Volvoppo Update

"Snuze: Needs another Swede" (markg) 09/09/2019 at 11:41 • Filed to: Volvoppo

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I changed the oil, air filter, got some gas, and took it through the car wash yesterday.

I also started the first round of transmission fluid changes. I read a bunch of articles and watched some YouTube videos. Everyone seems to have their own theory on how to do this, so I took the approach that made the most sense to me.

I drained about 3 quarts of fluid (looked like used diesel oil... yuck!) , topped it off with Valvoline Synthetic, started it up, let it idle for a couple minutes, then shifted it P>R>N>D>3>L, waiting 30 seconds in each gear, and then back from L to P, again waiting 30 seconds in each gear. I then took it on a drive first around the neighborhood and then out on the parkway my neighborhood empties onto. After I’d gotten my confidence up, I came to a stretch of open road I knew, I slowed, put it in sport mode and dropped the hammer. I was rewarded with pleasantly firm shifts and interesting smells. After shifting through all 4 gears, the car seems to be running much better.

Istill have the previous owners tags on it, Im going to take them back to her this week and re-register it in my name. Then I will feel comfortable driving it more and further from my house. I want to get about 100 or so miles on it and then do another trans service.

Its also still clunking in the front end, I think its either motor mounts or struts/strut seats. Probably both. I need to look into replacing those.

For Sweden > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/09/2019 at 11:46

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I would recognize this driveway anywhere

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/09/2019 at 12:49

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Please chock your tires when using ramps

Snuze: Needs another Swede > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 09/09/2019 at 13:05

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I did, I took this picture as I was wrapping up and had already removed them.

But thank you for the reminder.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Snuze: Needs another Swede 09/09/2019 at 22:52

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I was going to help a fr ie nd work on his truck, and we walked out only to see his truck had slowly slid 2ft backwards as he was only relying the emergency brake. “shit i was underneath that yester day”  

Snuze: Needs another Swede > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 09/10/2019 at 07:30

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Wow! You're lucky!

Just this morning I was getting ready to leave for work, and remembered I had to grab something out of the garage. The parking brake in my Cruze is shit (always has been) and you have to absolutley crank on it to have any hope of holding the car. Well I guess I didn't crank it because as I hopped out, it started rolling backwards and I had to quick jump back in and reset it.