XC90 d5
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NI_Volvo_Nut
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Never done one but from what I know of them the subframe needs to come out. Depending on where / how you are do it, it may be easier to remove the engine & box as one.
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Aye there doesn't look to be much room around it so just going 2 start pulling the engine out of it here smw wanted £1800 2 do the job so it got towed to my work now I have the joy of doing the job hoping 2 get it out by the end of the day maybe wishful thinking but we will see how it goes
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NI_Volvo_Nut
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When I broke my V70 I dropped the subframe complete with engine, box, suspension etc, might be an easier approach if you have access to a ramp. From memory the bonnet on the XC90 doesn't provide a great deal of access. On the V70 I had it out in 2 hours, seemed easier to me.
NI_Volvo_Nut
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I know the petrol engine have a special tool which slides into the pipe to release the teeth inside the clamp. You should be able to get it off at the pump and remove the pipe from the engine. Bit of a faff but should be doable
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But it will be a cracker when its done 
NI_Volvo_Nut
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As long as its not a T5 or T6, their autoboxs are made in Charlie's Chocolate Factory
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Not my car man iam just fixing it some ******* about for just a clutch like
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Took me about 4 hours 1st timing doing one next time could prob do it in 2hours. Longest time was spent messing around with one of the fuel lines. If it's a clutch your doing on one once the engine is out the turbo needs taking of to get at the transferbox aswell
NI_Volvo_Nut
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Def be easier to drop the subframe then as you have done by the sound of it!
i did a diesel manual a few weeks ago, i kept the engine in place suspended from the top. took a full day and about an hour the next morning, just to check everything and tidy up. the full job including labour, new dm flywheel,clutch and slave cylinder was £1200. i think book time is 7,1/2 hours.
Bumping this up as I am considering buying a xc90. Anything I should watch out for? Will be something about ten years old.
How hard are they run?
is there plenty of room in them?
My family want to do a driving holiday this year so I feel these tick all the boxes but have seen the odd comment on the search function about scary bills with them.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
How hard are they run?
is there plenty of room in them?
My family want to do a driving holiday this year so I feel these tick all the boxes but have seen the odd comment on the search function about scary bills with them.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
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You'll not find much with as much room in them, you can put two full I-size child rear facing seats in the back and still have room for an adult beside them, and a bugaboo buffalo in the boot with your luggage for two weeks.
The boot is massive with third row of seats folded down (usually you'll have it this way)
The 6 speed auto is the better of the gearboxes by a mile.
They're not great on fuel, but the engine lasts and lasts. My wife's we bought 5 years ago, I immediately remapped it (it was a 185hp D5), changed the haldex pump, swirl flaps and actuator rod. Its done 120k now in that time with countless trips to the Highlands, where it has performed like a champ in the depths of winter (they work really well on snow)
Its towed 2 ton of sticks through fields and home every month, an 8 foot wide elddis 866 caravan all round the UK and it has NEVER sat down on us.
All I've done is regular servicing and thrown a few sets of front droplinks and a pair of front arms at it.
Also, they're still one of the safest cars you can buy.
The boot is massive with third row of seats folded down (usually you'll have it this way)
The 6 speed auto is the better of the gearboxes by a mile.
They're not great on fuel, but the engine lasts and lasts. My wife's we bought 5 years ago, I immediately remapped it (it was a 185hp D5), changed the haldex pump, swirl flaps and actuator rod. Its done 120k now in that time with countless trips to the Highlands, where it has performed like a champ in the depths of winter (they work really well on snow)
Its towed 2 ton of sticks through fields and home every month, an 8 foot wide elddis 866 caravan all round the UK and it has NEVER sat down on us.
All I've done is regular servicing and thrown a few sets of front droplinks and a pair of front arms at it.
Also, they're still one of the safest cars you can buy.
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Room wise - brilliant. They are really well put together. I loved the look of them. The split boot lid is brilliant. No-one in the uk has ever been killed or seriously injured in one. We have 4 boys and wafted to and from the mainland in luxury. Only two of these journeys were on the back of a recovery lorry!
I bought a lemon - that I thought was a good un. Poured a lot of money into it and never trusted it. Part of my issue was a 4 figure bill from a ‘turbo specialist’ outside Comber, that they never did receipt for me as I suspect they hadn’t a clue what they were doing to mine. Ensure your mechanic is a good one.
personally I’d get an earlier, lower powered one. Mine was the 185, dearer tax and way more highly strung engine, think the earlier are more reliable. They are sore on juice - but they are going to be at that size.
Never again.
I bought a lemon - that I thought was a good un. Poured a lot of money into it and never trusted it. Part of my issue was a 4 figure bill from a ‘turbo specialist’ outside Comber, that they never did receipt for me as I suspect they hadn’t a clue what they were doing to mine. Ensure your mechanic is a good one.
personally I’d get an earlier, lower powered one. Mine was the 185, dearer tax and way more highly strung engine, think the earlier are more reliable. They are sore on juice - but they are going to be at that size.
Never again.
NI_Volvo_Nut
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30ish MPG, RFL of between £320 & £580/yr,
For reliability, don't think there would be much out there in the same price bracket would touch them. Regular servicing is essential with them and someone who knows what they are doing. Auto would be my preference, make sure the box changes smoothly, the oil is a nice cherry red colour and the 4WD is working. 163bhp would also be my preference which is pre 06 and the £320 bracket for the RFL. Handbrake is woeful but easily fixed by said "someone who knows what they are doing" I've yet to see a rusty one too! Look for at least an SE spec as this will have leather and electric drivers seat along with lots of other toys. S model is well spec'd compared to other manufactures but the SE has that something extra in my mind, SE Lux will have nav and built in phone but nav rarely works and discs are hard to come by.
I also have an SOT lead if you do buy one and want to add a phone kit
For reliability, don't think there would be much out there in the same price bracket would touch them. Regular servicing is essential with them and someone who knows what they are doing. Auto would be my preference, make sure the box changes smoothly, the oil is a nice cherry red colour and the 4WD is working. 163bhp would also be my preference which is pre 06 and the £320 bracket for the RFL. Handbrake is woeful but easily fixed by said "someone who knows what they are doing" I've yet to see a rusty one too! Look for at least an SE spec as this will have leather and electric drivers seat along with lots of other toys. S model is well spec'd compared to other manufactures but the SE has that something extra in my mind, SE Lux will have nav and built in phone but nav rarely works and discs are hard to come by.
I also have an SOT lead if you do buy one and want to add a phone kit
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Just in case you’re tempted by a pretty rear-end. If she’s still floating about - avoid. Or look at it as unlikely to ever go wrong again...the choice is yours.
stevieturbo
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D5 is nowhere nearly highly strung at only 185hp. They are great engines.
As with everything though, a proper maintenance record and verifiable history are everything. Not always easy to get though.
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I think I’d have preferred the lazier 160ish bhp variety. And my history was verified and checked by me with a Volvo specialist a few miles from my in-laws - but somewhere along the road another monkey had been at it...