Volvo C30 2.0D "Shark Performance" nightmare!

[cjj]

Originally Posted by Rooster

Oh yeah 3 years / 37500miles,

Still dodging the question on service history and gearbox oil change history though

I did notice - probably answers itself

Originally Posted by yalrafai

I have no other option but to keep throwing money at this until it's fixed because nobody can actually say exactly what the problem is. Even Volvo themselves don't know and they've had it for two days. It's obviously not a fault that Volvo see often otherwise it would be fixed by now and coincidentally they don't often see cars that have been previously mapped.

Wherever you are taking it to, they are not Volvo. Volvo are the manufacturers who produce the fault tracing that I pasted in to you a few pages back.

The place you are taking it to are Volvo approved, but they are (I assume) someone like Rybrook group (or whoever) - an independent business from Volvo.

In any ways, you're spending hundreds of pounds in the wrong place by the looks of your invoices, assuming you haven't asked them to be as vague as possible in an attempt to indemnify the fuel map. Change the fuel filter and be done with it.

Originally Posted by yalrafai

coincidentally they don't often see cars that have been previously mapped.

Plenty of Volvo dealers do, pretty much every Volvo dealer should ask if you have a remap before they do the service, as the service software can interfere with fuel maps.

I did note that you said you'd had a service in between having the map and having the problems, but we seem to have skimmed over that in the dialogue.

[yalrafai]

Originally Posted by kenny

IMMENSE REDUCTION

Did removing the map remove the problem?

Yes. By immense reduction I mean that the exhaust smoke was identical to before I had it mapped, and what would be considered a normal smoke output by a 2.0 Diesel engine

[yalrafai]

Attached is serve info and work done by my local garage after Shark reccomended which part I should replace.

[yalrafai]

Service history

[yalrafai]

Recommended part

[cjj]

Essentially, no Volvo history for 30k, so probably hasn't had a fuel filter for 30k, and has had 2 regenerations since the map was removed...

Forced Regens are only needed when the car can't regenerate itself. This whole thing is potentially caused by a number of issues related to non-Volvo servicing, a stamp doesn't show:
- DPF additive: Due every 37.5k; when was this last changed?
- Fuel Filter: as above, bored of asking when this was last changed.
- DPF filter; due every 75k, or sooner if you run an incorrectly maintained car (see above, possibly).

Trying to help, but I'm sure this will be ignored again...

[kgthomas]

You had your oil changed and cabin filter. But not your fuel filter or air filter unless your mechanic is calling an air filter a cabin filter.

Also you pulled shark up earlier for accidentally posting your reg number but you have posted your reg number yourself.

You would be surprised the difference a fuel filter could make. My s40 recently went funny with fuel issues and changing the fuel filter sorted it out. Also had a friends Passat that blew a fuel pump looking at the fuel filter I would think how clogged the fuel filter was that could have put extra pressure on the pump.

[cheshired5]

AG59EWV

Definitely a C30 to avoid when it comes up for sale.......
or is it AE?
Mechanic handwriting can be like a doctors.

[Dirty Rooster]

Originally Posted by kgthomas

You had your oil changed and cabin filter. But not your fuel filter or air filter unless your mechanic is calling an air filter a cabin filter. .

But to be fair the "change fuel filter" idea only cropped up in this thread from experienced Volvoists : utterly missed by the horrendously thievish garage he keeps taking his car to!!
I guess Shark's advice was the fuel rail change which he did have done in October.

And I wish folk would stop suggesting Shark refund their mapping charge as the "build a wall, take it down" analogy was good enough for me!
He does have the option for their map to be reinstalled for free, but that's not going to happen, eh?

[iantowil]

Originally Posted by Dirty Rooster

And I wish folk would stop suggesting Shark refund their mapping charge as the "build a wall, take it down" analogy was good enough for me!
He does have the option for their map to be reinstalled for free, but that's not going to happen, eh?

No need for any analogy. Its quite simple. He doesn't have the remap anymore, give him his money back.

It would be nice to see them answer why they would or would not do this. If it was my business I think I would have done so, but there maybe very good reasons why they haven't.