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Old Mar 29th, 2024, 21:15   #27
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Originally Posted by Bagheera View Post
Thanks Graham.

My own opinion is the water pump gasket being faulty or damaged. There is no way that car could have been driven 2 hours at motorway speeds by the driver who delivered it to me.

HG, EGR & Cracked liner would surely present other symptoms. She sounds as sweet as a nut, no white smoke, no rough idle etc. It's purely the overheating and coolant loss.

It's back at my independent next week. If they still can't find the issue, it's off to a Volvo specialist.

Will keep you all posted and thank you for the excellent advice.
If you don’t mind me asking, what indi are you using? I know to GRN and Pye. GRN are or were good when I used them.

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