posted by
someone claiming to be Comrade Rutherford
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Fri Oct 3 15:01 CST 2008 [ RELATED]
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There's a 1999 V70XC in decent shape other wise. Small issues, like the left rear shock is shot.
I was looking it over, they want $2000, and I noticed something odd. I jacked it up and sure enough, there was no driveshaft to the rear axle!
The engine runs well, and there aren't any fluid leaks, but the CEL is on, and there is a loud ticking at idle that comes and goes. It sounds like the exhaust cam shaft, but I couldn't isolate which cylinder it was.
Anyone ever hear of something so preposterous as removing the driveshaft? How much should I budget to put one back in?
Once I get the codes read and figure out what is causing the intermittent engine noise, is $2000 a reasonable price, or not?
Thanks to all you Volvo fans.
OTHER INFO:
I've been driving the venerable 240 since 2002, but the (optional) locking differential finally locked up for good - it drives in a straight line very well, but just don't make any turns. So I bought a 1995 840 off Craiglist for $600 (only because it didn't leak oil), and I put about $400 in parts (new rotors and pads, air filter, airbox thermostat). It still needs a tailgate latch, odometer gear, tailgate struts and 'heated O2 sensor'. I figure it's worth about $2000 now, so I'll sell it and use that to buy the V70. I want the AWD, as there's snow on the road here 6 months out of the year...
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I have a 2000 XC and two months after I got it, the Angle(or Bevel) gear went south to the tune of $3100. Apparently, 8/32 of an inch difference between the front and rear tires in diameter is enough to break the angle gear, causing it to leak gear fluid, which has a very sick smell on hot transmission, and is not repairable. It is a unit which must be replaced. After I woke up from passing out at my repair bill, I got online and checked to see if I had been ripped off.
No, the XC for 1998, 99 and 2000 all have the angle gear, which Volvo abandoned for 2001 and went to a different design, because the angle gear is a flawed design. When they go out, you have to pay up for the new unit.
So if you want to pay big bucks for repairs, buy the 99 XC. The shocks are self leveling and are $300, just FYI. I'm upside down in what I have in my car, so I'm still driving it. But if I wanted AWD in a XC, I'd go with 2001 or later. No angle gear. It's your money.
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posted by
someone claiming to be V70driver
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Sat Oct 4 08:36 CST 2008 [ RELATED]
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No drive shaft because the lowlife that owned it previously ruined the AWD gear box and rather than fix it, took out the drive shaft. So now it's a FWD only car. I suggest you look for a car that was properly cared for in it's life. Keep your 840.
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Finding a driveshaft is not easy and very expensive to ship. Usually they get taken off because the bevel gear box crashed, also very expensive to fix. Keep looking for another car...
As for your 855, fix it up. It is a keeper. Tailgate struts are cheap, odo gear is $25, and you have onboard diagnostics! Oh, before you buy a new O2 sensor, make sure there are no air leaks between the throttle body and the air box - also check your vacuum lines.
Look in junk yards for a tailgate latch, the dealer wants about $250 for one.
Klaus
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Just driving a 1998 V70R :)
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posted by
someone claiming to be Comrade Rutherford
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Sun Oct 5 06:52 CST 2008 [ RELATED]
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Thanks. I couldn't understand why anyone would remove the driveshaft, but having a damaged 'transfer case' does make sense.
That XC drives really well. And I am mesmerized by the real-time MPG calculator.
Thanks!
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The plane jane V70 with fwd and a low pressure turbo drives even better. The V70s are cheaper to buy than the XC on the used market. Start looking :)
Klaus
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Just driving a 1998 V70R :)
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posted by
someone claiming to be Comrade Rutherford
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Wed Oct 8 12:16 CST 2008 [ RELATED]
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I actually want the 4WD. Lots and lots of snow and ice where I live 6 months out of the year.
I have the FED 850 now, but I wanted the AWD. I am not going to bother with this XC70, since I bet you are right, the 'transfer case' is blown. I'd have to find a new 'bevel gear' box and a driveshaft... And it's getting too cold to do the work now...
Thanks, Klaus.
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Instead of investing in a questionnable used AWD (you may never really know why it's been sold until after you buy it), fix your 850 as already suggested and buy a second set of tires: i.e., a set of 4 mounted snow tires -- really serious ones, though, rather than those "all season" compromises.
Personally, I have Nokian Hakka-2's, studded, on two of my 240 (I'm waiting to be able to get Hakka-4's in the size I require, though). Although "merely" (ha, ha) RWD, I've driven all over New England, in blizzards sometimes (lots of winter vacations) and never got stuck (a little common sense, and experience, helps of course) with these -- I image that a FWD like your 850 would be at least as good.
And if you don't like studs, there are a lot of studless tires that are almost as capable -- and a lot more capable than any all-season.
Buying a set of Hakka's and wheels is a lot cheaper than buying a car, even a used one, and a lot less of a gamble.
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