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May 4th, 2024, 20:50 | #11 |
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May 4th, 2024, 20:54 | #12 | |
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Make sure the cam/auxiliary belt haven't been contaminated with ATF as this will lead to premature failure.
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May 4th, 2024, 21:09 | #13 | |
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That's a stunner. Mine looks like it's was Stevie Wonder's learner. Bought some touch up from ChipEx. Fantastic product, but clearly the blue has faded in 20years and the touch up is a lot darker - only noticeable if you're looking for it - but best colour by far and with tan interior it looks even better. I think you and AG are right. The belt looks dry fortunately but will keep an eye and clean out as best I can.
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May 5th, 2024, 09:04 | #14 |
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Welcome....
I'm on my fourth C70 T5 GT (over approx 12 years). I've also been to Le Mans four times - once flying, three times driving, once in my Spitfire - but that was in the 1990's. It's a very genuine and precious experience, and a must for the serious petrol head. One year I was lucky enough to bump into an acquaintance who went with his old TVR and a TVR club - got driven around in a Chimera for a while :-). The Volvo will be a fabulous car for that, as long as you don't want to go looning around. On these cars (and V70/S70 etc) the power steering reservoirs do seem to "sweat". My current car doesn't do it but my previous one did, I just used to power wash it off every so often. It never used to drip, just sweat. I'm not sure if a new one would cure it, but i'm also cautious of cheap pattern parts... There is a breather in the cap so you could try a new cap first. With regard to the radio, the dealer should give you the code if you show them the V5 and some ID. If still not working check all wiring - they're relatively cheap and not too difficult to get. I've also got the Yatour unit and it works well, if you site the microphone carefully behind the mirror you can have a phone conversation at 70mph. I also needed a CD unit, I bought a broken SC901 for £30 on facebook and dismantled it to get the CD cartridge out (as well as 3 Barry Manilow CD's...) Personally I would also change the transmission fluid, it's not done a lot of miles but its 20 years old, you will notice improvements. I think that car will have the 5 speed AW55 box. The wheel arches should not be riveted, they should use the plastic pop rivets which you can re-use by pushing through the centre pin - like these : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225708832499 I'd also wrap it before driving it to Le Mans Enjoy!
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May 6th, 2024, 08:47 | #15 |
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…….and for the parts you need, if you join the “Volvo c70 mark one roof problems and fixes” group on Facebook, there are a couple of chaps who regularly break these cars, Karl Sabin (also a member on here) being the most prolific.
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May 6th, 2024, 11:27 | #17 | |
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There is a bass a mid unit in each front door, tweeters on the dash. Two large bass units behind the back seat (with kill switch in the centre console) and mid /tweeter in the rear panels, plus centre speaker in the dash. All are susceptible to blowing if the system is run too loud, its rare to find a car of this age with all speakers working. But when they do.... wow.
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May 6th, 2024, 14:09 | #18 | |
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Turns our mine is missing the speaker shield shown in the second image, it's there on the passenger side and that speaker is fine, looks like some humpty has taken it off!! I have put a V70 speaker in it for now, I'm not ruining the replacement Dynaudio speaker I have bought! Something else for me to try and find
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May 6th, 2024, 14:14 | #19 | |
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May 6th, 2024, 19:42 | #20 |
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The liners on mine are held in with a mixture of torx screws - on the mudflaps -and blind rivets. When I removed my liners for cleaning I had to drill out the blind rivets, replaced with new Volvo rivets, part number 979878. They are aluminium rivets with a plastic sleeve over the head and first half of the stem. Once installed the exposed head is black to match the liner.
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