Okay I am new to the forum and a first time Volvo owner. I bought a 2013 S60 2.5 T5 about nine months ago. It had about 63K on it when I got it and now it has almost 74K I left for work on a cool morning and got about a mile from home and let off the gas going down a hill and when I started up the next hill I had nothing. No noise , No lights no nothing. I walked back to the house and got my truck and went to work and had it towed to a service center. Turns out it jumped time but the timing belt did not break. All the valves are bent and 2 pistons have a hole in them. I have a warranty and it looks like they will cover everything but I have no idea how this could happen. I use amsoil and just changed it not long ago. Just confused and should I be worried when I get a new engine? Thanks for any input.

 

Hi there. I know that my issue isn't directly related to yours, but I have a 2013 Volvo S60 T5 as well. I bought it new; it has $125K +- on it.
I started having issues with the cylinders (2 misfiring) and other issues of unknown origin and now Volvo is telling me I need a brand new engine for $8000.00
They do not know what the issue is.
Have you had any resolution of your problems since your post?

 

not sure what your mean "they do not know what the issue is" when you have a recommendation for an engine replacement. The likely diagnosis is you have piston/ring issues which can be detected by compression test/ camera scopes etc. To definitively say why your engine failed at 125K miles is another matter. Could have been something in the manufacturing process, a quality control flaw on a minor tolerance, failure of a component, carbon build up which led to frequent misfires/pinking etc. You do have several options - including installing a used engine or having a shop rebuild the block or go with a new block. I went through a similar experience with a 2012 VW CC. Had the oil light come on intermittantly. When the dealer dropped the oil pan, they found debris (like metal filings) in the oil pick up. Fortunately for me the car had 49,000 miles on it and was still on the CPO warrantly so VoA agreed to a new long block. No explanation on why or how the debris got this but I suspect it wasn't the first time VW saw this happen...

 

Thanks so much for responding!!
Yes, it's true, Volvo is telling me that it would cost a lot of money to try to locate the issue; they intimate that there are "other underlying issues".
The bottom line is, and I have not come to this decision easily: it is not worth putting in a new engine; I could put a big chunk down on a new car for the range of prices ($6,000 - $8,000) given for a new engine OR the investigating it would take to find the problem.
I'll not be getting another Volvo, that's for sure. This is my 2nd Volvo with catastrophic, high-cost repairs ending its life way too soon.
Jess

 

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A known issue except to Volvo. Was looking at S60's not too long ago and owner said starting to use a "little" oil.
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Volvo/...e/engine.shtml
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I'm sure Volvo knows about the piston/ring issue for the 2012/13 T5s (I'd be their techs have all seen this) - you can also google for any service bulletins as well. Expecting them to do a recall is not likely so you may need to be a bit more demanding with the service advisor to pull in factory support.

 

Saab did not survive its years of GM ownership (a re-badged Subaru?....really) Volvo barely survived the Ford curse and then only by a Chinese "rescue." The engineering and some manufacturing are still in Sweden but the accountants all speak Mandarin. I remember when Volvo was at the forefront of concerns for passenger safety. Today they are just part of the pack. Based on 70 years of driving experience (including competition driving) I sincerely believe that sudden unexpected loss of power is a major safety issue.