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air pump for 98 S70 S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Jonathan Elder on  Wed Jul 16 08:41 CST 2003 [RELATED]

All,

I am wondering if any of you might be able to provide a parts dealer for me? I have a 1998 Volvo S70 sedan and starting about 6 months ago, the check engine light came on. Although I hate to take my car to the dealership, I took it anyway and they said that the codes indicated the car needed a new air pump. All told, they wanted around $700 to do this work. Not conviced and thinking this amount was ridiculous, I took the car to a local small independent garage. He also said the car needed to get the air pump installed. However, he quoted me a price of about $400-450 incl. parts and labor. I am wondering if anyone knows where I can get a new air pump, what the cost would be, the contact details of the parts dealer, and any additional parts associated with the pump along with costs?

The check engine light has not come back on for about 3-4 months. How vital is the air pump to the car? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Jonathan
jcelder73@yahoo.com








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    air pump for 98 S70 S70 1998

    posted by  Doug G on  Wed Jul 16 13:24 CST 2003
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    Just replaced mine on my '98 V70 AWD. This is now my second pump. The first was replaced under warranty at 20K miles along with the control valve which had failed and allowed water from backwards exhaust flow to condense and build up and seize the motor. Now the motor is just plain old seized again, but NO water apparent at all, just bad bushings and crappy design. I got my motor at FCP Groton (1 860 445-7345) for $259 plus $5 shipping in state of CT. That is the best price anywhere and they shipped the next day. Swap some pieces over from the old assembly and you are set to go, until the next replacement in 4 years... If you haven't had the check valve replaced, you should do that too, about another $100. Mine is still good.

    The air pump only provides a boost of fresh air to the exhaust manifold under cold start conditions (under 55 degrees or so) and then only for a minute or so. It helps heat up the catalytic convertor so that emmissions are reduced. If you ignore the replacement I have heard that you may do harm to the O2 sensor. Some states that query the OBD2 logics in the car as a result of emmissions inspections may fail your car too if a code is set in memory.








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    air pump for 98 S70 S70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N. on  Wed Jul 16 09:59 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    Try www.volvopartds.com (you will have to call them) for pretty good
    prices on parts.

    Repair instructions and much detail on the repair may be found at:

    http://volvospeed.com/Repair/airpump1.htm








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      air pump for 98 S70 S70 1998

      posted by  someone claiming to be Jonathan Elder on  Wed Jul 16 11:55 CST 2003 [RELATED]

      Ray,

      I tried the Volvo part website but it did not come up. Are you sure that is the correct website address or there isn't a typo in the URL you gave me.

      Thanks,

      Jonathan







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