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Defective gas tanks in v70 awd? V70-XC70 1998

posted by  Doug G on  Thu Apr 4 00:56 CST 2002
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I own a '98 V70AWD and had to replace the gasoline expansion tank when the car was about one year old. After a fill up it leaked on my garage floor. It spent a week at the dealer waiting for parts. The explanation for the failure was a bad batch of tanks and failure at the nipple that the expansion hose attaches to. This IS a known problem on this model, though not wide spread. Of note, I had been posting messages similar to yours at that time since I had read of others with fuel leaks and lo and behold, one day I get phone call from a NHTSA worker! They had been monitoring the Brickboard and alt.autos.volvo and were VERY interested in my problem. They wanted the failed part (no way says Volvo) and were considering a forced recall on the tank. This never happened to my knowledge. Since my repair, no more leaks!






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