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#3036 of 3074 Re: 2012 Volvo S60 T5 NO SPARE TIRE - FLAT TIRE Horrible experience. [vwdawg] by gregg_vw

Oct 19, 2011 (2:26 pm)

Replying to: vwdawg (Oct 19, 2011 8:29 am)
The spare tire is an option. So order it when you get your new S60. Eliminating the spare doesn't just reduce costs, it reduces weight. I have been driving for longer than most people have been alive, and I have had a flat or two. But with almost all of my 29 vehicles, I never had occasion to remove the spare from its storage. Those spare tires and wheels add up to a lot of weight carted around for 40 some years. I fully understand that a spare may be a bit of insurance that most people might want to have anyway. But given my experience, I am willing to go along with Volvo's plan. I love my T6 that much.

#3037 of 3074 VOLVO 2012 S60 T5 1ST OIL CHANGE AT 7,500 MILES? by bkvolvo

Oct 25, 2011 (6:38 pm)

I Currently have over 4,000 miles on my 2012 s60 t5 with 5 year maint. free. I was a bit suprised that the Volvo dealer stated that volvo wouldn't pay for the first oil change until 7,500 miles. The volvo maint. supervisor stated that if your puchased the car (which I did), then you should pay for an oil change at 3 or 4000 miles. I'm wondering if waiting till 7,500 miles would be too long and may cause damage? I'm hoping someone has insight into this matter. Most of my mileage is city driving in NYC. Is volvo saving themselves money or is this normal oil change practice?

#3038 of 3074 Re: VOLVO 2012 S60 T5 1ST OIL CHANGE AT 7,500 MILES? [bkvolvo] by alltorque

Oct 26, 2011 (1:51 am)

Replying to: bkvolvo (Oct 25, 2011 6:38 pm)
7500 miles for first oil change is fine - and it is, after all, what Volvo say; never mind what someone else may say. Here in Europe we seem to be allowed much longer oil-change intervals with the same engines. My Volvo S60 D5 has an oil change every 18000 miles or annually whichever comes first - and that's an '06 model. It's first oil-change was at 18000 miles. Life expectancy for the engine is somewhere the far side of 250k miles. USA oil-change intervals seem to be locked into the era of non-synthetic oils and are a money maker for all concerned but bear little resemblance to reality or actual need.
 
Could go on but need to go out.

#3039 of 3074 Re: VOLVO 2012 S60 T5 1ST OIL CHANGE AT 7,500 MILES? [bkvolvo] by qbrozen

Oct 26, 2011 (6:22 am)

Replying to: bkvolvo (Oct 25, 2011 6:38 pm)
7500 is completely normal these days as far as "manufacturer recommended schedule" and it is all the free maintenance will pay for, of course.
 
If it was a car I purchased, I agree with the service advisor, and I would pay to get an interim oil change. However, that's just for this first time. I'd pay at 3500-4k, then get the freebie at 7500 and continue on a 7500-interval after that. But I'm a bit anal about my cars. Most people would say 7500 for the first is fine.

#3040 of 3074 Re: VOLVO 2012 S60 T5 1ST OIL CHANGE AT 7,500 MILES? [qbrozen] by alltorque

Oct 26, 2011 (9:53 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Oct 26, 2011 6:22 am)
First oil change at 3 - 4k achieves nothing other than increasing someone's profit. Modern engine design & build processes do not leave lots of particles in the engine and metallurgy and lubricants are light years better than they used to be. Biggest problem with new engines is getting rings/bores to "bed-in" properly due to manufacturers using full-synthetic lubes on the line and most owners not knowing how to run-in engines anymore. Europe uses the same engines, and lubricants, as you get in Volvo, VW, Audi, BMW etc etc but typically have oil-changes specified by the manufacturers at 18 - 20,000 miles - gasoline or diesel - and we are not destroying engines as a result. The only caveat is that you must use the correct viscosity and specs as defined by the vehicle manufacturer. "Cheap and near enough" probably isn't either in the long run. Why would you spend £40k on a lovely new whatever and then try to save a couple of Dollars on the hardest-working component...........engine oil.
 
The whole short oil-change thing is a racket designed to separate consumers from their Dollars. One of the very few areas in which Europe is ahead of the USA.
 
End of mini-rant.

#3041 of 3074 Re: VOLVO 2012 S60 T5 1ST OIL CHANGE AT 7,500 MILES? [bkvolvo] by gregg_vw

Oct 26, 2011 (3:48 pm)

Replying to: bkvolvo (Oct 25, 2011 6:38 pm)
On some VW models here, they specify that you must wait until 10K or more for the first change, to let things seat properly. Oil changes at 3K are only advised if you drive like 3K miles a year in very short trips. Otherwise, you are wasting oil, which none of us ought to do anymore. Get it changed at 7,500, which these days is actually conservative, and ignore the dealer bleatings. If there was damage to be done by following manufacturers recommendations, they wouldn't be warrantying their cars for 5 years.

#3042 of 3074 Rought Idle w/loss of power by tshellvolvo

Oct 29, 2011 (7:49 pm)

#3043 of 3074 Rought Idle w/loss of power by tshellvolvo

Oct 29, 2011 (7:49 pm)

i have a 01 S60 T which has a rought idle, but now when the idle is rough the power breaks don't work. once the car engine smooths out the breaks work fine. any suggestions?

#3044 of 3074 Driver Information Module by moretj

Feb 25, 2012 (11:57 am)

i know this post is after the fact but recently replaced the Driver Information Module(DIM) on my S60 (225,000 kms) as the turn signals would either work fully, partially or not at all. In speaking with the dealership they advised there testing detected a found an interanl electrical fault with the DIM. I took there word for it and asked if anything else could be done to repair the problem. They said no as this functionality was controlled by the DIM and the entire system needed replacing. Total cost $1250. Just wanted to get feedback from the board if this course of action sounds reasonable from the dealership perspective or was another fix possible at a lower cost. Thanks.

#3045 of 3074 Dashboard Eletrical failure by will3357

Mar 28, 2012 (9:11 am)

My wife drives a 2002 Volvo S60 with what I believe is an electrical short issue. When she stops at stop lights, sometimes the gauges jsut start going haywire, pinging up and down. I drove the car and noticed that if I unclick the drivers seatbelt and then reconnect it, the problem fixes itself. Summing it all up, I attribute the issue to a short in the seatbelt sensor wiring. Any idea where I should dig into the wiring or the seatbelt itself to try to fix the issue?

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