Mojav

Much appreciated... Troy.... and Underlord <g>... yeah I know its only 80k ... but with my luck I need all the preventative maint. I can get... my last 940 wagon needed a new head after blowing a heater valve... ouch that hurt..... thanks to all... Mojav

(please move to the correct topic... thanks!) Adopted a 1998 V70 GLT White, with Oak interior (3x90) and leather to replace my 1991 940 SE Turbo wagon that was totaled in a minor fender bender - this last April 2006. My 940 was a hot speedy turbo, now being rebuilt as a frankenvolvo ('It's A L I V E ...') by its new owner a mechanic saavy college kid... Sure do like my V70, its got 80k on it and runs pretty good. Doesn't turn as tight as my 940 used to, but its liveable. SUVs suck and I've been a wagon fan for life - wish I even had another V70... Did a few improvements with more to come: 1) put on a factory euro roof rail - readying it for all my Yak parts, slick new bilsteins all around and changed shock mounts, tires P205? this next winter or spring (no need for snow, just All Weather - if i had my druthers I still like my old mud & snows on my SUV..., cargo net for the dog and kid, oem cargo tray, new oem rubber mats (sloppy family), rehabbing the leather seats almost everyother day (love that Lexol and 303) and the rubber door seals, engine rubbers and engine sill rubber near the fuse box... put in new window tint (all windows -40%. lighter than my 940 but no hearse look - my kid now wants to drive the non-ghetto car) and may replace the drivers seat with one that has a better skin (my leather resurrection can't save the drivers seat... losing battle). All other seats are almost flawless though a little 'dry' , like Calpurnia? . Tailgate needs new brackets... and maybe latch adjustment. I have a rear wing, but still scrounging for connection parts, other wise painted and ready to go... changed out the stock horn for a Hella compact trumpet, but may change to an air .... Changed the cap and rotor, new spark cables, tune up and coil (old one was 'burned'? gray from overheating?). 2) all records maintained on it (was a clean company car) with 79k on it. Regular service and the TB was changed at 70k. The car had been 'around the block', though kindly maintained. All elec. ABS, fine. everything works. Planning my next major? maintenance maybe at 85-90k, just to be proacative.. 1. serpentine belt? current one seems ok for now... 2. PCV valve and hose probably could be changed. cleaning the flame trap. 3. not sure about switching to synthetic oil or to Mobil-1 ATF? 4. one motor mount is soft, the other ok. but may change sooner than later. 5. AC/ could be colder but works ? anything preventative might be a good idea, same with the heater core... bad one on my 940 that gushed gallons on my carpet. Any suggestions on little known items that might need attention ? Ties, ball joints etc seem ok, no slop - same for the sway bar links. Anything I need to be proactive with ? outside the usual Volvo maintenance schedules. '93 Ford Explorer (wife's), '91 Volvo 940 Turbo SE(gone but not forgotten), Chevy S10 Blazer (best offroad, but ready for the family crypt), '80 Toyota 4x4 (RIP), '78 Scout II (RIP), '98 Volvo GLT V70 - creme de la creme.... Mojav