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Jul 26th, 2020, 18:47 | #1 |
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hi all i recently bought this very old volvo 850se estate non turbo and a manual gearbox she has 150k on the clock and no service history and when purchased had 6 months or so on mot has only ever done around 3000 miles between mots and appears to have had little more than an annual service and whatever was needed for mot.
so i have been slowly going through from the basics ie engine service and timing belt/serpentine belt and tensioner replacement, complete new exhaust system and mountings. complete set of rearlights courtesy of our local breakers sadly there the v70 ones with clear indicator lense but was cheap and good condition unlike most i found on ebay that come prechipped to save you the bother! the front headlamps had the usual bloom on the plastic lense soon sorted with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar and look good enough now with some good old elbow grease. i have also found she has the common leaky heater matrix and steams up like a sauna so today i stripped out the old one and ordered new along with the later ali pipes from a v70 i believe im told fit and dont rot. after reading some of the threads here on what rot to expect (though after 40yrs restoring cars i have a good idea!) i have found as i suspected the start of systemic rust under the plastic sill covers and on one rear wheelarch which needs cutting out and welding along with the other normal old age related/rusty baggy bumper brackets etc all getting restored or replaced slowl but surely. to add to the complexity the car has to carry my wifes electric wheelchair and the ramps have to go on top on roof crossbars so i have tailor made the fittings myself and the only purchase will be a set of rear bumper brackets which will then be sent for powder coating the way they should have at the start. also in keeping with my deep hatred of rust and fastenings that decline then refuse to come undone when needed so every single fitting is replaced with stainless steel,all done once and proper. heres a few pics of how it looked at the start and i shall add pics of progress and maybe pick some brains if/when i bugger it up! also if anyone should happen to have a spare wheeltrim or 2 for the volvo she would be very pleased she says she dont like the cheapo ebay crap i bought her,ungrateful i call it!,peace
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Jul 26th, 2020, 19:53 | #3 |
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looks a nice tidy one that does,i prefer your wheels but i suppose atleast mine are the original albeit old and rusty but 9 wow thats def getting rare its a good job theres a good amount of spares in common with later models,cheers
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Jul 27th, 2020, 16:06 | #4 |
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timing belt kits
hi all if anyone can advise is this any good make of timing belt kit?theres multitudes on ebay and so many different prices,the only maker familiar to me is the gates and skf this is one i found any good though?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Timing-Be...5/303529017549 its been a long time since i bought volvo parts!
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Jul 27th, 2020, 16:46 | #5 |
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Stick with gates if I were you. You should be able to pick the same kit up for around £120
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Jul 27th, 2020, 16:46 | #6 |
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At that price you might be better calling FRF and quoting the forum code 'C3' for a discount. That way at least you'll know you have the correct belt
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Jul 28th, 2020, 09:04 | #7 |
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I've just ordered a genuine Volvo timing belt kit from Caffyns - cost me roughly £100 No need to buy aftermarket when OEM is that cheap. I'd imagine yours is the same kit, but you'd need to check to be sure. This kit does not include the water pump - that is an extra £80.
The only other brands I'd consider would be Gates or Continental. BTW Aisin made the original water pump, so if you don't buy Volvo, I'd get an Aisin one I'm sure another big name like Valeo, Febi Bilstein, or Continental would be fine, but the waterpump is an awkward bugger to change so I'd play it safe and fit OEM (which is why I've just bought a Volvo one lol) If you're going to change the hydraulic tensioner, then the OEM brand was also Aisin. Volvo ones are £100, so I've bought an Aisin one for £60 from Autodoc (online but in Germany) HTH
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i think kit without the tensioner is reasonable cost from skandix but i begrudge the post cost. i been looking for uk part supplier mostly avoiding main dealer is a force of habit as for years in the trade we called them the main stealers esp volvo they took the right **** and even trade price was a measly 5%! and in them days my garage profited far more from the parts than the labour charge. anyhow in the way of progress i now have fitted and run up too temp the new heater matrix a fairly easy one and took me about 2 hours all in fitted and working and car all back together not to bad for a one handed wonky necked wonky kneed,slightly wonky in the head mechanic! the new matric came from here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEATER-MA...72.m2749.l2649 it is uk supplier the part i think made in japan or possibly china either way it has a 5 year guarantee and thats better than volvo also this is ali body the bit that fails on the original was crap steel and zinc coated which is why they fail after a short time compared with other makes. i must say after my last car a peugeot 406 est the volvo is a pleasure to work on and i love that i understand every component and little things on the pug are big sensible sized and placed on the volvo ie stepper motor,dont go there on the pug!!!!!!! i will get around to some pics at some point,cheers
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Jul 30th, 2020, 09:24 | #9 |
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Its one of the things that keeps delighting me - how (reasonably) accessible everything is, and how easy they are to work on
My other car is a Discovery V8 - while there is plenty of room under the bonnet, I have to climb a ladder (honestly) to do pretty much any work on it - and that kills the backs of the legs and my lower back. I've just bought a Nissens branded heater matrix. While replacing the matrix is fairly easy on these, the fact that you could get serious engine damage if it fails completely made me play it safe. I've bought many Nissens radiators over the years and they've all been of superb quality - the heater matrix was only £38 posted which is fine. I had a quote from my local dealer for a Volvo branded (actually made by Behr)... wait for it... £231.66 I am going to be using new genuine Volvo o-rings though as the pattern ones can leak apparently. Lets see some pics, we all love pics
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im wary of buying parts and having spent many years in the trade it still amazes me just how ignorant of the products they sell most online suppliers are. anyhow pics will be forthcoming in due course i need to charge the new but knackered allready battery in the camera,more ebay crap!peace
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