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Good morning Klaus,
Hope you had a nice time in Thunder Bay!
I have been down with a nasty gout attack over the last three weeks so little or no progress to report. But I did run over the top of the engine with a sanding tool with paper the machinist supplied me and I am now ready to clean the head off with a cloth and brake cleaner and then get on to installing the oil trap and its various fixings.
Friend of mine has a 2010 S80 and it runs rough. I will quote his email to me:
"I got the car up to Chapmans yesterday where they confirmed the vacuum pump and check valve are fine. They did a smoke test looking for vacuum hose leaks and found none. The current diagnosis is a faulty booster so they ordered a replacement from Volvo Victoria (only a cool $1,000 for the part). Add another $754 for the install and (hopefully) problem solved.
When I mentioned to him it still ran like a pile of crap he was surprised - although they create 10 lbs of paper every time I take the car to them apparently they do not keep records on their customers cars. He thinks fixing the booster may solve the rough running issue - I remain unconvinced."
Chapmans is a respected local auto wrecker specializing in Volvo and Subaru. They have a number of service outlets separate from their wrecking yard and they are one of my gotos when I need a part. It is obvious my friend is frustrated with this recurring problem of rough running. He has had the car for more than five years now.
Do you have any thoughts you could share?
Bob
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