MOTOR-TALK

Author: 00c12f

  • Tachomanipulation?!

    Hello Saab friends, as already reported I have become the owner of a 9000 Aero. The car was offered with a mileage of 150,000km. Purchase offer and purchase contract. In the oil change I cover a card in the engine compartment, which showed the data of the oil and the mileage of 297000km (!) to the next oil change. Unfortunately, there was no license plate on the map. In my opinion, the car has not yet 300tkm down, can it have been just a mistake here? The previous owner assured me today again that the car has certainly only 150tkm. Based on the Tüv reports this mileage can also be replicated. Should I believe that? How can one proceed in the case of suspicion? ariba66

  • Camshaft – 1.8 l – variable valve control

    Hello, so here’s the problem of my elk: my 1.8 l, bj 03 (good 70.000km, almost all motorway) makes noise in the engine room. the magnet switch for the variable valve control (the device for the adjustment of the camshaft – so the friendly one), has been changed. the noise is still there. now the mechanics should be changed for this – i.e. my half motor should be taken apart. Nicely I should pay for the then not defective part anyway. does someone have similar problems – is this perhaps a serial error? thank tex P.S.: Oh yes, does anyone know how expensive the fun for the friendly elsprechstund can be???

  • Loader at 2.0t 120 kW mileage

    Moin together, my 2004 2.0t is actually still very good together. But since the spare parts supply is getting thinner so slowly, I wonder if I should put another loader on reserve. Have now 235 Mm down. Since a long time I hear the loader cry a bit, which was not the case at the beginning. My screwdriver said that that was no problem at all. Does anyone know that, since someone has experience with it? Second question: I have a hearing-able roar at such 120 km/h in the 5th gear. I could imagine that at the rear engine bearing, which is quite close to the exhaust, the rubber has become quite hard. Does it bring something to make that new? That part is fortunately still available, and because I would like to drive my little elk as a second car as long as possible, I would invest one or the other.

  • Automatic gearbox causes problems – transmission oil problem?

    Dear community, as a relatively freshly baked owner of a V40 2.0 136 hp automatic, I have the following problem: The automatic control light is flashing and the car hardly takes on gas. According to the operating instructions you should then drive in stage L (load operation) then he brings a little more “force” on the road. Has been the case before once last week, however, the problem at that time was “resolved”, gas was assumed and the control light was off. Today it happened again and in the control of the automatic transmission oil I am overwhelmed to assess whether this color is rather red or brown, picture attached. Vll. is only on the oil (hopefully), someone has had similar experiences and knows if the color of the oil looks so “healthy”? LG and always safe ride!

  • Downsizing – Comparison of consumption

    A short report about an interesting comparison. We have in the family Volvos, I drive a 2009 S60 D5 (185 hp) with manual transmission, in the family there is next to an XC60 still a 2009 V50 1.6d. On the weekend a trip took place, before the S60 and the V50 were filled with fuel and the average consumption was deleted. The journey was a 70-minute drive on exclusively country roads. The V50 with two people drove ahead, I followed with another person in the S60. At the same time arrival we compared the consumptions: 5.8 l in the S60 D5 vs. 7.1 l in the V50 1.6d. Very disappointing and no glory sheet for the V50. Hope that the driv-e really did better than customer feels easily tapped.

  • Clutch pedal stuck

    Hello, I know the topic is there often already. With me it’s just that, I step the clutch, switch it, let the clutch come in, clutch moves in normally again, the pedal also comes up a bit again from the ground and stays hanged only then. Doesn’t always happen. Now that it’s colder but more often. I only have a few 1000km of the car and it was badly switched from the beginning, but wanted to blame the rejected circuit. Type: 9000CSE 2,0 LPT Model’93 from Italy. 275 tkm, clutch allegedly new. Greeting Niels

  • Should I give him a grace shot??

    Hi, everybody. The latest version of my 9000CD automatic is the gearbox. This happens when it’s cold or when it’s been driven for more than twenty kilometers. Everything is completely quiet in between. I have now finally found out that the acceleration imbalance is caused by the diff. Has anyone already had experience with it, can you fix something or do you have to get the gearbox out?? What does a replacement gearbox cost?? Is that still worth it? Does anyone have an explosion drawing from the gearbox including connection to the engine? If it doesn’t pay for it anymore, you can also make me an offer for how much you would buy it, the rest is still an ideal used part bearing. I also have two brand new track rods, which I would give for a twenty. Thank you first.

  • Leasing XC90

    Moin in the round, I’ve been driving a V90 D4 AWD as a company car for a short time and am very satisfied with it. Next year we actually wanted to exchange my wife’s V40 for an XC90 or V90 CC. Actually, a purchase was planned. Due to the extremely good leasing conditions with the company car I simply asked for a private leasing. Honestly, I was opposed to leasing in the private sector, but this time there is a lot to talk about, even though purchase remains a topic: – The “diesel risk” (bad resale??) sinks – We can drive the car for a maximum of 3 – 4 years, because then also with my wife a company car is standing – There are max. 12,000 km p.a. driven, with a resale I probably get the low km rather badly compensated Since I only get next week (in quarter 3 allegedly the conditions improve) a quote, I wanted to ask here how so your experiences are. Have a XC90 D5 AWD moment asked: – 0 € deposit – 12,500 km p.a. realisticly – 48 months to view your purchase for a price?

  • Temperature problems

    Hello, As seen in the picture, the temperature of my V40 is a little high this remains almost unchanged even there whether I drive or stand. However, the temperature does not rise any further. I had the same problem last weekend, then left the car standing from Saturday evening to Monday noon, ordered me a CO reaction test at Amazon (Good but with good reviews therefore I do not want to summon the function of the test 100 percent!). However, this is negative. Then I went off on Monday afternoon to see what happens to determine after more than 20km of mixed drive that the car probably has self-healing powers. So until yesterday afternoon(Thursday) I started to loosely 300km + without any further abnormalities. Now I noticed Thursday evening after longer driving that the fan runs constant at first level and also after and during about 30km of driving does not run out. After turning off the engine he ran after and then went out. Today I start driving, engine gets warm fan jumps at temperature up to the point on the picture (fan on top of the highest stages) I can not turn off the engine again at 20km.

  • V40 1.8l does not start, no spark

    Hello, I recently got a Volvo V40 BJ. 98 (probably Mj.99) with a 1.8l petrol engine (it’s the engine from the Renault cooperation) and a manual gearbox. He ran without problems until now until I put off the car the day before yesterday (until then no signs of bitching) and he just didn’t want to start in the evenings. Symptoms: – Symbol immobilizer extinguishes – Starter turns the engine but does not start – due to some measurements we replaced the crankshaft sensor on suspicion, but did not bring anything – As it looks no spark, measurements of the two ignition coils leave but suspect that it’s not on the coils – I still have a KKL cable lying around here and have worried about the test version of VOL FCR. Interestingly, however, I do not come to all the control units but – the engine control unit. Now I don’t know of course – the next thing is that it’s on the cable, the software or the control unit? – The safety for the petrol pump and the engine control unit is in order, the control unit is not on the control unit.