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Black specs in coolant 900 1993

posted by  spook on  Thu Apr 7 16:22 CST 2005
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Dear benfingland,

May this find you well. Further to Tom F.'s post, if the hoses/radiator are the originals, change them over this coming weekend, presuming you can get replacement parts. A 12-year-old radiator does not owe you even a penny. The same applies to radiator and/or heater hoses. These items' working life is no more than 10 years.

If the number of "specks" is growing rapidly, something unpleasant is about to happen.

Radiator hoses are cheap. OEM [Volvo] heater hoses are US$30/each. While this isn't "cheap", these hoses are not easy to access, so a case can be made, for spending more, to get a longer change interval.

If you would not otherwise do so, drain the system using the drain port on the passenger side of the engine (US/Canada models) towards the rear. I believe it can be open/closed with a 12mm open-end or box (ring) wrench (spanner).

Post again, please, with your findings.

Yours faithfully,

spook






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