Category: Volvo S60 2, V60, S80 2, V70 3, XC70 2, XC60 Forum

Moin! This morning I went to work when I heard a sound. It sounded like something was loosening up and falling down. I thought because of the season and the acorn trees planted in Hamburg (meaningfully on the road) to a fallen acorn or leaf with those that previously roamed the car or something… Well, long speech in short sense, I had found nothing when getting out, but when getting in… There was this rubber band (photo) in the passenger footroom… I have no idea where this could come from… Are such rubbers “built up” in the Volvo and if for what? It is about 22cm long (torn) and 0.7cm wide.

If something goes wrong, then right … I’ve been driving my V60 for a week. Yesterday shortly after 16.00 at KM-Stand 568 on the way into the extended weekend the tyre pressure control registers … I look in the sensus to the right too little. So on the next occasion to the right drive and look. Almost PLATT. Somewhere on the A6 a broken key drilled almost in the middle into the tread. Sh… No chance for tire pilot. It turns out, after 16.00 o’clock obviously no tire service is open anymore – because Saturday. (Tire emergency service there ́s apparently only for trucks ́s – despite intensive search on the internet found nothing for cars) Now it comes to a conclusion that I bought the car without an emergency wheel and am also not a member of an automobile club. Had calculated that the risk “overlookable” is to remain with a tire panel. Practically all other defects would fall under the guarantee … I have only been lying with damaged tires for the last 20 years, but at that time, too much more than 50 years ago.

Hi, downloaded albums that I buy from Amazon cannot be played in my V60. It’s always only “track not readable”. – If I load the files to a separate USB in which only Amazon albums are, it says from the beginning “no and not. Files” It’s MP3. – So it shouldn’t be a problem. – With other MP3 there are no problems – but vice versa I have no problems with the Amazon MP3 on other devices (MP3 player, PC, TV). Do you have that too? – Amazon tells me, some manufacturers are not compatible with the Amazon MP3 – on request what is different to the Amazon MP3, they told me that Amazon uses a partly rigid and partly variable bit rate of an average of 256 kb and thus apparently have some problems or adjustments to be made. But now I don’t know what you could do differently… Therefore all the albums that Amazon downloaded have: can you tell me something about your experiences?

In the meantime, I had found a great V7 3.2, all as far as possible, but I wanted to expand the search before a final decision. In the autumn, directly on my wife’s daily journey, an LPG filling station opened, so that LPG moves into the focus. So part of our search is the search for a gasoline engine and the conversion to LPG (Eric E had his conversion experience posted, thank you for it). Well, a diesel is not going to be outside, but is increasingly coming to the rear. Finally, I realize that all statements about the conversion V70 also apply to the S80 (must), the difference lies in the tank, right?? To the profile: my wife drives rather quietly “cruiser mode”. From the pure performance would (almost) the 1.6D reach, but still a prerequisite is the automatic again. Currently, she has one and I am not sure if she wants to/will give up on it. Just she called, before the school of our son she did not get rid of herself with the BW. But it is not a good thing to do.

Hello together, almost with the family growth in the form of an XC60 Ocean Race for my wife. Priced there was an attractive offer, which actually made the car too heavy in the eyes of my wife come into the short choice (actually she has cast an eye on the Q3, but the Volvo tells me more about it). So even more quickly organized a test drive. So it gets in and mokes itself immediately about how one can deface only an anthracite interior with roof sky and column coverings in beige. So it was immediately clear that this has to be ordered differently. Since I had already been busy with the price lists I knew that there was no other color. At first she did not want to believe that, but was convinced by the very busy seller that it really is not possible. Now I am not really the specialist in terms of matching colors together. However, even this color combination at the first entry was immediately unpleasant to me – and had considerable doubts about taking the car to the show with home. Now I would not be interested in saying that there was a lot of color for the columns anyway.

This year the car quickly catches up with the repairs This time there is a loss of coolant. The first time occurred after a longer motorway ride, quickly. A small puddle formed under the car at the front left. At the start then the message coolant low. Something filled up and then was about 14 days quiet. Then again a puddle, about 0.3 L filled up, workshop found nothing at the first check, car took again. The rule looks like this: always when I drive leisurely nothing happens, then after faster ride (<160/170) a small puddle under the car again. Does anyone have an idea about this? Or is it a sign that at now 191,000 km a different vehicle should be procured? Greeting Hail damage

Hello Volvoians we are thinking about adding an XC70 T6. The car has summum equipment plus various other options and the Four-C chassis. It is an EZ 2011 but already model 2012, so with Sensus. Is there a reason why there is almost no XC70 with the T6 machine, but countless V70 T6. Is the XC70 Four-C much more comfortable than the V70 with Four-C? Should one otherwise still have some specific knowledge or attention at the described model and year of construction? We consciously don’t want a diesel engine.

Dear Volvo drivers, I need an info from you again. My XC 60 Oceanrace, 190 HP Diesel, 2WD, 2,500 km run, nailed for such a modern engine quite loud and racing as well. Especially in cold condition and undertouring area. My previous vehicle was a Tiguan Diesel. This did not make such noises. How are your experiences? Is this perhaps normal? Thank you for your help, and best regards tiggi12

Hello Elchfreunde, I found the following rims on tyres by chance at Ebay classified ads.http://www.bandenhandelwaalwijk.nl/?… Since the tires are cheap (50€ a new Infinity tire – can’t be good or?) I would only buy the rims. What do you say to the price and the scratches of 2 of the 4 rims? What price would you pay for the rims only? They do look fancy in any case, only the scratches give me to remember. They are well-kept. Thanks for the time. I gave the seller a very low price, pure for the rims, and the seller agreed immediately (within a minute). Somehow, it seems strange to me. Who has experiences with the gang trade? haha Banden = Tyres

Hello, half a year ago I bought a V60 D4VEA annual car with almost 16000 km. In the last six months I drove 17000 km totally satisfied with the car. I am a quite brisk driver and drive to work and back 120km curvy country road. I have the standard Volvo Alus in 17 inches with 215/50 R17 Pirelli Cinturato P7 from the original equipment 2015. Was now to the tire change at the local tire pro. Everything great, without any comments. When cleaning the wheels just now I almost broke off!! My front tyres have completely run off at the inside flank. It detachs itself already the running surface and the wire looks out!! Otherwise the wear pattern is normal. Also on the rear axle is everything in order.My question now: Does this still have someone else? Is the track (Sturz) so adjusted? The car actually drove great all the time. Is it because of my sporty driving mode and the rather narrow standard tires, is it at the pressure.