2006 Volvo C70 2.4i
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Bought this in January 2024 as a bit of a stop gap after moving my Panda 100HP on.
2006 Volvo C70 120k, 2.4i petrol, 5 cylinder, convertible
Sounds lovely, returns 25mpg (a 6th gear would help)
Its far from perfect , some bodywork scratches , needs a rear parking sensor and track rod ends, but the roof works perfectly.
Been working through a list of TODO job ahead of MOT time at the end of April.
2006 Volvo C70 120k, 2.4i petrol, 5 cylinder, convertible
Sounds lovely, returns 25mpg (a 6th gear would help)
Its far from perfect , some bodywork scratches , needs a rear parking sensor and track rod ends, but the roof works perfectly.
Been working through a list of TODO job ahead of MOT time at the end of April.
Service time!
First job, air filter , looks well used!
New vs old
Next job, spark plugs
Took the opportunity to tape up the wiring to the coil packs as the plastic has started becoming brittle
New plugs back in, torqued to spec
Oil and oil filter next
That bring us to present day, MOT is due soon, i have a little movement in the NSF track rod end so going to replace inner/outer track rods on both sides. It also looks to need a CV boot on the NSF too as there is some grease in the area.
First job, air filter , looks well used!
New vs old
Next job, spark plugs
Took the opportunity to tape up the wiring to the coil packs as the plastic has started becoming brittle
New plugs back in, torqued to spec
Oil and oil filter next
That bring us to present day, MOT is due soon, i have a little movement in the NSF track rod end so going to replace inner/outer track rods on both sides. It also looks to need a CV boot on the NSF too as there is some grease in the area.
I had a 2004 soft top C70 (with the LPT 2.0, so a bit slower 
)
Most fun I'd had with a car, I was 18 and all my mates loved it. Spent a lot of time doing lifts home from the pub with the roof off (regardless of weather).
A lot of people vommed out the side of that car.
The power steering rack rotted and it wasn't financially sensible to get it fixed, so punted the car on FBM as spares and repairs.
Do find myself looking at hardtops quite a lot now...
)Most fun I'd had with a car, I was 18 and all my mates loved it. Spent a lot of time doing lifts home from the pub with the roof off (regardless of weather).
A lot of people vommed out the side of that car.
The power steering rack rotted and it wasn't financially sensible to get it fixed, so punted the car on FBM as spares and repairs.
Do find myself looking at hardtops quite a lot now...
I took a 2008 D5 Manual C70 to moon miles over 5 years or so, it was an absolutely brilliant car and I'd have another if a nice one came along.
Does yours have halogen headlights? They're comfortably the worst headlights I've used in a car built since the 70s, dangerously poor and made night driving very unpleasant. In the end I resorted to a chav HID kit, if you do that you need to use a relay and battery feed to power them because the low frequency PWM system Volvo use to regulate the headlight voltage to 12V causes mayhem and the back current can destroy the headlight circuit in the Central Electronic Module.
Does yours have halogen headlights? They're comfortably the worst headlights I've used in a car built since the 70s, dangerously poor and made night driving very unpleasant. In the end I resorted to a chav HID kit, if you do that you need to use a relay and battery feed to power them because the low frequency PWM system Volvo use to regulate the headlight voltage to 12V causes mayhem and the back current can destroy the headlight circuit in the Central Electronic Module.
GeniusOfLove said:
I took a 2008 D5 Manual C70 to moon miles over 5 years or so, it was an absolutely brilliant car and I'd have another if a nice one came along.
Does yours have halogen headlights? They're comfortably the worst headlights I've used in a car built since the 70s, dangerously poor and made night driving very unpleasant. In the end I resorted to a chav HID kit, if you do that you need to use a relay and battery feed to power them because the low frequency PWM system Volvo use to regulate the headlight voltage to 12V causes mayhem and the back current can destroy the headlight circuit in the Central Electronic Module.
Missed this! Yes halogen, don't often drive too much in darkness as its primary function is a school run car.Does yours have halogen headlights? They're comfortably the worst headlights I've used in a car built since the 70s, dangerously poor and made night driving very unpleasant. In the end I resorted to a chav HID kit, if you do that you need to use a relay and battery feed to power them because the low frequency PWM system Volvo use to regulate the headlight voltage to 12V causes mayhem and the back current can destroy the headlight circuit in the Central Electronic Module.
Will bring the thread up to date shortly!
Looking at my maintenance log since April-24 i have done a handful of small jobs
Headlight bulbs Bosch H7 (477) Pure Light Headlight
Inner Tie Rod Febi Bilstein
Outer Tie Rod Febi Bilstein
Split CV boot Bailcast CVS18 Universal
3 x new tyres 215/50/17
Front droplinks DriveTec
DriveTec 096 Car Battery - 3 Year Warranty DriveTec
New Reversing Sensor
Headlight bulbs Bosch H7 (477) Pure Light Headlight
Inner Tie Rod Febi Bilstein
Outer Tie Rod Febi Bilstein
Split CV boot Bailcast CVS18 Universal
3 x new tyres 215/50/17
Front droplinks DriveTec
DriveTec 096 Car Battery - 3 Year Warranty DriveTec
New Reversing Sensor
Recently i had developed a coolant loss issue which i initially put down to an issue with my expansion tank (replaced in Feb-24), however not convinced, i ordered a coolant pressure tester https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D3PYG5XJ?ref=ppx_yo2... - it literally found the issue in seconds, traced the issue to the coolant pipe sitting under the battery.
Ordered a replacement Gates item for £31 and fitted this today
With the 2.4i its impossible to remove the airbox without removing the engine mount and jacking the engine up due to it fouling on the chassis. I begain the job with the intention of removing the mount but quickly realised i could jack up the engine a little and move the airbox to the left
Thankfully once the airbox is out of the way, the hose was straightforward to remove (pleased to see jubilee clips rather than the OEM ones i was expecting).
Old hose out - notice the big crack!
New hose in place
Job took around 90 minutes end to end , including the faffing about with the routing of the replacement hose.
Ordered a replacement Gates item for £31 and fitted this today
With the 2.4i its impossible to remove the airbox without removing the engine mount and jacking the engine up due to it fouling on the chassis. I begain the job with the intention of removing the mount but quickly realised i could jack up the engine a little and move the airbox to the left
Thankfully once the airbox is out of the way, the hose was straightforward to remove (pleased to see jubilee clips rather than the OEM ones i was expecting).
Old hose out - notice the big crack!
New hose in place
Job took around 90 minutes end to end , including the faffing about with the routing of the replacement hose.
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