ovlov760
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2003
- Location
- Midwest - IL
The R used to be my winter beater, but since I'm moving down in the world, the R is now my "good" car. I acquired this 1998 V70 AWD from a family member to be my new winter beater Just had its fuel pump replaced at the dealer to the tune of $2,000. The car smokes a lot and uses oil but otherwise drives fine. Dealer diagnosed it as needing a new turbo. I believe their diagnosis is probably correct based on my experiences with it. The car has 180,000 miles on it.
I bought a ChinaBay turbo to slap on it. I pray it's halfway decent since this job is just a PITA! I got as far as getting the new turbo on and the plumbing hooked up this weekend. I'm also replacing all the intercooler hoses with URO crap hoses. Vacuum lines are getting replaced with silicone lines. The top torque mount is busted so I'll probably stick a poly one in.
The sunroof doesn't work but that can wait till the spring. The body is pretty straight. Interior has all the usual issues the cars suffer from.
So Pretty!
Communist turbo.
I bought a ChinaBay turbo to slap on it. I pray it's halfway decent since this job is just a PITA! I got as far as getting the new turbo on and the plumbing hooked up this weekend. I'm also replacing all the intercooler hoses with URO crap hoses. Vacuum lines are getting replaced with silicone lines. The top torque mount is busted so I'll probably stick a poly one in.
The sunroof doesn't work but that can wait till the spring. The body is pretty straight. Interior has all the usual issues the cars suffer from.
So Pretty!
Communist turbo.