Installing The NEW Turbo On My Volvo V70R Wasn't As Simple As It Should've Been... 

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I'm glad you are relentless in fixing this volvo , most people would have givenup or not cared about some of the issues of the car

Elliott, you NEVER say that a car is fully mechanically back together before first start! Such a curse is known to make random parts inexplicably disappear or become unhooked! But the oily mess aside, it's so awesome to see this car back working and with no error lights to boot (I don't count the low coolant light)! That must be a great feeling for you. Thanks for the video as always, and have a wonderful weekend!

I like to think Jake just senses that Elliott or JR are working on something and he transports himself there to watch over everyone and make witty remarks.

Man, watching this shows why I just avoid working on my cars outside of minor modifications! lol It'd be the same experience you just documented, but I'd probably end up killing the car completely. Congrats Elliot on getting her back on the road, and hope your Uncle recovers quickly!

"There are no error lights! I don't know why there would be new ones but..." Yep, that's the P2 ownership experience in a nutshell.

Number #1. I hope your uncle is doing well. He is the definition of family and friend. Speaking of friends. Dallas is a better friend than I or my best buddies. We would have told you to stop, stop, and then burst out laughing when you jumped out of the V70R. Glad to see things are moving in the right direction.

I know the 4t4 like the back of my hand, one thing you NEED to be careful of is the plastic nipple on the cbv for the turbo, very fragile and I broke mine putting the turbo in and needed to get an aftermarket one. Also you need to cover the top of the turbo where the charge pipe connects with paper towel. If any bolt, nut, or anything gets down there you’ll need to re pull the turbo and fish it out which has happened to me before. But great job and Amazing platform choice!!!

Glad to see you were finally able to get this car back on the road. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Now I know never to even consider changing the turbo on a V70R. 🤣

Last time I did something similar (replacing the manifold gaskets) I actually ended up removing the radiator fan, side engine mount, and loosen the back and front mounts, then jacked the engine up and slid forward a little. This gave about 15 cm extra clearance at the back that utterly revolutionised the job. Also, if you have anything else to do like a timing belt or the front PCV and you have access to a hoist, pulling the engine out is pretty easy and makes those jobs fly. It seems like major overkill, but in terms of time and effort it can be worth it. I took that approach on an 850 I had that needed a timing belt, clutch, hoses, and new engine mounts. Bigtime saved my knuckles. You are very lucky in one regard: left hand drive the brake booster is out the way. On RHD that I worked on it sits on the other side and blocks access to almost everything! 😑

The 54 is looking fabulous! When your uncle jumped on top of the engine in the time-lapse, that was funny. Jake's reaction to "Let's transition to tomorrow when we have new hoes" slayed me!

As a senior myself, I appreciate the apparent self-sacrifice, Elliott, of the bloodied hands looking like they were yours!,

It sucks when issue happen but it’s great to see it happens to everyone, even you. Real life!! I’m happy this project is moving forward!!

I love when your Uncle helps. He seems like a great guy. Great video! 👏

Elliott, all the work you and Uncle Glen(and Dallas) have done on the Volvo fits the saying, “Never give up, never surrender!” So glad (“happy as a clam!”) you pressed on through all the issues and got it back on the road again! Even if it was just for a little while… Awesome work and great video!

Glad you guys are still working on this thing Was worried you'd give up on it since it's been a pretty big pain in the butt

After seeing what you guys went through installing the turbo, I don't feel so bad about the money the dealer charged me to do the same job on my R. Epic job. Well done.

Man ... What a long time coming! Congrats man! 🤩👍 Good job!

I hope your Uncle is feeling better. When I saw all that oil, I would have driven it to EuroAsian Bob’s and left it there. Thanks for sticking with it!

Great video as ever, keeping it real. We all feel the pain when it goes wrong. My CL is now at the end of a five month rebuild of many parts. First shake down test today before (hopefully) ready to be given back to me. Glad the Volvo is coming on.

Great work on the Volvo, Elliot!

Congrats man! Good to see it

Your uncle looked like he went twelve rounds, bare knuckle fighting that beastly turbo! Hope he is recovering nicely!

Good day .I am doing the same since more the 3 months.started with Pcv ,turbo,ac compressor condenser ,all seals on the engine .and many other to come .all this is outcome of improper maintenance from past owners .Such great cars .I have the same colour lik yours just without electric issues.sometimes I get inspired from your videos keep it up! regards

What an incredible video! Everything is going your way, only your Uncle was but out a while by Covid! I trust that he made a full recovery whenever this was filmed.

Looking brighter, content and related every video Elliot.

Bit late to the video mate, but just want to say you deserve way more subscribers. This car is fighting you! I really admire your resilience too. Your Uncle is a legend as well, literally putting in bloody content.

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

Great to see progress. Good luck.

The anticipation I felt during this entire video was unreal!! I had to restrain myself from jumping to the end to see if the Volvo was fixed!!! This was so difficult to do!! What a feeling of genuine relief as you drove off until the low coolant light came on. I couldn't take it. OMG. I think I need a drink to calm myself down.

Great work and perseverance! You give me hope that one day my R wagon will be without warning lights. 👍

I simply love this Volvo videos!!!! keep it!

Finally! :D Excited to see it when the paint is fixed! :D

As a long roof elitist, I love you are spending so much time to bring this back!

The video all of us have been waiting for!

Congrats on getting the Volvo back together and moving under its own power! More importantly, hope your uncle is feeling better.

I did this very same thing just a few months ago...what a pain in the ass! Only thing I did different was turning the engine over without spark and fuel to build oil pressure before I hooked up my oil feed on the turbo. I changed the oil at the same time so wanted to pump any old oil out so I had fresh new oil going in the new turbo. Doing something like that would've led you to your missing bolt right away...but hey, hindsight is 20/20!

that little Corvair Concept in the background is beautiful!

Best method is using a lift and doing the 2 upper from above and the third bolt under the turbo and the rest from the bottom, i have done this on like 4-5 of volvo gasoline and 4-7 diesels and after a while you get the hang of it!

The bloody knuckles are such a classic and reminder of why I finally dumped my 2007 V70R (same blue color), though at 235k miles, I at least provided some fun times to offset the downtime and dollars that went into keeping it running.

Yay! Glad to see it working.

Bravo, Elliot! You now *shall* have the coolest ride at the next Cars & Coffee!

Congrats! Great to see the Volvo running and on the road again! It's been so long! Seeing all that oil spew out must have been stressful!!!

I'm enjoying the gangster trap music you've got playing! It's a nice mixup.

Happy to see the volvo again

As soon as they yelled to shut it off I said banjo bolt...but was thinking it was a missing washer. Had that happen to me on a fuel filter when I was laying under the gas tank. Who knew gas burned skin so badly when you bathe in it? Great job guys...hope you're uncle is feeling better!

It's the car we've all been waiting to see driving again. 😍😍

So excited!

Nice to see the Volvo driving again.

Congratulations. Epic battle. You won.

Thank you for always making my V70R seem totally sorted compared to yours. Never give up on it. Also if you'd like to never give up on my crashed c30 project I'd love to sell it to you, it's only a half a country away.

Love it, proper DIY stuff, I'm struggling the other way round with an imperial bolted American classic that I can't find any information on and everything is pointy and old!

Im Glad the Volvo is back , ive,been waiting for months 😉 hope your uncle is doing well🤷

Greetings Mr Motory Notary, I'm glad that the Volvo is back on the road, I'm happy for you!!! You know it just seems that having so many challenges is just the way of the world anymore, nothing is easy!!! But the Volvo is running & driving now so we're happy about that!!! Thanks for sharing another exciting video!!! 👍👍🎃

Excellent! Hope your Uncle recovers well.

Great to see projects getting done!!

Gah, at the 21:00 minute mark I was about to type "I'm so happy for you." Then I heard you say "Uh-oh....low coolant" D'oh. Next vid it is going to be PERFECT!!!!!!! Congrats so far, wish you uncle well on his recovery.

I daily a V70R in Metro Detroit. I know you're not going to use yours in the same way, but you will constantly have something to do. This year was control arm bushings, and active suspension faults

Woohoo! An Elliott upload

I recommend getting the Haynes Repair manual for your exact car. it covers everything you need .

"YOU CANT FEED A BABY A STEAK, AND NOT EXPECT IT TO BURST" ~ CONFUCIUS, CIRCA 551 BCE

Well now I know where the turbo is located on my s60, it was mostly an educated guess from where all the fun sounds came. Now it's captured on video

Nice to see you back and it was cool that Jake popped up as well. You know your Uncle is leaving you nothing in his will, right?

1 minute since you both uploaded and you have more views than Hoovie 😂 Edit: Sorry I jinxed it 😂

Excellent Video, with a working Volvo Extreme Closeups and to top it all off a crossover with Jake - what's not to enjoy

Hey bro, thanks for sharing your journey. These things are a pain to work on sometimes. Mine is in the shop now :( a

rebuilt my turbo for $185 in parts, took a good 4 days to complete, that was 5 years ago, still good. You're supposed to remove the angle gearbox and front pass side drive shaft, book time is 6 hours.

bag and tag elliot bag and tag as parts can walk of carts

I remember when I rebuilt my V8 falcon motor many years ago the mechanic working with m put on a new oil filter but failed to check that the old o ring came off with the filter he took out! We started the engine and oil spewed out of the filter all over the floor!! Panic!!!! We finally worked it out and were glad that we had not blown a new motor!!!

congrats on beating it into submission. hope your uncle gets the speedy recovery he deserves after all that. time for mods?:)

Hope your Uncle feels better soon 👍🏾❤️

When getting a car revived, it is sometimes a good idea to let the throttle position sensor relearn closed. Also ford electronics in this Era, ford strategies employed because ford owned volvo 2001-on.

Jake Cameo is always welcome

So glad to see it running again and I hope your uncle is doing okay. Also my s60r has the same worn out vacuum hoses. What size is the hose you got?

When all is said and done the only thing that is important is that your Uncle is healthy. Please let us know how hes doing, he looks like a tough old bird and I and I think he'll be just fine

I love the amount of commentary in this video and the removal video about things not being accessible... as everyone actively disregards the recommended methods. 😂 [The manual says to drain the coolant through the drain valve - but we're just gonna make a mess on the floor.] [We can't see the bolts we're working on because the bevel gear is in the way - because we decided to ignore the instructions to remove the bevel gear.] I've been burned far too many times by thinking the 'quick and easy' way will actually be either quicker or easier than the long method on cars. Maybe one day I'll learn.

New Balance shoes are for the Corvette. You need to wear loafers with the Volvo. Also, possibly one of those blazers with the elbow patches on it.

I noticed the lower lip of the front bumper isn't installed properly causing it to sag. There are 3 'L' shaped plastic brackets molded into the lower radiator support, the rear lip of the bumper needs to be lifted into those 3 brackets, this stops it sagging. Most people don't seem to notice these brackets, I didn't at first...but they're there. 🙂🇦🇺

20:45....long long ago (1997) in a galaxy far far away (North Dakota), I had a similar experience in the garage replacing the turbo with a rebuilt unit on my '87 744T. Wise advice to take it easy. The younger me fired it up...and gunned it without regard to break-in. Yep...blew those oil seals to hell. Had to take the turbo back out and ship it back off...thankfully, they honored the warranty 😳😂

The low coolant is most likely no big deal, these engines are a total PITA to bleed. When I did my S70, I spent like an hour getting as much air out as possible, and then topped it up twice over the next few days as new bubbles came out lol. Glad to see the turbo is done and the car is rolling, and glad that I DON’T have to do work on a P2 anymore 😂

Time to get that bonnet resprayed, Rj in Oz

The time lapse looked like an interpretive dance.

Good video.

Yep.....great cars..... tedious pain to work on at times .....🤘

wow it's working - if I was Elliot's wife I would be taking this off him and driving this all the time

yaaaaaaaaaaaay, finally! PS... Uncle get well soon!

Clam like happiness is a rare state indeed!😂

It's been such a well behaved Volvo it deserves a treat..3 guesses, no the painting of the hood silly!

I look forward to seeing how you peel the old clear coat off the hood and reapply. Sure it could go to a pro but I think it would be more fun to see how you would handle that. It looks like crap now, could you really make it worse?

Working on this Volvo = Death by a thousand paper cuts

HEy Elliott, I would really love for the next thing to happen to this car to be a quick trip to Maaco to make it just slightly more presentable ;) After every other thin you did to fix it, seems like this would be the cherry on top!

If I'm not mistaken the turbo replacement on volvo T5 and T6 engine is an engine out job

Cool video

Content Idea , Take the volvo to some kind of track to see how it performs and hope it doesn't break , a drag strip could be fun ,autocross , or half mile .

The Volvo Valdez! This is why I don't love working on transverse engines, but it could be works. Really hope your uncle is alright!

This car would drive me insane. Elliott has so much patience for this cursed vehicle.

Good work! Before you go Auto Cross, you should upgrade to 25mm IPD sway bars!

I did do this job in a barn, with no lift. It was not fun. I also spent a long time watching my uncle do work and feeling guilty as well.

13:01 was the best joke in internet history

I’ve done this turbo swap 2 times in my garage and it’s difficult I felt your pain😬😝😵‍💫