MOT passed - hurrah! Now for service - boo!

[capt jack]

Cabin filter for my V70 (2012) was a tenner from the local independent motorist shop up the road, and took me ten minutes to change. True it's just a paper filter, not a fancy carbon one, but does it really matter?


Jack

[griston64]

Originally Posted by capt jack

Cabin filter for my V70 (2012) was a tenner from the local independent motorist shop up the road, and took me ten minutes to change. True it's just a paper filter, not a fancy carbon one, but does it really matter?


Jack

I would say it does matter as I had a gen Volvo one in (£38.00 )prior to a service at a Volvo indy ( my back was buggered ) they changed for a cheap as chips paper sh*tty one. I noticed all the smells from outside ( farms etc ) was much more noticeable. Swapped to gen Volvo when I did my own and it went back to nice clean smelling air !! I suffer from hayfever quite badly so I think it will also help that come the summer

[FreshAir]

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-89206-m...riantid=139444

£22.75, good make, they also sell a Bosch one. They are only about £4 to 5 more than a non carbon one of a good make.

[BigGreenThing]

Originally Posted by FreshAir

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-89206-m...riantid=139444

£22.75, good make, they also sell a Bosch one. They are only about £4 to 5 more than a non carbon one of a good make.

This is a great saving FreshAir! Many thanks for sharing! Mahle is a manufacturer I’ve repeatedly heard mentioned on the forum…and I don’t recall any of it being negative to be fair…🙂

[BigGreenThing]

Well I'm booked in for a service (as it needs one).

I have a question. The the car is 13 years old at 163k miles.

Should Volvo service based on:

- how OLD the car is (e.g. 13 years old...indicating on the Volvo schedule as a "263k miles" service?

or

- how many miles the car has done (e.g. 162k is detailed as a NINE year-old service schedule)?

I'm not sure if it really matters for these - as the schedule of works remains the same...but they do differ across years/mileage (e.g. some minor services, others are major). Hope that all makes sense!

[Kev0607]

Originally Posted by BigGreenThing

Well I'm booked in for a service (as it needs one).

I have a question. The the car is 13 years old at 163k miles.

Should Volvo service based on:

- how OLD the car is (e.g. 13 years old...indicating on the Volvo schedule as a "263k miles" service?

or

- how many miles the car has done (e.g. 162k is detailed as a NINE year-old service schedule)?

I'm not sure if it really matters for these - as the schedule of works remains the same...but they do differ across years/mileage (e.g. some minor services, others are major). Hope that all makes sense!

I think they'll go off the year. The service schedule works on year or miles, whichever comes first. You haven't reached the mileage interval for the 13 year service based on the mileage you do, but the car is still 13 years old. That's what they'll go off, I think.