Ok my 1st post,, I got a uk 2.5l n/a 1997 v70.......For 2 or so week i would start it up and it would run like a bag of s??t but turn it off and then back on and it would run good...but one day i was out and it Suddenly stoped, it would not start, but i did get it to start but it ran like it was on 2 pots and the top end rattels , like it is out of oil but is not, the dash Electrical issue light is on...

 

I'm a novice, so take this for what it's worth, but I recently read on a different forum about the "lawn mower" syndrome. It happens when the lifters don't get oil for some reason, but from what I read, the engine turns over very quickly due to low pressure due to some open vales. To fix, you need to crank on the starter motor for like 2 minutes! If you are getting good compression, the extra load on the starter motor will burn it out if you crank it this long, so please make certain it is running the low compression symptom, otherwise this could get you in even more problems!

Jerry
01 V70 T5a

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Sells batteries for a living^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sJnN_LbeGwQ
I had a look to day as i not had a lot of time, and the cam belt looks v slack may it be that it is sliped half a tooth?????????


















i

 

That sounds like the lifters.
Is the oil level good?