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

Hello, as a long-time Volvo V70 D5 driver, I wanted to buy a new XC70 now – and was really killed by the new Volvo naming. Therefore, for all who experience similar things the tip: The current D3 with 163 hp corresponds in large part to the proven and as I find absolutely sufficient / great former D5! The current D5 is identical in structure to the current D3 – the performance increase over the D3 takes place exclusively via the software! So: Who so far drove a D5 and now wants to buy a new car, gets with the D3 not a worn out version of its “loved” D5, but a further improved engine! In short: The new D3 is the better old D5, the new D5 is a sharped D3. So I understood that anyway…and ordered the D3. 😉

Hello together, my new one is here, now my third: Volvo V70 D3 Momentum Fleet Business Package Winter package Dachreling Parking aid front and rear upholstery Leather with reinforced side stop Delivery time: 8 weeks What can I say, it’s all perfect. The engine, the driving behavior, the workmanship fabulous. Also the Navi has improved, in relation to the predecessor. I am very satisfied. And so quiet. Real great. Greetings from a proud V70 driver Ossi PS: I thought I would write the lines so that once again about the V70 is spoken/written. And you don’t forget what a great car the V70 is. Recently the forum has become very S/V/XC 60 -lastig.

For 1 week I have been driving a new V70 D5 Summum MJ11 with Geartronic and am very dissatisfied with the automatic in urban traffic. In the range of 50 – almost 60 km/h according to Tacho the Geartronic always switches at least one gear too high. The engine then often only runs on 1200 tours and shakes itself as soon as you touch the accelerator again. This much too underrun motor run is certainly not very helpful and also very annoying. Do you know the phenomenon too? Does this still change (keyword adaptation) and you have to live with it and switch it manually if necessary? Would I have better taken a hand switch again…

Dear Volvo community, after the delivery stop of my Volvo S60 II D5 (own thread), I finally got my car on December 10th. For a week (about 500 km) everything worked perfectly. The engine is a pure power pack. Never before did I drive a better car. On this weekend the first longer tour was on: from Paderborn it went to the Christmas celebration to Oberhof in Thuringia. Up to the A4 the Navi did its job perfectly. The music from the USB stick provided for the entertainment. Then suddenly the highway on the two-part screen was gone – I “stand” in no-one’s land. Everything was frozen. On the keys I could push around – no reaction. The USB medium had stopped its service too – it was quite quiet in the car. Quite obviously a system crash. In the car was already frowned, that one might have forgotten, really all Russian jammers to dismantle … So we drove the next Rastststätte and I made a „Kaltstart” – so the engine went off and again. But the coffee again took a lot of time again. But again I made a call again.

Good morning, so yesterday evening it happened. My first engine damage in the course of my driver’s history. When driving quickly on the motorway the engine slowed down very strongly to approx. 80 km/h and then the warning came in the display “motor maintenance urgently necessary”, shortly afterwards the second message “cooling medium level low, immediately stop”. When looking into the rear mirror I saw it then also: white smoke clouds rose up. I knew so far only from the Formula 1. I drove immediately to the right on the stand strip and waited for the ADAC, which attested a very probable head damage. Then with the tug to the . Now I am really curious what that could be. I was very upset. Especially since I had to cancel all appointments and had to take all the fun with ADAC/towinger/Is rental car, about 4 hours cost me. It is my first Volvo, therefore my question. Had someone from you already such a total loss?

Hello, I’ve almost become a fan of low or entry-level engines in the meantime. I always like the V70III better, even though I still couldn’t drive it in the 2.0D version. What I noticed is that the small diesel engine is not available with automatics. First I was disappointed. Today I get the information that Ford will install the new 6-speed “Power Shift Dopplungsgerriebe” in the new Focus in early 2008 at the 2.0TDCI for the first time. So could it be that Volvo will also get access to this transmission and therefore is only in wait?! Who has experienced a DSG that is not only more economical and comfortable, but also that one can move a vehicle very sportyly. There should say again Ford brings nothing to Volvo ….. Greeting Martin

Hello dear elk community, I follow these pages as often as I can. Unfortunately, for reasons of time I can only rarely participate. Especially the contributions to the consumption of the new V70 ́s or XC70 ́s interest me very much at the moment, since my V70 D5 II. elk is slowly getting older. So a new elk has to come. However, when I read from you, the consumption values (V70 and XC70 III), I am quite unsure. My V70 D5 from 2002 consumption at 140-150 km/h (BAB) under 7 liters. You don’t have to drive so defensively or even “sleep” for it. My wife created even 6-6,1 liters. (of course, then slower) Did someone already get from you to drive the new V70 under or by 7 liters? (of course without a traffic change to have become?) Are the factory figures still realistic at all? Then, what does the XC70 III or the AWD have to consume? If the new really consume between 8.5-10 liters, then maybe I have to think about a bit of a bit of a bit more than a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit.

Our otherwise very reliable XC60 Diesel doesn’t like to start any more. Completely fault-free off, he nudged the following day and didn’t jump any more. The Yellow Angel diagnoses “fuel pump”, which sits very advanced on the tank top of this model. Unfortunately not accessible from the interior. So all kinds of things have to be removed from below and finally dismantled the tank. Is there by chance someone in the forum who has already done this procedure before? I would be happy about all the tips! Greeting Smaxx

Moin Moin dear community, as already announced above, I would like to have the `experiences` of V/XC 70 drivers whose Fhrzg. have higher mileage – from 180tkm. Built from 2011. Background are the purchase of a used one and the question on my part what happened to the owners at the end of Rep. maybe. With the km performance in the short time the engine should still be very good. But what about the automatic? I know, no can clairvoyance but what is most likely to be broken / concealed at the mileage. Is the replacement better than repair. With the above numbers you can assume that was driven a lot of highway. Is that worse for the life of the GT? Everything else on the car like chassis etc. you can see when you check through (let it). It would be nice if one or the other here post his experiences, also Volvo-grabbers, who often have to do with it. Greetings from`m Norden

Hello together, I have already read a little in the forum – most posts are however somewhat older and not really to my model (XC70, D5, 185 HP, MJ2008). My elk meanwhile has 230,000 km down – the automatic works still impeccable. However, I do not know if one of the previous owners has already made a transmission flushing – but I do not believe (only oil change Haldex etc.). Maintenance condition is in every case very good. TÜV without complaints get. Therefore the question: Does a prophylactic transmission flushing – and what will it cost me about?! One reads of the different providers, which do this – “Lohnt sich”. But they want to earn money after all! Since I actually want to drive the car the next approx.5-10 years and do not intend to sell the jewel, I will let this in each case the next time. The question is only: now or if one already noticed something – that can only be today, or in 5 years. At the V70 automatic D5 from my.Onkel is not made to the gear change today?