Hi all.

I love my 99 xc70 Wagon. it's been great. I've had it for about 2 years and it came well maintained and has been driving beautifully. Literally overnight, it seems, it started riding rough and hesitating to start. The engine light came on and stayed on. Took it in hoping it was a coil or plugs but unfortunately after a compression test, it was determined that the 2nd cylinder failed and was only running at 25 PSI's. So basically I'm running on 4 cylinders.

I'd like to keep the car running. Body is awesome, no rust, and when it's running well it's a smoother more comfortable ride than my wife's new Honda.

Has anyone out there had an engine rebuilt on this model or a similar experience? My mechanic says not to do it and look for another car but he hates Volvo's anyway! I trust the mechanics at this place but they work on all kinds of cars, not Volvo specialists. Should I take it to a Volvo place? He says it'll be around 2500-3k for the repair, and if that gets me back my reliable car then I'm fine with that.

Any advice appreciated.
Thanks!

 

Depends where the compression is leaking. Did they don a cylinder leakage test to determine the source?

 

Thanks, I will check my records or call him again. I don't know the specifics of the leak.

 

the only indication on my invoice says after compression test, all cylinders ran at 175 except #2 which ran at 25psi's.
should i ask for more details?

 

Yeah, that just means there is a loss of compression in that cylinder. It does not tell you where it is leaking. If it's a leaking valve, you could pull the head and have it rebuilt or put a used one on. If it's through the rings, you'd be better off replacing the engine or finding a new car.