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



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Rebuild Engine? 900 1996

posted by  FletchFFletch on  Fri Mar 5 13:22 CST 2004
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Oct 17 05:42 CST 2011
[RELATED]

I have a 1996 960 that burns about 1qt of oil every 500 miles and the exhaust is usually a little smokey (especially after idling for awhile).

A mechanic looked at it when I had some smog repairs done and said the engine probably overheated and that the springs in the piston rings were probably weakened. He suggested a used engine for $3000 and $1500 for labor (he also mentioned a new engine totaling $6000).

I'm wondering if just a valve job would resolve the oil burning and the smoking. Any suggestions? Are the 960s particularly hard to rebuild? I think I could probably do it myself for a lot less.






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.