[Island_V70]

How do you use the suction pump on our cars with no dipstick?
Also, if the dealer is changing the oil, would you add some engine flush before they did? Would this do something they would complain about?

 

[Island_V70]

I know that you don’t want to hear this… But you should probably consider trading in that vehicle.

Who?
My car works fine and uses no oil whatsoever. I just want to keep it that way.

 

[Island_V70]

You have to idle the car for 15 minutes before using engine flush, but you cannot drive it with engine flush in the crankcase.

Well that is a non-starter then. Maybe I'll use it on my V70, that one I change myself.

 

[Island_V70]

I will probably not buy another Volvo, given their decline. It is unfortunate because I like their safety-forward design and Swedishness, but other carmakers like Audi and BMW have caught up in terms of safety.

I am not sure if decline is the right word. The old ones needed lots of work too. My old 740 Turbo from the 80s had never-ending problems. None of them stopped the car from driving, but it was annoying like tail light lenses falling apart, the sunroof getting stuck, brake rotors warping, and 101 other things like that. The car would not die though, it got passed around the family and sold still running with over 300,000 on the clock.