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Bad thermostat?? S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be unibagel on  Tue Dec 21 03:06 CST 2004 [RELATED]

1998 S70 5 cyl. 86k miles.

It takes forever for the car to warm up, what could it be? Is the thermostat difficult to replace? Is there detailed instructions online somewhere?

Thanks!!

Chris

unibagel@yahoo.com

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It is a 10-minute job S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be cn on  Tue Dec 21 12:02 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Here is the link:

http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/tstat.php


But take the opportunity to :

1. Change coolant as well. The drain cock for the radiator is at the bottom of the radiator. Use a allen key to drain it.

2. I bought thermostat from FCP Groton for $14.00
The rubber O-ring is all you need (NO need for thermostat housing gasket).

cn

PS: Personally I'd not change the temp sensor as this item lasts a long time.








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Bad thermostat?? S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Old Bear on  Tue Dec 21 03:22 CST 2004 [RELATED]

It is a simple job. While you are at it, you may want to go ahead and replace the coolant temp sensor which is on the t-stat housing. I did mine on 98 t5 at
52K. Go to volvospeed.com and look under "maintenance and repair".

Old Bear
98 S70 t5a 90 740 GL






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