Rejuvenating and Fixing my Cheap 300 000+ km Volvo XC60 Part 2 - Brake Job From HELL!

[@Kasette_totenkopf]

New title earned "The Penetrator" That workspace of yours is a dream! You have become my second favorite DIY channel next to ChrisFix.

[@ejoautovideos]

That means a lot! 🙏

[@washingtonvito9585]

Thank you for showing us the true effort one has to put in to get things done right on a rusted out car.

[@MarcusfotosDe]

This channel is the perfect mix out of tavarish, detail geek, and chrisfix

[@hrmfa]

Thanks for showing when things don't go according to plan. Living in Denmark I also use antiseze under brake hardware and brake disc mounting. Makes it so much easier when you are doing the next brake job.

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, exactly! 👍 Do you also have a lot of road salt in Denmark?

[@hrmfa]

@@ejoautovideos Yes, lots of salt on the roads in winter.

[@JustStef018]

Subscribed, I love the methodical, patient, step-by-step work. I'd really love to have a garage/tools of my own like this and work on my car.

[@heisenfeis]

Been working on these types of Fords for a while now. At 18:34 and 18:38 i can see you are able to remove those bolts on ball joint and shock absorber, in my experience to replace a spring on a really rusty exemplar of these cars these are so stuck you either round the head or it just snaps. However the brake disc sandwich at 12:10 is comforting see you experience, that is very common. I call them Pizza brake discs, because i cut them like a cake diagram. What i do when the bolts won't come of or I'm to scared i will spend the next 4 hours just drilling. I loosen the whole suspension arm where the ball joint connects, driveshaft, level sensor, ABS sensor connector, stabilizer link, tie rod, and the top mount of the strut. such a pain but it is better than drilling and faster. Wheel bearing i use the same tool but on the car and not in a press, it is nice to see you do it in another way, I'll keep that noted. Usually i take the driveshaft out and the bolt on the ball joint (if possible) move driveshaft out of the way then i put the spindle back on the ball joint and start screwing the tool and get the wheel bearing out. Note to those people that are perplexed at me calling this "Volvo" a Ford in the beginning i will send you to Wikipedia or Google "Ford EUCD platform" and "Ford Global C-car Platform"

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this, very interesting. 👍 Yeah, you can see the Ford logo all over the place on this car! 🤣

[@volvosweden]

hey from volvosweden youtube channel. That was insane how a 15 minute job turns into 3 hours and more $$$. I know how it feels because I do repair my own Volvos. Great job!

[@ejoautovideos]

Hi, I love your videos! 👍 Been following you for a long time, thanks for stopping by. 😊

[@myc0p]

Great video! You went over pretty much all possible "worst case" scenarios with this car :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you 😊👍

[@deebee3901]

Awesome repair. Huge respect from Australia!

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much 😊

[@Chlietuva]

Great video as always! I think the idea behind not applying anti-seize under the brake disc is to make sure the brake disc sits evenly on the hub, otherwise this can cause vibration when braking.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you. 😊 In my experience it's actually the opposite, because rust can build up between the rotor and hub causing non-flat runout. The thin layer of anti seize gets evenly squished out from the very high pressure from the lug nuts. The face of the hub has a machined surface with high and low spots from the lathe tool. The anti seize will get squished out from the high spots, making it a near perfect metal to metal contact. However, the voids of the low spots will fill with anti seize, therefore preventing corrosion. 👍

[@thodkats]

Hi from a Greek immigrant in the south of Sweden! Nicely done brother

[@KasperBrink]

Du får se det positivt, blev ju en betydligt mer intressant video jämfört med om allt hade flutit på utan krångel 👌👌

[@ejoautovideos]

Absolut! 💯

[@jirihetmanek540]

that's right, videos where everything goes smoothly seem out of reality for me.

[@VNAV_PTH]

That XC60 must have seen some serious road salt. Looks like it has been submerged in sea water for a decade.

[@ratata8888]

Its Sweden, normal :)

[@lifearoundcars]

That and not undercoat the car plus between 08 and 16 their quality wasnt the best unfortunely

[@VNAV_PTH]

​@ratata5062 Glad that I didn't have to go through the nightmare with the front rotors on this one. Somehow I get the feeling the car in question has suffered extremely badly from corrosion.

[@stojadinsport]

​@@ratata8888I just write comment about is it normal? So If it wasn't garage queen, most cars does have this much rust?

[@ejoautovideos]

Honestly, I've seen way worse with the same age and milage (except the rotors). For Sweden, this is normal. The amount of salt in the winter is absolutely crazy! :/

[@Vaino_Hotti]

A few years ago a quick rear brake job on my 855 turned into 2 days of misery on my back in the ice and snow in February. What fun times!

[@ejoautovideos]

Been there my friend! So happy now to have acces to a garage. 😁👍

[@arthurlekov2947]

What a coincidence. I just finished a full brake job on my 2006 Volvo XC90 and those discs wer seized on there good. Quite the battle it was. The P2 XC90 was proudly made in Torslanda, Sweden, unlike the other p2 models that were made in Ghent, Belgium. I love that about the XC90.

[@danielhermansen9372]

I believe all P2 chassis models were made at Torslanda. At least I know my 2006 V70 was

[@arthurlekov2947]

@@danielhermansen9372 My 2007 Volvo V70 2.5t, Volvo S60 2.5t and my 2005 Volvo V70 R were all made in Ghent, but I think they vary from which factory the s60s and v70s came from. I know that the R models were only produced in Ghent.

[@danielhermansen9372]

Yeah you were right, I see now Wikipedia states P2 V70 and S60 were made in both locations. S80 was made in Torslanda & Canada

[@volvosweden]

I heard Volvo warranties the rust on front fenders on XC60. Is that true?

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, that's true. However, only for cars 12 years old or younger. This one is 12,5 years and the previous owner never contacted Volvo about it. :/

[@dadgarage7966]

The clamping force of five M12 wheel bolts is many tons. A thin coating of anti-seize on the hub shouldn't affect anything.

[@ejoautovideos]

Exactly, these are even M14!

[@rickjoony5743]

Nice work! Waiting for the rust fixing o the cars underside and the exterior!

[@31sailboat]

I have a 2015 S60 and replaced the front rotors and pads. The old rotors were a pain to remove! But, you know the factory did a great job installing them originally!

[@JeffersonHumber]

Good work, Sir. Looking forward to the next episode in this journey

[@matthewshambler2644]

Just a thought if you ever have this issue again, if you remove the lug nuts and wheel including the set screw on the disc, apply the brakes and "drive" the car (on a lift) it may be enough to break that rust off..

[@RockerTheBMX]

I had the same situation in Ford Mondeo MK4 which is based on the same platform as XC60... Also had to cut discs with angle grinder.

[@pgreenx]

This is unrelated but any chance you can do a video or talk about your lift, how often you use it, and why you picked it, would you buy it again, etc ? Is it a quick jack? Also noticed the wood you added. I’m looking for one and do not need a larger post lift but not sure what to get. Worse part if car work for me is jacking it up Thanks

[@aprilchambers-baird2117]

Glad it's not just me that sees simple jobs go crazy. Your much more patient than I....

[@MrPuggen]

Det där var nog bland de mest fastrostade bromsar jag sett. Fick en klump i magen när jag såg att örat hade böjts. Hög igenkänningsfaktor där. Verkligen ett "15 minuters jobb som plötsligt blev 5h" men snyggt jobbat i slutändan och det är också väldigt nyttigt för oss andra att få se misstag som lätt kan begås 👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Verkligen! Ibland är det ingen dans på rosor 😂 Tycker ändå det kan vara viktigt ibland att visa när det är lite kämpigt (även om färdigredigerat, kompakt videomaterial alltid får det att se mycket smidigare ut än verkligheten)

[@Patrik_007]

Brilliant work! Even after 60000km on Swedish roads my discs had decided to still stay on the car. Hours before they broke loose. Some grease as you showed is kinda mandatory up here 😅 not more ceased discs. That spindle though.. I haven’t dared to touch anything more than easy brake jobs 🙈 Keep the great work up ☀️☀️

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊 Yes, those who do not use anti seize are blessed with no salt. 😂

[@FluePeak]

Spindle on the older volvos is super easy :) Just 3 bolts and some hard work and it done. Did it myself a couple weeks ago .)

[@GraditelMacedonia]

11:12 In this case mount everything back but without any bolt on disc, so, start engine, put in first gear and release clutch, then push brake and except to release stuck disc.

[@magnus88se]

Har följt dig länge och du är mycket duktig!

[@mikaeljonsson4686]

The V70II has the same brakes and when I reeplaced the original front discs after about190 000km they were stuck as hell! They rust on the backside, around the hub which locks them in place and makes them a PITA to remove.....

[@ejoautovideos]

Indeed. I did a brake job on a P3 XC70 not so long ago, and those brakes was not an issue, however it was lower milage. 👍

[@stojadinsport]

Great video👌 I have 2009 XC60 and it has a bit of rust on fenders, but not shocks, arms, axles... and it has covered 380000 km. It was driven in Balkan. Do most cars in Sweden/Scandinavia that are 10-14 years old have this much rust?

[@lifearoundcars]

Well they end up like this if you dont undercoat them and wash them regulary, my volvo v70 02 has done 43000km and it has some small rust spots on the fenders but overall its in good condition and i am fron sweden :)

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊 Unfortunately, yes. But as someone else stated it depends a lot on how the car has been taken care of in it's life.

[@VNAV_PTH]

@koeningseggcraft I have a 2002 V70 also, with 180000 km on it. Before 2013 it was driven a lot in road salt but after I bought it I choose the days I take it out of the garage and most of those days it is dry. Nowadays maximum 10 days per year in road salt and after each time I wash it and keep it in the garage. So mine is nothing like this XC60. I would say it is in remarkable good condition.

[@woljangN]

depends on where in Sweden they're driven. Up in the North of Sweden we don't salt our roads at all as much as they do in the southern parts of Sweden, so we generally have a lot less rust. Also means cars that have been driven all their life up in the North are generally worth more.

[@Eindpeng]

Awesome video!! Really good work.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you so much 😊

[@StaticVapour590]

Don't forget to check the rear trailing arm bushings, those are usually broken on these cars.

[@jonasdande]

You're doing a great job! Thanks.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! 😊

[@howardsmith8723]

Good job. I didn't catch the make of the discs (saw Brembo pads), are they the Brembo uv coated ones?

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you, yes Brembos as well. 👍

[@xollerx]

Tack för dessa, köpte också en billig XC60 med +30k mil som förstabil. Ingen aning om vad jag köpt, men försöker lära mig på youtube :D

[@phphph6022]

My 2012 Xc70 looks like that underneath! Full volvo service history was the reason I bought it, never been cleaned underneath in its life. I could have filled a bucket with the amount of dirt I've cleaned from the chassis. Not so sure if VSH means anything...

[@hansjorgkarcher9504]

Great work as allways 💪

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you 🙏

[@kingearl2596]

Unfortunately, it is typical for Volvo that the owners do not care for the vehicles and then sell them as lousy wrecks. The buyers then tell people how bad Volvo is. In reality, these are incredibly good cars when they have sensible owners.

[@loganx77]

Grymt bra jobbat! Har en likadan xc60... ska bli kul att följa serien.

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar! 😁

[@Maniekmatrix]

What is your opinion on this lift? Does it require a compressed air supply to work?

[@ejoautovideos]

It works good. It does not need compressed air, only 230V. Downside with this kind of lift is that it only lifts 1m and the lifting platform block a lot of the underside. One really good thing is that it's completly clear around the car, compared to a two post lift.

[@Maniekmatrix]

@@ejoautovideos Thanks for quick reply, are You able to use designated lifting points to support the vehicle, or it rests on the edge of the lower sills? I am afraid that the lift platform might be too short to safely support the cars with longer wheelbase.

[@marioreichl7647]

Great video that show how bad a brake job can be. Do you have good experience with Brembo ? BecauseI haveone good and one bed with Brembo Xtra. After one year ofuse Brembo Xtra discs got warped onmy E90 325d. I went for OEM brake disc and pads so let's see. I would use some coated discs for such a enviroment.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you 🙏 I would say their normal line is good. Nothing extraordinary, but good. Buying oe is usually higher quality.

[@964tractorboy]

That's one evil brake-disc.

[@md-detailing]

Great video and work! Did u get proper Bosch wiper blades ? :D

[@olivierbedouet7223]

Used sucessfully the "bold tip" on rear disks of my Qashqai+2, I would not have expected such issue on your Volvo 😅

[@Team-Aerio]

I understand this man's suffering. I have encountered these brake jobs before. 5 star brake job also.

[@EmanuelFilms]

Great video, I'd love to see some videos on the bmw m2 😀

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you, will do 👍😊

Probably a good idea to replace the wheel bearing after all that hammering anyway...

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, that is what I was thinking also. 👍

[@icucode]

I recommend you apply anti seize on all bolt that goes through a bushing as well 😁

[@ejoautovideos]

Absolutely, I actually did put anti seize on the shanks of all the bolts and everywhere the threads protrudes. Feels nice to make it easier for the next guy! 👍😂

[@gorannilsson1366]

Kanon trevlig film👍👍👌

[@ejoautovideos]

Tackar! 😊👍

[@ritapollon]

Great job 😊👍

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you 😊

[@Coordinator61]

Modern cars with long service intervals, here is the result. I would have chached out the calipers too.

[@Logey752]

Where did you get the hub holding tool you used at 17:00 or what is it called?

[@ejoautovideos]

www.biltema.se/bil---mc/bilverktyg/chassiverktyg/hjullagerverktyg/verktygssats-kompakthjullager-82-mm-2000036602?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI95rtssTiggMVvBqiAx1dUglpEAQYASABEgJBfPD_BwE

[@ldenorio]

brave of you putting on anti seize with your fingers instead of a brush, i found that stuff behind my ears a week later.

[@ejoautovideos]

🤣🤣

[@leonboersma2375]

why would you put the old wishbone back when the balljoint is that floppy? they are not that expensive while you are at it.

[@JS-bf9dw]

You: "Oh, give me a brake!" Volvo: "No!"

[@ejoautovideos]

😂😂

[@RATADATUAVELHA]

great job! I don't think you need loctite because rusts will fix it for you 😁😂

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you! Yes, what's better than locktite? -Rust! 😂

[@thejewbacabra4926]

Great job

[@alaardnortus1622]

Finns det något du saknar med den felkodsläsaren eller är den ”godkänd” ??

[@ejoautovideos]

Finns så klart vissa funktioner man saknar med som bara går att få med betydligt mycket dyrare läsare eller t.ex. Volvos egna system (Vida). Men för priset måste jag ändå säga att den är riktigt vass! Rekommenderar den som en all-round läsare. 👍

[@gertpetersson3570]

Great video.

[@ejoautovideos]

Thanks! 😊

[@kimegekjr5971]

What is your experience with the CR MAX ODB2 scanner?

[@ejoautovideos]

It's good for the price I would say. I'm missing some funtions though and I couldn't communicate with my 2001 Nissan Micra for some reason. Maybe it doesn't support very old OBD protocols. 🤷‍♂️

[@kimegekjr5971]

@@ejoautovideos Thank you for your honest reply. That is what I expected. I really do not know which ODB2 scanner to buy.

[@HubertFrey]

Been there, felt that pain

[@emgriffiths9743]

Looks like when i did mine it lived in Northern Alberta i used a hydraulic puller on the discs it broke the edges off so i beat with a 10lb hammer ended up bending the spindle too

[@ejoautovideos]

Gotta love that rust! 🤣

[@bertrandducouedic8621]

Good work

[@tobiasskoog5422]

Samma skit med v70 modellen, minns när jag skulle få loss bulten mellan dämparen och spindeln och skallen gick av. Va bara att borra igenom hela skiten 🙂

[@ejoautovideos]

Helt extremt vad allt sitter på dessa bilar! 😂

[@tobiasskoog5422]

@@ejoautovideos Haha a 😆Ett tips som funka jävligt bra för mig när du ska logga spindeln från fjäderbenet är att använda originaldomlraften,sätt den mot den undre skålen på dämparen och sen stående på spindeln sen så trycker man isär det med domkraften.Då behöver du inte lossa länkarmen 🙂

[@FluePeak]

Måste säga att byta spindel på XC 60 ser ju 10ggr ut så enklare än på en S60 ifrån 01. Den ska "pressas" in i navet, på dessa är det ju bara lite bultar :)

[@mattiasalone5079]

Better brake than break!!

[@teddybear2123]

WD40 is pretty weak penetrating fluid. I use mix of transmission fluid and acetone 1:1. Great job anyway!

[@hkan5763]

Informative and well done brake job 👍 blasted and painted calipers would have done it 10/10

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you 🙏 Yes, that would have been nice! I need to get a blasting cabinet. 👍

[@AXXeYY]

vart bor du? jag kan lösa framskärmarna på volvo garantin om du vill.

[@ejoautovideos]

Tjena, är du säker på det? Har snackat med Volvo och de sa att bilen var för gammal (över 12 år) :/

[@AXXeYY]

@@ejoautovideos dom har rätt tyvärr.. det är garanti åtagande på skärmarna fram tills rostskyddsgarantin som är 12år. förra ägaren skulle hört av sig till volvohandlare tidigare..

[@Jaksu74]

is metal worse nowdays than 30-40,yrs ago,??

[@adnansgarage]

Good work. All professional. I also have a youtube channel in Sweden where i started doing the similar work but didnt get enough time recently. By the way where do you live in Sweden. I am in Malmö

[@ejoautovideos]

Thank you!

[@paulsehstedt6275]

Good job done. I wonder, you're using WD40. I prefer Tec7 GT7.

[@rickardholm487]

Man måste inte ta bort beläggbygeln bak för att få ut bromsskivan bak kan vara bra att veta till nästa gång sparar mycket tid funkar på s60/80 V70 xc70 xc60😀

[@ejoautovideos]

Alright bra tips, men det blir bra mycket enklare att ordentligt rengöra kontaktytan för beläggen då. 👍

[@kakeetoalex9924]

I like your lift..

[@Thecarfreak100]

Shit va rostig :0 De måste ha marinerat bilen i salt

[@Jontelitooo]

Man har inte ägt en volvo om man inte fått kapa av bromsskivan med vinkelslipen 😁😁

[@ejoautovideos]

Hehe, då är jag med i klubben nu! 😂👍

[@kunagtr]

Ive never seen volvo with that much rust😔

[@marcuswernersson332]

Varför inte köpa ett helt framvagnskit när du ändå håller på? Kostar väl endast några få 1000kr med alla nya leder.

[@Boemski_Putnik]

👌👏

[@slovakjakpica]

You do not use antiseize there , because disk will wobble if you do and you can destroy your new rotors...

[@ariyaaganj4520]

❤

[@johnhansen4550]

Working Rolls Royce brakes in hell. Your Volvo brake job would be very normal here in eastern Nebraska....

[@stuartarneaud218]

Ppl shud learn to do some basic rust treatment

[@IrenESorius]

👍‍‍🥰👍‍‍

[@ilikechickensausages2075]

I couldn't make out the parts from the rust.

[@ejoautovideos]

😂

[@MrDustr]

🤟🤟🤟

[@marcinkowalski6912]

20.03 JUNK...

[@icecorner87]

varför pratar du engelska?

[@willhan2294]

Otroligt mycket större publik än om han bara körde på svenska. Smart drag.

[@mercer982]

As a finn i also prefer english.

[@gmanglenn1]

what a waist of time

[@aldeacristian4582]

When doing the timing belt also change the serpentine belt and it's tensioner with Genuine Volvo ones, on these engine they are notorious for the belt snaping and getting stuck under the timing belt and so totaling ths engine

[@ejoautovideos]

Yes, I agree with you. However in this case both aux belts where replaced just before I bought the car, so I'm probably going to re-use them as they are almost brand new. 👍