Hey
I am going to look at a 2000 Volvo S70 to buy what should i look for?
i own some older bricks and just dont know what to look out for here? are these good cars? the ad says
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2000 Volvo S70 with 205,000 miles, Tan leather seats, AC, Sun roof, Power windows, CD player, Heat. Timing belt changed, Motor mount replaced, Water pump replaced, Front & Rear Cam seal replaced, Tension Pulley replaced, Torque engine mount replaced at 180,000 miles. Oil change & Spark plugs change at 205,000."

Thanks For your input
Wes
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1990 740GL 186000mi 'The Bag Lady' 1991 240 235000mi 'KGB car' Visit My Volvo-Page www.wesleytyler.com/volvo

After 200K miles, the price usually drops a lot. The cam seals were replaced? That is an indicator of high crankcase pressure and either the PCV system needs to be changed out (NA) or the PTC nipple needs to be cleaned(turbo). These cars must have synthetic motor oil to stay clean, if the owner used regular oil, I suggest cleaning the engine with AutoRx.

Ask where the car was serviced and if there is any maintenance history, most important. The struts and shocks should have been replaced by now. Check the CV boots on the front for cracks, figure $100 for a new axle.

2000 is the second year for electronic throttle and individual coils. The coils are under the cover and tend to overheat and crack, the ETM just fails.

Klaus
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Always willing to listen, just not able to take direction.

The electronic throttle module is problematic on these cars (1999-2002). Check the label-- if it's white, there is probably a replacement in your future. If it's yellow, that's better.

That said, I just bought a 2000 V70 myself. If my ETM fails, I will bite the bullet and go for the XeMODeX $600 replacement.

Good luck!