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Nov 15th, 2019, 13:22 | #121 |
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My big Swedish tank is ready for collection from the Volvo indy where it has been relaxing since Wednesday.......my mpg was just awful - around the 24 mark, and when I had it in there for them to take a look, they found the intercooler in quite a state. Luckily the selling small dealership has covered the costs of replacement - with Volvo parts, not pattern.
At the same visit, asked them to change transmission and torque convertor fluids which were apparently absolutely black, so I am very pleased I did as clearly no previous owner has........ Plus she has been treated to a shiny new towbar with Volvo electrics all coded correctly. They loaned me a venerable old S80 for a few days while they were busy, it managed to navigate all the flooding last night in our area for which I was grateful........saw a brand new Merc which had expired in a rather large mini lake which had been a road....... Also pleased not to have to pay the costs of the intercooler replacement as the gearbox flush and towbar will be quite enough.........will get some pics of the intercooler, apparently leaking in more than one place and in a bad way. My SE Sport 2008 is just under 140k miles at the moment. Pleased I asked them to re-service and change filters and oil and flush gearbox......selling dealer had had a "service" done before I collected the car, but the oil and filters looked a bit older than September......he farms his work out to a local (cheap no doubt) workshop and I think they cut corners where they can.......at least he has been good enough to pay for all the issues i have identified to date, including a brand new parking brake refurb - shoes, adjusters everything. I covered the re-servicing and fluid changes though. Hoping the MPG improves substantially now..........the swirl flaps seemed ok strangely enough, perhaps they had been done at some stage.
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Dec 11th, 2019, 06:40 | #122 |
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As the nights have grown darker I've started to notice that I may have some bulbs out on my radio.
Here is my radio illuminated by my phone flash. And here's the same shot with the flash off. It seems the 'Menu' up and down, 'Selector Sound' knob, and track forward and back buttons are dim/not illuminated. Is this a case of extracting the radio, taking it to pieces and soldering in some new LEDs? If so, I can see this being a job some way down the priority list... Other than dim buttons, the XC90 is running pretty well. On a fast drive (M25 notwithstanding) back from Surrey to Cambridgeshire the other day it performed admirably and seemed to get more responsive the more I drove it. Fuel economy has stayed around 29 mpg showing my swirl flaps are still swirling how they're supposed to and I'm perversely looking forward to the tyres wearing down a bit more so I can replace them with something better. As ever, any tips regarding my radio illumination will be gratefully received. |
Dec 11th, 2019, 07:54 | #123 |
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I'm sure that I have read somewhere that the bulbs can be replaced but as you say, priority wise I would save that for a few months time.
Tyres, I recently fitted a full set of Yokohama Geolander G015 All Terrain tyres and I've been very happy with them. Certainly not noisy , look good and should give the car a bit more all wheel drive ability when needed. £520 fitted for 235/60/18
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Dec 11th, 2019, 10:14 | #124 |
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Dec 11th, 2019, 10:19 | #125 | |
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I forgot that you were on 19's.
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p.s. The swirl arms are the same issue as what was the case with the E60/E61 BMWs ? I remember they used to break off in the 530Ds, could you remind me how you knew they were on their way out ?
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Dec 15th, 2019, 02:59 | #127 |
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Hi, when ive ever had disc issues, i have copied them at a slower rate and resolved read issues, this was on a rault system, i would hedge a bet that this is the same issue, you should be able to copy the files from the disc and then burn yourself new ones making sure you burn them at the slowest rate
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The swirl flaps gone bad symptoms are reduced mpg and mildly reduced performance. The mpg went down to 25/26 from 28/29 for the journeys we do. It’s easy to check if the swirl arm has become disconnected, just remove the engine cover and have a look, it takes 30 seconds. I posted some pictures earlier in the thread. Thanks again to S60D5-185 for his assistance on that one. |
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Dec 15th, 2019, 14:35 | #129 |
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I hope I will be spared the swirl arm issues for now, is that something one should have replaced as a precaution or is that too expensive given what you paid ?
As for the lights, I really like them, they look much more contemporary, had a quick look on eBay yet at around £400 per unit, it seems a bit too much of nice. I rather work out how I can get park sensors at the front fitted and if there is existing pre-wiring behind the front bumper. Once I know I will let you know. Think I am going to change my title of my thread and use the same style you did, you know how good we Chinese are in copying that was has proven to be working well ? :-)
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Dec 15th, 2019, 20:24 | #130 |
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I was thinking about your rear light question earlier today, and based on an entirely unscientific survey (of Cambridge Rugby Club car park) all XC90s of my car’s age and newer have the LED rear lights, not just Executive models.
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