been done for donkeys.

    Flushed ATF fluid out. Man it was nasty. Only bought 8 litres, wished I bought more but dropped the 3.5 litres that came out when I drained it, filled with 2 litres, ran engine/gearbox through gears, dropped 2 litres, ran engine/gearbox, dropped 2 litres, filled with 3 and a bit litres. So much cleaner now.

    Might buy some more and do it again in a few weeks.

    Oh, fitted the MBC........ Blimey. Its turned the low end engine revs and lethargic 4 speed box into a beast.

    Oh, coolant flushed and replaced. Looks good so far!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timo. View Post
    Well I changed the oil, the muppets that are carparts4less sent me 5w30 instead of the 5w40 I had ordered.
    They did that to me as well. Sods law, I only noticed AFTER I'd drained the old oil out

    I consoled myself in the fact that the oil they sent me was about 3 times as expensive on their site!
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