99 Volvo v70 bad turbo?
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99 Volvo v70 bad turbo?
Hi all and thank you for taking the time to read this and help out!
I'm looking at purchasing a 99 volvo v70 for a grand. The owner says the turbo is bad. I'm mechanically inclined and could grab one refurb off ebay for cheap and bolt it on IF this is indeed the issue. The car is about an hour away and I don't really want to waste the time if everyone thinks this is a more serious issue. Now of course i know it's impossible to know what is going on for sure without testing it yourself but the seller describes what is happening as this:
"The turbocharger does need
replacing; the car drives fine at normal street speeds, but during
rapid acceleration, deceleration, or above a certain speed, it can
start to feel shaky."
Now i can understand a lack of power under load, even smoking etc... but shaking during decelerations seems like it would be something else. I've read a bit about cv joints etc... going.
I've emailed the owner back and asked more specifically what is going on, if the CEL is on and how he went about diagnosing the car and finding that it was the turbo.
Thank you for your input!
I'm looking at purchasing a 99 volvo v70 for a grand. The owner says the turbo is bad. I'm mechanically inclined and could grab one refurb off ebay for cheap and bolt it on IF this is indeed the issue. The car is about an hour away and I don't really want to waste the time if everyone thinks this is a more serious issue. Now of course i know it's impossible to know what is going on for sure without testing it yourself but the seller describes what is happening as this:
"The turbocharger does need
replacing; the car drives fine at normal street speeds, but during
rapid acceleration, deceleration, or above a certain speed, it can
start to feel shaky."
Now i can understand a lack of power under load, even smoking etc... but shaking during decelerations seems like it would be something else. I've read a bit about cv joints etc... going.
I've emailed the owner back and asked more specifically what is going on, if the CEL is on and how he went about diagnosing the car and finding that it was the turbo.
Thank you for your input!
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