The Volvo is dead!

"Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'" (otto-the-croatian)
06/25/2020 at 15:11 • Filed to: tack volvo

Ok that was clickbait, not dead. #drama. It just peed all the coolant out. Pushed it to my work parking spot. It’ll be fine I think.

Not sure where exactly it came out. Dripping was from the dead center middle of the engine, so I don’t think it was the water pump (except if it dripped down from it, to the bottom of the pan), and it def wasn’t the radiator, the dripping was further back. I don’t think it was the AC either, the internet says that the driver’s footwell would leak too, but it’s dry from the inside.

Not sure, I’ll have to jack up the car and see in more detail, no point in guessing.
Now I just have to figure out how to transport the jack and jackstands on a longboard.

Some of you are P80 knowledgeable - any quick, off the top of your head guesses for this?

DISCUSSION (12)

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
06/25/2020 at 15:23

Oof. Good luck buddy.

Sovande > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
06/25/2020 at 15:29

Lower radiator hose? Heater core connections at the fire wall? I’m not too familiar with the NA engine.

Good luck!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
06/25/2020 at 15:32

Damn, hope it’s something easy! Keep us apprised!

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Sovande
06/25/2020 at 15:38

Cool, thanks! That’ll at least get me started on where to look.

Sovande > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
06/25/2020 at 15:42

I seem to recall that the heater lines are at the passenger side/middle of the firewall. And I think they go from hard lines to a hose which passes through the firewall via a coupler. Maybe one of those let go?

Wish I could help more.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
06/25/2020 at 15:44

Some of you are P80 knowledgeable - any quick, off the top of your head guesses for this?

There’s a hole in the cooling system that shouldn’t be there .

You’re welcome!

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Future next gen S2000 owner
06/25/2020 at 16:54

Ah! Problem solved then.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
06/25/2020 at 17:14

I was going to say coolant line to the turbo, but someone just said it was NA so... Good luck! I hope the Volvo rides again soon!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Sovande
06/25/2020 at 17:28

I think you might be on to something - from everything I’ve seen the turbo and NA engines are very, very similar, minus the turbo specific piping.

Sovande > Snuze: Needs another Swede
06/25/2020 at 17:33

So the only coolant lines should be the heater in and out and radiator in and out. The turbos have a turbo coolant line as well.

Jb boin > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
06/25/2020 at 20:53

I don’t know this engine but on my A3 i had a similar issue, used the car without an issue for 20 minutes then i tried to start it again 10 minutes later and had a low coolant warning and... the water broke !

It was a coolant hose coming out of the block that has oil from the head cover gasket dripping on it and destroying the rubber, i cut the damaged section and put it back and has no issues since (it was about 2 years ago).

A common failure could also be the thermostat housing (coincidentally i just changed mine on my A4 yesterday, it wa sn’ t leaking but the plastic inside got brittle and had broken in two places making the thermostat always open and the rubber gasket wasn’t is great shape either).

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Jb boin
06/26/2020 at 03:06

Ok thank you for the tips, I’m adding these to my list of stuff to check.