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posted by  jadnhm on  Tue Nov 16 01:45 CST 2010
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I would appreciate any comments anyone may have on the car in this kijiji ad:
http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-1999-Volvo-V70-R-AWD-Wagon-W0QQAdIdZ242555381

All the information I have at this point is the info in the ad. It's located far away from where I live, but my wife and I will be visiting my parents this weekend and they are only ~45 minutes away from the car.

Any ideas about what might be wrong. If I could get it started I would be pretty tempted to pick this up.
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1998 V70 AWD->FWD Turbo 200k+








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    posted by  KlausC on  Tue Nov 16 04:49 CST 2010
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    176,000 miles is young. I would suspect the fuel presure regulator vacuum lines being holy if the check engine light is not on. A blown turbo should make lots of noise, even at idle, and should produce tons of white smoke.

    Take a look for a bad elbow near the #1 cylinder. A little electrical tape wrap will work temporarily for any vacuum leak.

    1999 has coilovers, VVT, and ETM. All could contribute to running rich.

    I wonder why it has 960 wheels?

    Klaus
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      posted by  jadnhm on  Tue Nov 16 05:56 CST 2010
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      all great comments sir.

      I don't suppose you have any ideas on why it won't start?

      I wondered if those were RWD wheels myself... he probably just liked how they looked or maybe curb rashed his original wheels to death... worth asking about I guess.

      Does anyone know if the R came with ESC?

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        posted by  KlausC on  Tue Nov 16 06:52 CST 2010
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        I have a problem with the compression readings. IIRC, turbos should be around 156 - 185psi, not 200+. It is possible that the cylinder chambers are full of carbon which is raising the compression ratio.

        There are too many reasons for a no-start, including timing belt slip and a headgasket that has holes in it. Without codes, it is probably a too rich condition brought on by leaks in vacuum system, a plugged vacuum system, leaking exhaust manifold...

        For $800, you could have a very nice interior for your car.

        Klaus
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          posted by  jadnhm on  Tue Nov 16 08:27 CST 2010
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          Thanks again for your comments KlausC.

          I noticed the compression readings, but I guess I just figured it could be chalked up to his meter (bad?) or his methods. I guess I never really heard of a car with compression that was too /high/!

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        posted by  jablackburn on  Tue Nov 16 06:41 CST 2010
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        MAF Sensor! Bad ECT sensor. Both strong possibilities.

        Many people run RWD rims to mount snow tires. I'll probably find some myself if I end up moving to Michigan next year.








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          posted by  jadnhm on  Tue Nov 16 08:24 CST 2010
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          Thanks for the input jablackburn.

          IIRC you should be able to get the car started by unplugging these sensors right? I know the car won't work great without a MAF but it should default to some safe value and start right? ditto for ETC?

          I do exactly as you suggest for my snow tires - I have them on my old 760 rims alloys and despite their crappy finish they actually looks pretty sweet. Every year when I put them on I think to myself both "man I forgot how good those old wheels look" and "I /do/ miss my old car". Not enough to go back though!

          I understand the offset can be a bit of extra strain on the wheel bearings, but I guess I'm gambling a bit. I'll get some proper FWD-era steels sometime but not this year.

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            posted by  jablackburn on  Tue Nov 16 17:26 CST 2010
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            It won't start with the ECT unplugged, as it will assume the engine is warm and won't give it enough fuel. It will start if it's a bad MAF sensor, and will even be driveable.

            Bring a can of starter fluid and spray it in the intake, check for spark, etc.

            The running rich points out a bad sensor to me rather than something physically wrong with the engine.








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            posted by  LilHelpHere on  Tue Nov 16 14:49 CST 2010
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            Those wheels look awful on there. Snow tires? Fuel pump relay? Is the fuel pump audible? That'd be cool to take a relay with you and be a genius hero (if that were the problem) :)
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            '97 855na, Mobil 1, K&N, various IPD's and eBay's







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