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posted by  the kick inside on  Tue Apr 5 08:54 CST 2005
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'as per dealer instructions' - but after 80k/3 years the dealers dont care....

IMHO if you want to get cars to high milage change the oil every month (dont care what you put in there as long as its the right weight), change the timming belts at 1/2 the recomended, coolant/transmission/brake fluids every 12 months....give them a long run frequently (250+miles) to get the crap out of the engine and dry everything out...NEVER EVER hasve them main dealer serviced (especially volvo's) the main dealers employee kids and pay them peanuts - I know i worked in a ford main dealers for 2 weeks once...its shocking...my experience of volvo main dealers included an 850 sump plug with the wrong type of washer fitted doen up to 3 TIMES the recomended torque (and those sumps are KNOWN for stripping threads - and now i know why!)..bear in mind the guy working in the main dealer doesnt give a crap except doing it in hte time the job card says, the dealer doesnt give a crap cos there are always punters with new cars that HAVE to be dealer serviced for the warrenty...

IMHO do it yourself..then you KNOW its done right...if you cant do it yourself take it to a guy whose earning potential depends on his reputation....and make sure he knows if he pisses you off his reputation is on the line...





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