2003 S60 R Restorection
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Post 806355 by st etienne on 2016-10-20 21:18:39
Hi,
So this is my Flash Green S60 R.
I purchased this earlier in the year after spending a year looking.
I originally was on the look out for a P2 T5 V70, after realising that decent low mileage examples are actually rarer than the V70 R I decided to switch my search to one of these instead.
So after missing out on a couple of these I decided that I could probably live with a saloon (my car at the time was a 2003 S60 2.5 T) so I switched my search to the S60 R!
Well how wrong I was, most of the cars available at the time were dogs with all sorts of hidden horrors (one I nearly purchased was a 2006 Sonic Blue car that was well documented on another forum as being a real pig!)
I managed to find this car on a bit of a whim whilst travelling back from London. So I had gone there to view/purchase an alleged 'PRISTINE' low mileage example which turned out to be a real wreck (ironically this car was for sale last month on Gumtree for less than half the price the seller wanted me to pay! As it had developed a few issues, a bullet well edged there).
So back to this car, it had literally been put up for sale on Pistonheads several hours earlier, so fully disappointed about the car in London I called the seller, arranged a viewing & went the following evening.
About the car it had had 2 previous owners, one was a main agent who had colour coded the bumpers (see below) and then the next owner had it for 8 years. The guy I purchased it from was retiring & had only used it occasionally as a second car, it also had only covered 47K!
The car had only ever been maintained at Volvo (more on this later!) there was a massive folder full of invoices for literally thousands of pounds in maintenance and repairs.
Paper work seemed in order so now for the test drive, it launched O.K so the angle gear & haldex were fine, no untoward noises and everything worked so a deal was done & off I went.
So these are the first pictures of the car after quick wash
Post 806357 by sizzlechest on 2016-10-20 21:35:19
Superb car. What a find! Truly lovely. :smile:
Post 806360 by Ettienne on 2016-10-20 22:08:33
It will all be worthwhile in the end a mint low miles car, I was speaking to a chap with a 40k mileage 850r earlier, very jealous.
Post 806362 by Doingitsideways on 2016-10-20 22:17:08
Looks lovely :)
Post 806364 by Wobbly Dave on 2016-10-20 23:44:09
Cool beans! :welcome: Nice motor!
Post 806379 by stricky1967 on 2016-10-21 10:20:42
hey, all the best, brilliant thread, I'm doing the same to my V70R
Post 806381 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 10:33:10
[QUOTE=stricky1967;806379]hey, all the best, brilliant thread, I'm doing the same to my V70R[/QUOTE]
Hi, yeah I saw your post which sort of gee'd me to post the progress of this car.
Sadly it has been sat back in storage since the beginning of August, all these repairs were carried out in February & March this year.
Post 806385 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 11:00:38
With that now addressed time to move onto the A.O.C oil & filter.
Funnily enough there is actually no service interval for this according to Volvo ?
On the V.A.G vehicles oil is changed every 20K and oil & filter every 40K!
New filter and oil replaced.
Post 806386 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 11:05:46
Now to move onto the heating & air conditioning system.
There is a lot of bacteria that manifests itself within here, this is something I do on ALL cars every 6 months or so.
It is an antibacterial agent that initially foams up so as to coat all of the evaporator, when dissolves it can then be passed through the ducting system. It also leaves a lemony 'clean' smell behind.
Post 806387 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 11:11:33
Once I had changed the refrigerant in the A/C system it was good to go.
After using the car for a month I was getting 'Chassis service required' the code was for a Failed control module!
I spoke with a Volvo specialist I know who said he had never replaced one of these before, but said that there maybe a software update available.
As the car had been recently serviced sat a main agent said it would be highly unlikely be required (how wrong I was!)
Post 806389 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:04:05
So ALL the modules were updates as it was obvious the they had NOT been done in a long while!
The chassis service stayed off for a few months but did return (more on this later).
I contacted the servicing dealer in regards to the updates but was fobbed off! The answer I got was updates that reset the service indicator are only carried out ? It actually states on the invoice for the service updates are performed.
I would strongly advise ANYONE who has a service carried out the main agents ask for a print off Pre & post update/service!
Post 806391 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:17:15
I went to visit a friend in Scotland around Easter, here is a scenic shot.
Post 806393 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:21:21
Ordered some parts from IPD.
The hose fit was a waste of time as bit was too short! I also found this!
Which would explain the lack of continuous boost.
I also fitted one of there MAC valves, upto now I can't say I've noticed any difference nor have I had any issues. I will more than likely fit a heavy pierburg valve over winter when I do some more jobs.
Post 806394 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:22:41
Pic of the A.O.C cover, that reminds me I need one of these for the daily (more on that at a later date)
Post 806395 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:25:44
3rd June was a sad day, as the clock rolled onto 50K : (
Post 806396 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:28:37
Anyhows, more shiny bits for the inside (new vs old)
Installed.
Post 806397 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:32:18
I had originally planned on upping the power and generally making it more of a drivers car.
I ordered these back in March, but hit a hiccup in that they Did not fit even though several retailers told me they would!
Post 806398 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:33:43
Don't worry they were only fitted for a month or so whilst I had the Pegasus wheels refurbed.
Post 806400 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 12:44:57
So that's were I'm at, I only fitted the dampers a couple of weeks ago (they've been built for a couple of months!)
This is how it sits now, it has been in storage since August 1st as I bought another R to use as a daily to keep the miles off of this.
But more on that later : )
Post 806402 by Dangerous Dave on 2016-10-21 12:59:38
Brilliant thread!
Keep up the good work :D
Post 806428 by st etienne on 2016-10-21 21:12:32
This was the 2ND to last job I did a couple of months ago, wheels powder coated.
Post 806528 by htomi on 2016-10-24 14:46:25
[QUOTE=st etienne;806386]Now to move onto the heating & air conditioning system.
There is a lot of bacteria that manifests itself within here, this is something I do on ALL cars every 6 months or so.
It is an antibacterial agent that initially foams up so as to coat all of the evaporator, when dissolves it can then be passed through the ducting system. It also leaves a lemony 'clean' smell behind.[/QUOTE]
Would you mind sharing the product name?
Post 806533 by st etienne on 2016-10-24 18:54:30
[QUOTE=htomi;806528]Would you mind sharing the product name?[/QUOTE]
Here you go,
http://www.solxsolutions.com/aircon_cooling_products.htm#aircon
Unfortunately I believe it is a 'Tade Only' product but we'll worth it tracking down a supplier.
Post 806534 by st etienne on 2016-10-24 19:01:07
I also have one of these now.
http://airtune.eu/en/
Not 100% sure with it yet but it seems O.K, only time will tell.
Post 806535 by htomi on 2016-10-24 19:42:32
Thanks for sharing the product names!
The airtune has a nice review on the detailingworld.co.uk http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=377622 website.
It seems a very fine product.
Also sent an email to Sol-X to help me find a supplier.
Post 806553 by st etienne on 2016-10-25 09:14:49
[QUOTE=htomi;806535]Thanks for sharing the product names!
The airtune has a nice review on the detailingworld.co.uk http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=377622 website.
It seems a very fine product.
Also sent an email to Sol-X to help me find a supplier.[/QUOTE]
I have used both of there A/C products, but the Sanitiser Pro is the one that foams up & in my opinion is the better one to use as it Should be the most effective.
If you CANT find a supplier drop me a P.M & I'll see how much it is to courier a couple cans out as you CANNOT send aerosols via R.M now : (
Post 812434 by antonys60r on 2017-06-12 19:45:50
That's a stunning example, a real credit to you.
Post 812436 by st etienne on 2017-06-12 21:11:52
Thanks, I'm hoping it'll be worth it once it's all done ?
Post 812438 by stricky1967 on 2017-06-12 21:33:51
wow, proper job, looking forward to see it painted
Post 812440 by antonys60r on 2017-06-12 23:00:41
It will be more than worth it !
The car had only ever been maintained at Volvo (more on this later!) there was a massive folder full of invoices for literally thousands of pounds in maintenance and repairs.
Paper work seemed in order so now for the test drive, it launched O.K so the angle gear & haldex were fine, no untoward noises and everything worked so a deal was done & off I went.
So these are the first pictures of the car after quick wash
