(Pt 4) Volvo From HELL...Wipers & Sunroof FIXED?! (05 XC90 Turbo) 

Letting a customer dictate your terms/cost of service/repair is probably not a great business model, but between being a really nice guy, very curious, driven by an obsession to problem solve (eg fix things) and being absurdly qualified, equals some of the best content on RU-vid . 🎉👍

Owner hacked that thing to death. Then he cried poor after leaving it there. He doesn't deserve Ivan.

"Multiple problems here" --- and the biggest one of all --- the DIY Guy.

Note to customer -> DON'T ask for repairs you can't afford! Leave your vehicle alone; don't even replace the windscreen wiper blades yourself you'll stuff em up. Note to Ivan -> A Freebee? How bout just the 50% discount on the previous repair & leave it at that? In my opinion the 'asking for this & that & that too' repair for just the one repair charge, then crying poor, disqualifies him from ANY kind of discount! But, well, maybe I'm a hard bathtub, but I don't suffer fools too well. Anyway Ive, apart from that rant, you did a masterful job of this repair mate! Completely logically & professionally executed, & very entertaining! 11/10!

Ivan needs about a million views on this one, truly amazing and great job. Also need some stickers to paste on the fuse box that says “DO NOT TOUCH, CALL IVAN WITH CREDIT CARD INFO READY!”😂😂😂

Ivan, your channel is one of the few channels that displays lateral thinking and the willingness to complete repairs that are not text book repairs. You are teaching many to change their way of thinking and to REPAIR rather than REMOVE AND REPLACE. The latter being the parts cannon. Again no butt connectors used! Thank god. Your channel content quality far exceeds others and they know this. Hope your channel blows up.

I always wonder what your customers think when they watch a repair like this of their own car. 😁 And yes, I hope he really appreciates you going the extra mile when you weren't obligated to, and told him so. You're a good guy, Ivan.

A mechanic with a heart , rare find these days ❤

Another mechanically totaled vehicle brought back to life by yours truly! Good job Ivan!

Ivan curiosity and simplicity plus diagnosis capabilities is what i honestly love... We need more Ivan's in the industry! Keep em coming Ivan💙

Paused at 16:30 Just so you know Ivan, the alarm siren on these things is highly prone to water intrusion. And will short out the sunroof network. It's funny how the system checks if the sunroof is open or closed in order to set the alarm. smh. Just unplug the siren. Sunroof problem solved, NPR. Oh, if the customer wants to, I would be very happy to work on his Volvo in the future. I love working on them things.

It never ceases to amaze me that people always take the most complicated route for fixing things like throwing modules at it or chopping wires... Why it always this method when a proper diagnosis would have saved a ton of time and money... Now how much did it cost the customer after he still ended up having to pay for a proper diagnosis and repair after all the modules and wire chopping and previous tech diagnostic time... Insanity!!!! Good Job Ivan at restoring this hack job!

You need a vacation after this Volvo!! Take your wife and have a car free weekend!!! Great job!!!

I doubt anyone else could have fixed that Volvo. Well done!

Ivan, you are very kind to help your fellow man out. This is why I am seriously considering making the 1400 mile trip from Texas to have work on my car and pay you for it. Not to take advantage of you but to show my appreciation for the work you do and for who you are.

Ivan, the knowledge and experience you have gained is priceless.

My last Volvo was a 1992 740 wagon. That car was a paragon of simplicity. Only computers were the very simple ECU running the electronic injection, and companion ICU running the ignition. I sold it to my son's (now ex) GF at around 300K miles, last I heard she's still driving it, and loving it. The electrics were all classic Bosch, the transmission was an AW71 (Aisin Warner, same transmission as used in mid 80's Toyota trucks and Celicas). Rear axle was a Dana-30 or something.

Wow. Everytime I think Ivan cannot impress me any more, he goes and does it again. This diag was a total rats nest of issues and he solved it by methodically plotting through each issue one step at a time. PHD for the win again.

I feel this is like Christmas vacation with the Christmas bonus, but instead of the jelly of the month club, it’s the Volvo, the gift that just keeps on giving 🤣

Well done sir, i cant believe you dont have twice as many subs!! Easily some of the best diag/repair on RU-vid

I really enjoy watching your logical processes and diagnosis... I think every vehicle from hell finds its way to your shop, and then you give them wings... LOL... Regards

Common faults on these car models are leaking batteries in the alarm siren, which results in a short circuit.

Ivan, you doing some of the work for free is testament to the type of person you are. It's not always about money. We don't really know what kind of problems, financial or otherwise, the owner has. It may not be obvious, but showing kindness is just gonna increase your views and subscribers.

As a younger feller any electrical problems landed in my lap most videos I can follow along. This series left me scratching my head it got so bad I paused the video drove to my friends house and grabbed a horse for a ride to clear my head. When I came back it was fixed.😊😊

The best part of Ivan's videos besides being really educational, they serve as PROOF for the customer of diagnostics and work performed. So no arguments. 👍

This guy won’t even appreciate all the work you did here. But we do

Wow. What a story - the moral of which is diagnose first before butchery!

How in the heck do you only have 215K subscribers ??!! Best channel on youtube.

That trace reminds me of my clothes dryer. It blew its thermal fuse, and I traced the issue to a relay for the heater element that had a thermal event and fused itself in the closed position. That thermal event took out one of the traces. The board was out of production and used boards were too expensive. But I was able to find the relay on digikey. I got that soldered to the board minus the one leg and just soldered a wire onto that leg to bypass the trace. Worked for a few years until the new relay had a similar thermal event and took out a bunch of surface mount components. There was no fixing it. It was actually quite the sight with carbon everywhere creating paths for some good arcs and sparks. If you're going to let the magic smoke out, make it a show I guess :-)

Tenacity. never give up. Outstanding. And there's more.

DANG! That alligator clip and 14ga wire holder thingy is awesome! Going out to the shop to make me some right now! Thanks!

I've got two rain sensors on my car.... My left eye and my right eye.

A shorted SCM is a common Volvo item. I believe that after replacement it requires an initialization with VADIS after replacement. The pinched harness at the UCM is a common technician error on reassembly. Great job on that bypass of the circuit in the CEM. Volvo electrical diagnosis isn’t as hard as the access to the individual parts. I’ve had worse problems than these on an XC/90 too. That one was due to a soccer Mom picking up a blanket on the side of the field after the game that a mouse had been napping on while she threw it back inside the truck and drove home with it. It got underneath the carpet and gnawed through the fiber optics and some other wiring. Removing all of the seats first, second and third row was just the beginning. That nice flat floor is a build up and the actual wiring is 6 inches below the carpet. The rear seat mounting brackets are heavy as hell and very complicated to remove and re-install. I hated that job but felt good that having the whole shebang disassembled for inspection after the rodent entry was verified by the excrement trails and more chewed wiring was found. I was afraid to not fully the interior, make a repair and have my name associated with it only to later learn there was a car fire. The owners auto insurance paid all of the necessary hours thankfully as it was an extremely time consuming job.

Noooooooooo!! More problems? Sounds like this guy doesn't want to pay what your worth... One diag fee? 😱 I understand that he already wasted a ton of money with swaptronics. I'm sure the pile of extra modules wasn't cheap. In addition, most reputable shops wouldn't touch an older Volvo with a 10' pole with so much customer induced damage. Just look at the cut off and spliced bulk connector!! 🤮 Your the only person that has been able to poperly troubleshoot and undo the years of electrical shenanigans going on with that car. I would feel the same way about fixing the sunroof, even if I knew I wasn't getting paid... Ivan, I can tell your frustration!

You're truly a joy to watch . Top notch doesn't even come close to the level of your skills.thank you

So the key is to tell Ivan you're out of money and his curiosity will take care of things.

You need to write a book on your favorite and your go to test procedures. Your diagnosis skills on electronics are top notch.

Ivan, you can not help yourself when it comes to unanswered questions. 👏👏. You have to dig dip deeper and resolve the issue.

Whoever touched those fuses was The Butcher of Baghdad ! 😂 The more the customer " attempts " to fix issues , the more problems he creates . They add to the problems and cost ! And THEY will NEVER fix the car !

I find this almost as interesting as the series on the red audi 5000. I was eagerly awaiting part 4 now i cant wait to see the conclusion! Not only are you a great technician you know how to make great cliffhangers on your videos. Cant wait to see the end!

Darn man! You`re so good at your job.

Man this is why I enjoy watching your videos so much. The joy you take in fixing vehicles right shows why you are a great mechanic.

Great job, even better patience. This thing should have been scrapped!

Superb diagnostic, Ivan! I commend your persistence and clear minded approach! It's hard to navigate through customer induced faults, and you passed with flying colors!! Great job!!!

"You're not gonna find the problem, bro" lol great line. Ain't that the truth!

Nice work Ivan. I like how you go the extra mile for the customer!

I need your help today LOL Imagine pinched and cut wires in a building's computer network not a car's network. trying to chase the problems several hundred feet. The person that is helping you can't even read a diagram or trace a wire from the patch pane to the switch less than 2 feet apart. Mean while you are watching a screen to monitor the comm signal at the other end of the 200ft run while they are supposed to be disconnecting the cable that can't even find. That was my day. Nice work my friend.

You probably saved another one from the crusher, Ivan. It is crazy how any car owner would start cutting wires on a vehicle with hundreds of wires in it. Anyone but you would have taken one look at that thing and said, "I'm not working on this mess."

Ivan, you are an automotive wiring genius! Thanks for sharing with us the Volvo journey!

Well all I gotta say Ivan is you are the man and you are like the Energizer Bunny you just keep going and going and going and you don't give up can we say win win at all cost good job there Sir

I'm glad you did the freebie! Cuz watching you solve it was awesome!

Nice job, Ivan. I'm glad you went the extra mile and helped out the customer. I kicked in $20 to help defray your costs!

Ivan, your tolerance and persistence is amazing. Also your generosity towards the customer. I guess some of these jobs have advantages for the channel but I’m sure they all take more time to film. You’re a star!

Pulling out those L cems is a job in itself. Always hated doing keys on them when being cheap and avoiding vida.

All I can say to Ivan, when you love to do what you are doing it’s not considered work, sometimes a freebie comes back to you in blessing 10 times.

Your videos are so enjoyable, informative & pleasant to watch! Fantastic methodical & logical problem solving! Much respect!

Ivan you so much need a place with a big pole barn and car lift !!

A 5-parter! "Be sure to tune in next week!!! Same Bat-Time! Same Bat-Channel!" 🤣

Veejer enterprise has an excellent automotive electrical course. Ivan you are one of a kind. Great job. I enjoy your content.

Wow, you did it all on this one Ivan! This was some miraculous work to resurrect this butchered mess.

When you said short to power on the LIN Buss What!! I was waiting for the No Way guy sound effect!! 😂😂😂 You're a saint Ivan for working on this pig as Eric O would say!! 😂

You have amazing patience. One more problem came up? Did the junkyard close unexpectedly? Scrap weight scale out of order? Crusher down for repairs?

You are an outstanding diagnosis. That stupid loosed drain caused almost all of his headaches in combination with the pinched wire. You must be tired of these Volvos they are haunting you!

Here is the problem Ivan, guys who watch you on RU-vid, and bring their cars to you, forget that you are running a business. There is no one else that would even attempted to fix that car, a dealer would have laughed in his face. Whatever you charged him, he got a super deal.

You went well beyond the call of duty on this one Ivan.... Well done as always. I hope the customer appreciates your considerable effort. Nice one M8 !

Mr Ivan u sir are an awesome person Too bad I live so far away I would love to take my vehicles to you because u sir are one of the good ones 👍👍👍

Siren likely has the case of leaked internal battery which shorted everything inside. Those were common issues those years. On behalf of all normal volvo owners, I thank you, sir, for saving this car. This owner would not be able to fix Lada..poor volvo. On the other note, xemodex is a great company with awesome customer service and lifetime guarantee on their work. They are well known in Vag and Volvo world for quality work and plug&play repairs.

This auto has so much corrosion from rivers of water and appreciates all the hard work and knowledge that went into the diagnosis & repair!

That thing has got to have been in an accident considering where the alarm siren position is Cheers Ivan bet you are glad to see the tailgate of that OVLOV.

I can’t believe that you would even consider taking that job in, the way he butched all the wires up!

By the way, there are drain tubes in both A pillars, and it is common for them to shrink and become disconnected . . . floor full of water!

What an incredible hack job the owner made of this car. I would have told him to take his junk and sort it out himself. You are an very patient man Ivan!

Your just brilliant and thinking you’re just about the best guy I follow, I would like to point out Ive own Volvos since the early 70’s when they were proper Swedish Volvos , I’ve owned them from then right up to day were we have 2 both V 50 diesel one 2Lt and the other a2.5 diesel a D5 engine but a good few years ago Volvo was bought out by Ford and Ford is American so when you slagging them off your really having a go at your own country manufacturing company! And I do think the old ones made by Sweden were far better than the Ford ones especially on quality, but having said that my present V50 D5 that I’ve had for about 10 years with over 160 thousand miles on the clock has never given any trouble at all 😀 but maybe that’s because I do all my services myself. I love your channel and watch every one you post, you what I call a proper technician/ mechanic😊👍👍👍

Ivan you are a heck of a nice guy helping your customer out.

This dude got real lucky you're making a video

Oh ya , a little kindness goes a long way .

That was a great diagnosis. So many different issues, parts cannon and extremely poor jobs previously. You made it look pretty easy, despite many, many others would have thrown in the towel a long time ago.

You SIR are amazing! Above and beyond the call of duty! Excellent job! Lets Goooooo! P.S. I hope the customer does something special to reward your efforts! 😃👍

I have the rain sensor and it is a nice feature. The battery on the car alarm will last about six years. When that battery dies the sunroof will not work. I don't mess with my cars other than to keep them clean inside and out. I am a stickler for repair and maintenance. IVAN could be an electrical engineer. This owner should be very thankful.

You’re a good man Ivan, God Bless you!

Offcourse now Ivan is going to be inundated with hacked up Volvos that are deemed "unfixable"...maybe have a special rate for those...like 3x the average hourly rate...😂😂😂

Customer service you have been kind you might own a Volvo, hope it works out for both of you

You just couldn't walk away from that sunroof without getting to the bottom of it! Good diag!

Very nice own-contructed third hand holders of the cables while soldering! Its great for a Swede that the XC90 was repairablel

Ivan Your the Man !!! The thousand bits of tape are slowly sliding away in the heat. Deserves a tail light warantee!!!

Ivan, your patience is being tested 😊.

Ah! The good old days when the entire car worked without a single module or CAN/LAN or computer! I love my 1970 VW based Eureka, (Sterling in the U.S.). A few relays are the most technical bits. So much simpler and fixable!

A dude who’s all about no parts required fixes needs a windshield wiper blade slicer.. you just run it across a crappy rubber part of a blade and it shaves off an even strip all the way across and breathes more life into old worn out wipers.. theres a trick to using em and you just gotta go it in one swoop.. valuable tool though for a few bucks.

Waited all day for this!

I found that if you solder in a splice mid wire you can still shrink tube it by slicing shrink tube with the adhesive lengthwise, then neatly wrap it around the splice when wires are held parallel to each other. Then just zip tie at several spots over the shrink tube and carefully shrink it in sections. It will hold together and shrink and when it cools you can remove the zip ties.

Nice work. Not easy.

Son, been there and done that. I get the challenge of not letting the car beat you. If you didn't fix it he would sure as hell say "I took it to this hot shot and he couldn't fix it" He wouldn't say I'm a cheap guy😂. Solution, read the situation and say you're too busy. I don't think you need the practice, you're pretty damn sharp young man. I don't work on Euro or Corvettes, owners are all the same mo, think they own something special, never want to spend money, I suit em up and goodbye😂

Ivan, I really appreciate you videos and the way you explain your thought prosess. Looking foreward to the next one😉 Hope you continue for many years.

Time to get that thing out of there, Ivan. GREAT VIDEO!

Totally enjoyable viewing, your problem solving never fails to amaze me….way to go

Ivan you are an amazing diagnostitian well done thanks for showing us the case study. That was very educational.

Very good work Ivan. As always entertaining to watch and a satisfactory outcome. I have the TS80 iron and the DS212 scope, for the price the stuff is perfectly adequate. The red paint on those boards of the cem, what, why? Always learning from your videos, thanks for sharing. Best regards, Duncan

Very nice diagnosis Ivan.

Well done, you'll be glad to see the back of that one.

Your truly one of the world's top "ghost busters" you have earned it !! 👍🍻