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To buy or not to buy......? S80 2002

posted by  KlausC on  Mon Mar 2 06:16 CST 2009
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I was not aware that the S80 came with a normally aspirated 6 cyl. The only designation I have seen with the 6 was a T6, or twin turbo 6. The turbos created a large amount of engine bay heat, which tends to cook the electronics and the wires. The increased torque also played havoc with the tranny.
The design was probably OK for the Autobahn, but with the USA slow speeds and suburb driving, it needs extra cooling in the tight engine bay. Like the 960, cooling is paramount with these engines, along with Volvo brand coolant. There are just too many examples of holes in the block caused by internal corosion.
The 5 cyl LPT with 208bhp is the base model and has been fairly reliable.
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