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Emissions air-pump fix $650?????? V70-XC70

posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on  Mon May 6 07:19 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I saw $539 in the archives, so $650 seems in the "ballpark" including the pastel-decorated dealer service waiting area and the espresso machine and the S80 loaner car. You can probably do better if you can find a tame independent Volvo shop and/or track down the parts yourself through one of the parts discounters like Nils Sefeldt Volvo. The "tailgate repair kit" is $22 from IPD (ipdusa.com) and there is a similar kit available through Volvo dealers with a Volvo parts number. Am I surprised that they didn't mention it? Once the warranty expires on Volvos it's critical to find an independent shop and learn to use a wrench on occasion.

Evn if you do, IMO AWD V70s are sooooo complex that reasonable maintainance costs are a pipe dream no matter what.

They're offering "deals" right now on Lexus RX300s, I hear.

-Phil Punxsutawney

'98 V70T5 5-speed, white, cloth seats, 93k mi, IPD stabilizer bars, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, Valentine-1






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