Well everyone i bought this car 3 weeks ago off of ebay and the listing basically said...........
Volvo T5 V70 1998 "R"
190k
MOT April 2010, TAX Oct 2009
Spares or Repair due to noisey camshaft. The car is also pressurising from the header tank. Could be an easy fix but due to this i havent risked driving it long distance.
£500 Buy it Now
Well i went down to pick the car up after paying the full £500 asking for it. When we started it up she sounded lovely apart from the noisey camshaft. I then decided to risk it home which was 72 miles. I got 12 miles into the journey and the oil warning light came on. Then at 18 miles it happened BANG BANG RATTLE RATTLE!!!! Bigend bearing went!!
So i then got her trailored home as i still knew this car was an absolute steal for £500. I stripped the head down to find someone had taken the rocker cover off before but didnt release the cambelt which in turn snapped the cam seats at the pully end. This would have been the cam noise but the bottom end was due to a distinct lack of servicing. I decided to then replace the engine and purchased one off of a Volvo Breakers for £369 delivered to my door.
I fitted this engine on Sunday and she started first turn of the key, i was amazed seeing i dont know hardly anything about Volvos! They say the best way to learn is to do it yourself!!!
I renewed the RMS and cleaned the PCV, new oil and filter, air filter, plugs, leads, cambelt kit, auxillary belt gaskets etc!
So heres the pics of my ride and the process i took in putting the engine into the car!!
FRONT
SIDE
BACK
VEIW FRONT INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR
MY DASHBOARD WITH STROBE CONTROL BOX BELOW STEREO
GOOSED ENGINE
TOP END STRIPPED
DAMAGE TO PISTON DUE TO BIGEND BEARING GOING
SNAPPED CAM SEATS
OTHER SNAPPED CAM SEATS
LOOSE METAL IN THE HEAD
CAR LOOKING SORRY FOR ITSELF
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