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99 S80 T6 general maintenance questions.... S80

posted by  someone claiming to be keefus on  Tue Sep 17 11:35 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I just bought a 99 S80 T6 with 55k miles on it, and the 60k service is coming up fast. I was planning on letting the dealer do it, but when I saw the estimate for this service, I almost soiled my pants.

I would like to do most of this service myself (I'll let Volvo do the acc belt and tranny service, for warranty reasons). I am comfortable changing the oil myself, but I wanted to know a couple of things:

1.) How tough is it to change the spark plugs? Any tips, or suggestions for plug types? It would appear that all of those intake tubes would have to come off in order to access the cover and plugs.

2.) I was considering flushing out the cooling system and changing over to Dexcool from the green Volvo coolant. When I replaced the rad on my wife's 95 945T, there were green deposits everywhere from the Volvo coolant. Can anyone tell me where the cooling system drain(s) are located?

3.) Has anyone flushed/bled the brakes? Is it any different from any other Volvo? I have an EZ-Bleed already.

4.) Any other suggestions or gotchas regarding the 60k service?

Thanks to any and all for input.

1999 S80 T6 55k miles, 1995 945T 110k miles






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