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The Volvo inline 5 one of the all-time great engines.... S70

posted by  bill d cat on  Tue Mar 7 16:02 CST 2006
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...its all the stuff that's bolted TO the motor that will give you the problems!

Mine still uses no oil between changes at 167,000 miles.

I had an oil analysis performed at 155,000 miles and the numbers were the same or better than the numbers the guys were posting over at the "R" board on their new cars.

OTOH I think there are about 2 (two) pieces of the AC system that haven't been replaced.

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 167k mi, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, e-codes, XC grill, Lidatek LE30, V-1, Mobil-1 since new

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." -- Douglas Noel Adams (1952-2001)






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