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CEL, rough running, 'reduce speed or shift up.' 125,000 miles XC60 2015

posted by  will rehsper on  Wed Mar 2 12:16 CST 2022
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Yes, I copy/pasted the title of Erwin's recent post because damned if it doesn't fit.

The Life Partner's 2015 XC60T6 had those very same symptoms this morning mileage and all. I limped it home, pulled plugs, none looked very good (the car burns oil like it's its job), including some missing insulator on #3. But #2 was sooty and black, no white at all.

I reinstalled the old plugs I had saved and swapped the #1 and #2 coils hoping the problem would migrate with it. Alas it did not.

Remove all plugs, check compression on #2. Nada. Plenty on #1, nothing in the #2 hole...

Have the springs and tie rod ends waiting to install (I went the cheap route and got a pair of aftermarket) but it looks like we'll trade it in tomorrow at our local indie mechanic/Volvo-only used car dealer, Eurocars Plus in Groton. They're a week out on diagnostics and their engine mechanic is booked for the next two months. I won't go to the dealer for major engine work and I'm not about to tackle a head job myself.


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    CEL, rough running, 'reduce speed or shift up.' 125,000 miles XC60 2015

    posted by  KlausC on  Thu Mar 3 10:50 CST 2022
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    "Green" rings in the 2015/16 engines? The entire Volvo owner's community is sorry for your loss. You should at least send an email to Volvo USA, letting them know about the oil consumption and the loss of compression. They need to be reminded that engine failures drive away even loyal customers.

    And, you are correct. Volvo mechanics cannot/will not repair an engine. They are only taught to remove and replace parts, including remanned (by a third party) engines and trannies. The dealer prices the engine as a 'new' part, when it is not. Hmmm, I wonder if the engine qualifies for lifetime, like parts from the parts department??


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      CEL, rough running, 'reduce speed or shift up.' 125,000 miles XC60 2015

      posted by  will rehsper on  Thu Mar 3 14:36 CST 2022
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      This car was a lemon from the start. We bought it from a Volvo dealer at ~95K miles. Within 2 weeks the engine developed some very nasty noises deep within the crankcase. Dealer dragged their feet at the hassle it was causing them, but replaced it with a used engine with, they said, 77K miles on it. Date codes on the castings say it's a 2009. According to my mechanic that engine shouldn't even exchange with the 2015. This was all made more intolerable because this particular dealer was 120 miles away. Their front desk stopped taking my calls.

      We cut our losses with them a long time ago. Now happy to say we've cut bait on the car too. Purchased a 2018 XC60T6 from a very local and highly reputed Volvo-only independent dealer and servicer. We are confident he'll stand behind this car if there's a problem. He'll fix our old one and turn a profit. We all walk (drive) away happy.

      I've attached a picture of the #3 plug. Yikes.
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        CEL, rough running, 'reduce speed or shift up.' 125,000 miles XC60 2015

        posted by  KlausC on  Thu Mar 3 15:15 CST 2022
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        Nothing that a little cleaning won't fix! The cylinder, on the other hand, probably looks the same!

        "New" xc60 will be much better.
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