[Joshude]

Swapped to the facelift-knobs!

 

[Joshude]

Installed R-Design steering wheel. Got it for 60€ shipped!

 

[Joshude]

Installed R-Design steering wheel. Got it for 60€ shipped!

After installing it i detailed the wheel! Looks and feels almost like new!

 

[Joshude]

• Tried to service the Haldex, but failed hard. Was unable to unscrew the drain-plug (if its the hex socket) so i just changed filter, pumped out all the fluid possible through the filler port and refilled with new oil.
• Changed transmission oil
• Started to swap the powersteering fluid but couldn't finish due to:
• starting to disasseble the engine bay for the timing belt service
• Changed thermostat
• Cleaned throttle body
• Cleaned all removed plastic covers from the engine bay.

Tomorrow the tmining belt will be changed and in a few days i'll flush the engine oil twice and refill with good oil.
And i have to clean or better swap out the oil trap... holy moly it looks ugly

 

[Joshude]

@Joshude The underside of my oil cap never looked that bad but the only time I got that gunk was when I was adding Castrol GTX (not a full synthetic) and wasn't on top of my oil burn. Gotta make sure to use a full synthetic and check your dipstick at least every 1k miles to make sure you're topped off on oil.

Thanks! I'm going to flush the engine with Oilem PowerFlush (add the additive, let the engine run in idle for 15 minues, remove oil), then flush again with clean oil for a few hundret kilometers and then fill the final oil (in my case Ravenol RCS Racing Competition Synto SAE 5W-40). Hope that'll help!
Maybe renew the whole PCV-Case.

 

[Joshude]

Changed timing belt and intake vvt unit, also the exhaust vvt sensor.
Now I have a CEL. Don't have the error code at hand but it was about the vvt.
Do the vvt units have to be coded or learned to the car in any way?

 

[Joshude]

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Do you - or anybody else - know if those are available without the dynamic stuff? Looking for new side indicators. My glass is yellow-ish and i want LED.

 

[Joshude]

The dynamic running light in the mirror-signal. I hate those dynamic turn signals.
But i saw, that those are for the facelift only. I think there are no aftermarked signals in LED for the pre-facelift

 

[Joshude]

they fit both fyi.

Really?
Nice, I've always thought that they're different, because you mainly find indicators for the years after 2007, so i guessed they have to be different.
So, 2005-2012 share the same indicators in the mirrors, right?

 

[Joshude]

yeah no... with that picture it's quite clear that the lenses are way bigger than pre-facelift.

Also here's a good comparioson:

source: Satin Silver OE Look Mirror Covers, Volvo S40/V50, C30/C70, S60/V70, S80

Small Side Marker Lense

• 2006-2007 Volvo C70
• 2004.5-2006 Volvo S40/V50

Large Side Marker Lense

• 2007-2010 Volvo V70
• 2007-2009 Volvo S60
• 2007-2011 Volvo S80
• 2006-2008 Volvo S40
• 2007-2008 Volvo V50
• 2007-2009 Volvo C30
• 2008 Volvo C70

 

[Joshude]

That looks like the raspberry pi display?!

 

[Joshude]

@evy0311 please keep us updated on your project!

 

[Joshude]

And pleeease make this available for all of us if it's ready to go.
I'd love to have a newer system. Best case would be if it supports apple carplay

 

[Joshude]

Bought a used tan leather interior and tried my leather cleaner on two parts of it. Nice project for the summer. Need to get the electric seats to get to work, but plan on directly wiring the switches/motors for the seats with 12V to skip the canbus-hassle.

 

[Joshude]

Yesterday i've started the head gasket change. Today i was at the point where i could losen the head bolts and broke 3 tools. A Stahlwille 3/8 to 1/4 adapter, a rather cheap 14mm socket and my 14mm deep socket for plugs.
Went to buy 5 new 14mm sockets but managed to get the last 5 head bolts lose with just one.

 

[Joshude]

Replaced the V50 headlights with S40 ones.

 

[Joshude]

Yeah, i was surprised, too! But it's a huge difference in the whole looks... I really like it.

 

[Joshude]

There is no difference.

There is. Even the part number is different.
At least for EU models. Maybe it's different in the US. I remember that you were not aware, that pre face-lift models have the dtsc option in the EU, so maybe that's another difference.

 

[Joshude]

Wrong sub? Neither a V50 nor a S40

 

[Joshude]

Installed a new battery