Volvo V90 – petrol or diesel and how easy to work on? - Page 2

Waderider · Jan 26th, 2022, 00:10

Reading this with interest as I replaced my home serviced V70 with a 2018 V90 in July last year. I'm extra keen to avoid using my local Volvo dealer as I don't rate them.

MOT is in March, service about June. What bugs me is that my copy of VIDA won't work on the car so prior to service I'll want to source a more generic OBD2 reader. That said it's four years old/44k miles so I need to work out what's on the service schedule. Research to be done but I reckon oil and all filters will be a baseline, I think I'll also use a suction pump to remove and replace a proportion of the transmission fluid at each annual service. Don't really care about software updates.....anyone want to enlighten me why I should?

My experience that is that main dealers offer zip for the extra prices they charge. The access to software and ingrained experience with the brand is too often outweighed by lazy entitlement and poor customer service......one eye too firmly focused on profit.

MCV60 · Jan 26th, 2022, 08:39

WRT Software updates. https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support...-release-notes Click the link enter your vehicle model and year and scroll to the bottom, it will inform you of the updates.

Only you can decide if you think the main dealer service is VFM.

Jan 26th, 2022, 00:10	#11
Waderider Slow git Last Online: Apr 11th, 2024 22:09 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gairlochy	V90 home servicing Reading this with interest as I replaced my home serviced V70 with a 2018 V90 in July last year. I'm extra keen to avoid using my local Volvo dealer as I don't rate them. MOT is in March, service about June. What bugs me is that my copy of VIDA won't work on the car so prior to service I'll want to source a more generic OBD2 reader. That said it's four years old/44k miles so I need to work out what's on the service schedule. Research to be done but I reckon oil and all filters will be a baseline, I think I'll also use a suction pump to remove and replace a proportion of the transmission fluid at each annual service. Don't really care about software updates.....anyone want to enlighten me why I should? My experience that is that main dealers offer zip for the extra prices they charge. The access to software and ingrained experience with the brand is too often outweighed by lazy entitlement and poor customer service......one eye too firmly focused on profit. __________________ 2010 C30, 2018 V90

Jan 26th, 2022, 08:39	#12
MCV60 Master Member Last Online: Today 09:57 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: .	WRT Software updates. https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support...-release-notes Click the link enter your vehicle model and year and scroll to the bottom, it will inform you of the updates. Only you can decide if you think the main dealer service is VFM. __________________ 2021 B4 V90 RDesign

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