The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Another case of CAM POSITION SENSOR 850

posted by  n_sabardin on  Thu Dec 9 10:59 CST 2004
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

As I was mentioning in my previous post, I had replaced the cam seals and top end sealer and reassembled everything only to find that I was not getting sparks while trying to start. After a lot of frustration I towed it to Volvo so they can hammer me with another $115/hr labor cost. Guess what? It was the stupid cam position sensor. It got bad while I was working on the seals I guess (I don't know why). They plugged into the OBS and $388 later, I was back on the road.
Now I need to vent: Why is is so !#$%^& expensive to get anything done by volvo. $115/hr !!!!! to change a stupid cam sensor (two bolts and a plug right on to of the engine block!) They charged me for 1.5hrs of labor! I did it so manytimes in 5 minutes that I get seak just looking at the invoice.
Also, why is my OBS code reader not reading a faulty sensor that I have to take it to Volvo for them to read it. BTW, if they read and you decide not to do the work, $100!......... PER READING!!!!! I did it once on the ABS sensor and the airflow mass sensor. Same visit, TWO READINGS, $200!!!!!!!!!!
I'm in the wrong business. I fly a 50 passengers jet and I make $32/hr. I think I'm gonna throw up.....
Thanks for letting me vent
Nick






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.