"Ike" (untitledcarshow)
10/27/2015 at 15:52 • Filed to: None
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"Ike" (untitledcarshow)
10/27/2015 at 15:52 • Filed to: None | 1
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For around 2000 bucks. I think it’s worth it. Wife is fearful of the car having another issue following this. What does OPPO say?
File photo of the R in its recent habitat with its older sister
Ash78, voting early and often
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 15:59 |
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1. Spend $2,000
2. Downplay every strange noise or behavior for the next 3 years as “totally normal” to the wife.
3. GOTO 1
Sounds about right.
shop-teacher
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:04 |
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Eh, I haven’t had good luck with cars that “just needed another $2000 put into it.”
functionoverfashion
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:07 |
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What is it, dare I ask, that’s requiring 2,000 of your hard-earned dollars?
PS this is the precise reason I do NOT own one of these. I came very, very close - on more than one occasion - but could not stomach the periodic $1,000-$2,000 repairs. On top of the usual little stuff that comes with the territory already...
V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:09 |
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Yeah. If it's wort it takes you, spend the money. That's why I still have the S600.
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Ike
> functionoverfashion
10/27/2015 at 16:13 |
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Head gasket and machining the block
Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
> Ash78, voting early and often
10/27/2015 at 16:15 |
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I think you missed this step:
final Expression exp=argument
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functionoverfashion
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:18 |
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Ouch. Well, I’ll quote the service manager at a marina where I used to work: “It’s no good like it is!” As in, it’s worth WAY less in its current state than if you fixed it. So even selling it as-is would be a worse outcome for you than paying the money to fix it and either selling it or letting it ride, so to speak, until the next big repair.
duurtlang
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:22 |
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Wow. That’s an expensive shop you’ve got there. How many hours would they need to do all that work, as the parts costs are
negligible
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Ike
> duurtlang
10/27/2015 at 16:25 |
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Every other shop we were north of 4 grand so this is the cheapest shop I have found.
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duurtlang
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:38 |
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That’s absurd. How much do they tend to charge per hour? It’s not like a Volvo like that is a complicated or exotic car. I imagine it’s a time consuming but rather straight forward and simple job for an experienced mechanic.
Ask around on a Volvo forum. They might be able to help out.
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Ike
> duurtlang
10/27/2015 at 16:42 |
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I called up every “Volvo” and Europeian specialist in my area (DC/Annapolis/Baltimore)
The people who will touch Volvo’s cost around 120 dollars an hour in labor.
This guy is the cheapest at around 90 an hour
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duurtlang
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:44 |
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I’m staring at my monitor in disbelief.
Also, don’t you ‘know a guy’? My trusty off the books mechanic works on everything I throw at him, including my 1980s stuff (BMW, Peugeot) and does it well. For 25 an hour. Less if I allow him to take his time.
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Ike
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:44 |
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I don't know why I put Volvo in quotes there
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Ike
> duurtlang
10/27/2015 at 16:45 |
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I don't know where your located. But DC is expensive man
bryan40oop
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:47 |
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Machining the block? are you sure thats not machining the head?
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Ike
> bryan40oop
10/27/2015 at 16:47 |
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Head & block if need be
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bryan40oop
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:49 |
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Usually “machine block” means buy engine. But volvo is volvo.
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duurtlang
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 16:51 |
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On the other side of the ocean, where the minimum wage is the equivalent of almost $11 US an hour.
I did misread you though. I thought you were talking about the 740, not the V70. That does increase the price somewhat I imagine.
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Ike
> bryan40oop
10/27/2015 at 16:54 |
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Yeah, I am assumeing if the block is warped or something they will not mess with it, but I don’t know, misspoke a little there I guess
I assume that the head will be machined because I assume it’s warped, but I don't know for sure
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Ike
> duurtlang
10/27/2015 at 16:56 |
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Yeah head gasket is a little more then $35 bucks, 230 for a whole set iirc
But yeah this area’s mechanics are very well compensated for very little work
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Ike
> Ash78, voting early and often
10/27/2015 at 17:04 |
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If it last 3 years then I'll be a happy camper!
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bryan40oop
> Ike
10/27/2015 at 20:07 |
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Generally, machining an aluminum head is always a good idea. I wasn’t trying to point you out for saying something wrong. I was just really curious, not familiar with the swedish moose mobiles.
brianbrannon
> Ike
10/28/2015 at 05:47 |
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Was the head not machined the first time you did the head gasket? The cylinder liners on that engine have small lines between them that need to be measured for liner shift. If they are out of spec and they almost always are if the engine was over heated you need a new block or the cylinders rebored.
EL_ULY
> Ike
10/28/2015 at 14:41 |
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Ike
> EL_ULY
10/28/2015 at 14:48 |
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EL_ULY
> Ike
10/28/2015 at 14:50 |
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Do it .gif
Save the RRRRRRR’s!
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Ike
> EL_ULY
10/28/2015 at 14:55 |
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Ah, i can't read the lips and haven't seen that movie