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New XC70 - Broken down on first trip.Views : 2474 Replies : 32Users Viewing This Thread : |
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May 17th, 2020, 13:07 | #31 | |
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May 23rd, 2020, 14:40 | #32 | |
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I have had luck with a local mechanic that I've used before - I know he's not a specialist, but he's a good old-school mechanic. He had the Volvo for a couple of days last week to look at this and also the oil leak (that I knew about when I bought it - it was cheap!). The noise I was worrying about was the brake back plate so that's an easy fix. As a precaution he's gone through the hand rake mechanism to make sure there's nothing going on there too - which is all fine. The oil leak looks to be the usual seal on the gearbox side which he will do, but Volvo are not able to get the parts at the moment because their supply chain is not in action just to Covid-19. So it's not bad news all round, the current estimate is that he'll have the parts (including the core plug which will be done as a precaution) on June the 5th. As I said I'm a mechanical idiot, so I'm assuming it's not a good idea to drive it while it's leaking a bit of oil (although it hasn't actually lost enough to be noticeable on the dipstick). |
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May 23rd, 2020, 21:40 | #33 |
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I'd say safe to drive if it's a weep rather than a full-on leak - knowing what you know you'll keep an eye on it anyway.
Horton are working short hours at the moment I believe btw. |
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