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The 94 volvo gl I am looking at buying has had the upper engine rebuilt; the head gasket warped, so everything was replaced. The odometer has been tinkered with, and I am wondering if that is a big deal? In '03 it had 211,000 km's; in 05 it had 191,000, and in 09, it has 209,000. I am not sure if the odometer has been replaced or not and don't know what to look for... Any suggestions and/or advise?
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Cooling fan relays are usually located under the hood in the engine compartment in the black box with all of the fuses. On the under side of the box cover it will usually give a drawing of the fuses and relays and the position they hold in the box.
unfortunately this is probably correct if the car got very hot. most new cars have alloy heads and if the car gets too hot due to cooling problem the head can warp. a new head gasket and having the head skimmed flat again is one solution, the other is a new engine.
if you want a second opinion then most garages will be able to do a pressure test on the cooling system which would confirm a blown head gasket
yes,volvo,s have a problem with this,remove clean and reinstall the pcv filter or replace it,excessive crank case pressure can allso lead to blowing engine seals and gaskets.
i called a dealership in town and asked nicley,gave them the vin and they looked up the code and told me. online im not sure where to look it up, but if you call its a chep fix
electric problem there must be a loose connection,the wires for the solenoid on the fuel rail ,the solenoid is not opening at the right time ,see for the electric connection,when replacing head gasket,may be you have not plug the wire connection
Hello, it sounds as if the person had an issue with the head. There is no mention of pistons, rings, connecting rod bearings, engine main bearings, oil pump. These are parts to an engine overhaul. It sounds as if they had maybe a timing belt to break and may have bent valves or either the bolt that broke off required them to pull the head off the engine to have bolt drilled out. Please rate my answer, Thank you.
Im from the "land of volvo" sweden, and ive worked as a mecanik for 8 years, and i have NEVER ever had a customer who serverd his/her car every month, and never ever have i heard anyone else sya that they had. So maybe that woman had her car washed every month, thats normal...but she dident had the car on service every month, thats overkill so to say. Once in a year or every 20 000 kilometers is the normal service intervall. And the big sercice is when the volvo has run 140-150 000 kilometers. And thats the expenisve big service when you get a lot of parts replaced on the motor. Otherwise the normal service once a year or 20 000 kilometers is changing oli, changing filters, check on the breakes,check the tires, check the lamps etc.
I hope this info is usefull for you
Good luck
Nic
BTW, Volvo is a very very good and trusted car and wonderfull to drive
Did you have the head machined/shaved before you replaced the head gasket with a new one? If not--do over---machine head---replace gasket.
BUT, before you even bother, have you considered the fact that the BLOCK may be cracked? You can check this by looking at each spark (plug for combustion residue of coolant or oil) of each cylinder separately.
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