1998 v70 2.5t auto.

Tetleysmooth · Jun 26th, 2019, 19:50

As some of you are probably aware, I've been having a battle with this car over a fault code which keeps occurring. It's P0505 idle air control. I've put a good few parts on this to try to cure it, but I've got to put my hands up and say it's beaten me. I read somewhere that a duff coolant temperature sensor can stop the cooling fan working, and that's the part I fitted today, along with a new thermostat. The eml came on again shortly after with the same code. The cooling fan doesn't seem to be working. I substituted the fan relay for a known to be working one, but it still doesn't work. I'm at the limit of my knowledge now, so must give up. Having said that, I still use the car most days and the temperature stays bang on 3 o'clock.
I've put quite a lot of parts on this car since I bought it. When I got it, the rear wiper didn't work. Bought a replacement mechanism and got it working again. The interior lights didn't work, so I took every lock out and fixed the microswitches. They're all working correctly now. I replaced the headlamps with good units sourced from Minty. The sunroof didn't work, but I've fixed that as well.
The car drives lovely, and is very fast when needed. It had new tyres just before I bought it, along with new pads. It also had new struts on the rear hatch, so it doesn't come down and smack you on the head.
The interior is in a mushroom type colour, with the usual shrinkage on the doorcard coverings. The drivers seat has a small split in the cushion.
Nice SC900 radio/cd. It has the 3 cd cartridge which works correctly, but only with genuine cd's. All the night illumination is ok. The gear selector light is not working.
It needs an uprated dipstick. I was going to do this, but not now. Enough is enough.
The car has mot until December 10th.
There is no service history.
The car cost me £500 a few months ago, and as said, I've spent a fair few bob on it. I think an asking price of £450 is more than fair.
If you can fix the idle air and cooling fan problem, you will have a very fair V70 2.5 turbo.
Please note, this car is no beauty queen, but I think it's a fair enough example.

Once again, I tried to post some pictures, but was unable to.

SteveSarre · Jun 27th, 2019, 08:17

Hi all.

Here are some photos uploaded for Tetleysmooth.

Steve

SteveSarre · Jun 27th, 2019, 08:18

And one more

Steve

martinbrown9889 · Jun 27th, 2019, 08:25

I had this vehicle, but I sold that and bought a GMC truck, which we are using for towing service in Queens.

Tetleysmooth · Jun 27th, 2019, 10:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by martinbrown9889

I had this vehicle, but I sold that and bought a GMC truck, which we are using for towing service in Queens.

????????
Up until I bought it, it had never left the county of Kent.
I don't think it's ever been to New York lol.

Tetleysmooth · Jun 30th, 2019, 12:09

I drove this to work yesterday in the stifling heat.
I was expecting the EML to come on almost immediately, but no, the light stayed out and the car ran super smooth, temperature bang in the middle of the guage, despite several stops for traffic lights, roundabouts etc. Same again on the way home this morning. I fitted the new 'stat and CTS, so maybe the ecu is having to re-learn values. It's got me foxed.

Can anyone give me simple instructions how to test the cooling fan please? They must be simple, because electrics are a dark art to me.

Jun 26th, 2019, 19:50	#1
Tetleysmooth Master Member Last Online: Feb 7th, 2024 13:22 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rainham, Essex	1998 v70 2.5t auto. As some of you are probably aware, I've been having a battle with this car over a fault code which keeps occurring. It's P0505 idle air control. I've put a good few parts on this to try to cure it, but I've got to put my hands up and say it's beaten me. I read somewhere that a duff coolant temperature sensor can stop the cooling fan working, and that's the part I fitted today, along with a new thermostat. The eml came on again shortly after with the same code. The cooling fan doesn't seem to be working. I substituted the fan relay for a known to be working one, but it still doesn't work. I'm at the limit of my knowledge now, so must give up. Having said that, I still use the car most days and the temperature stays bang on 3 o'clock. I've put quite a lot of parts on this car since I bought it. When I got it, the rear wiper didn't work. Bought a replacement mechanism and got it working again. The interior lights didn't work, so I took every lock out and fixed the microswitches. They're all working correctly now. I replaced the headlamps with good units sourced from Minty. The sunroof didn't work, but I've fixed that as well. The car drives lovely, and is very fast when needed. It had new tyres just before I bought it, along with new pads. It also had new struts on the rear hatch, so it doesn't come down and smack you on the head. The interior is in a mushroom type colour, with the usual shrinkage on the doorcard coverings. The drivers seat has a small split in the cushion. Nice SC900 radio/cd. It has the 3 cd cartridge which works correctly, but only with genuine cd's. All the night illumination is ok. The gear selector light is not working. It needs an uprated dipstick. I was going to do this, but not now. Enough is enough. The car has mot until December 10th. There is no service history. The car cost me £500 a few months ago, and as said, I've spent a fair few bob on it. I think an asking price of £450 is more than fair. If you can fix the idle air and cooling fan problem, you will have a very fair V70 2.5 turbo. Please note, this car is no beauty queen, but I think it's a fair enough example. Once again, I tried to post some pictures, but was unable to.

Jun 27th, 2019, 08:25	#4
martinbrown9889 New Member Last Online: Jun 27th, 2019 08:26 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Maspeth	I had this vehicle, but I sold that and bought a GMC truck, which we are using for towing service in Queens.

Jun 30th, 2019, 12:09	#6
Tetleysmooth Master Member Last Online: Feb 7th, 2024 13:22 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rainham, Essex	I drove this to work yesterday in the stifling heat. I was expecting the EML to come on almost immediately, but no, the light stayed out and the car ran super smooth, temperature bang in the middle of the guage, despite several stops for traffic lights, roundabouts etc. Same again on the way home this morning. I fitted the new 'stat and CTS, so maybe the ecu is having to re-learn values. It's got me foxed. Can anyone give me simple instructions how to test the cooling fan please? They must be simple, because electrics are a dark art to me.

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