The BUTCHER SHOP Volvo (XC70 - Part 3 -Will it DRIVE?)

So the Butchered Volvo XC70 now starts, runs, and moves.
But the customer wants to drive it back over 7 hours to VA, so we have a lot more work to do to make it ROAD-WORTHY!
In addition to the massive OIL LEAKS on top of the engine, we have to repair the SUSPENSION that was DAMAGED by the amateur towing company.
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Enjoy!
Ivan

[@Rightchoice10]

I'm the owner or co owner Nancy and I are very fortunate to have Ivan accept the project . Car runs better than when we purchased it. Thankyou Again Ivan You are a Master Mechanic

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Thank you for the kind words, Jan! I'm glad the Volvo is treating you well :)

[@thogevoll]

Ivan, you sure did a great job retrieving that Volvo back across the River Styx.

[@billmalec]

Had a person like this work on our house. Wasn't long before we told them to take a hike. Amazing how some have no respect toward other's property and only look to what they can take from you. We were going to do more stuff on the house and they missed out on that and any future work or referral. Blows the mind sometimes how people think. Had two Mexican guys follow up behind them and do 'Ivan work'. When they were done I wrote a letter to them and had my preacher that had done mission work in Spanish-speaking countries for decades translate my letter and I sent that to them, thanking them for good work. They came back and did more work for us. Respect is a universal language.

[@rickfeenstrastaff7409]

Ivan you have won the RESPECT of every gear head who watched all parts… I am grateful to you for salvaging a neglected wagon which will now roll along for another 300K or more.

[@gutsngorrrr]

All I can say is, thank god this car ended up in your hands for the repairs.

[@n9wox]

Otherwise, could have been salvage.

[@henrikloiske8572]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist9 Stop that noncence....😑😑

[@r.weaver3769]

Ivan is the perfect example of a home based business out performing the normal "Repair Shop" experience. I'd recommend Ivan any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

[@Garth2011]

So true and because of the cost of having a retail shop these days, it explains a lot as why many shops are so expensive and careless. They are working two weeks of each month just to pay the overhead to maintain a legitimate shop, insurance, rent/mortgage, property taxes, waste fee's, local and state fee's and inspections and the list goes on. They tend to run vehicles through their shops like cattle.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

That's why I specialize in diagnostics and detailed repairs... Don't have time or desire to do endless brake jobs and oil changes haha

[@truracer20]

I wouldn't put the butcher shop in the classification of "normal repair shop". Judging by The state of this car they aren't competent enough to check and fill fluids let alone any typical service work like brakes or suspension. A timing belt replacement on this engine is not complicated. A proper diagnosis would have led them to the timing belt in the first place, cam sensors and oil solenoid operation can easily be tested, eliminating them as a cause. And you have to determine the ecm's code set criteria for a cam crank corolation code, it will likely only set when the variable valve timing oil control solenoids are not active... It makes no sense to me why the butchers prefer replacing every component in a system until the problem is solved. Soo often they do it even when they suspect a certain component, hoping the $200 part will fix it rather than the $1,000 part that is screaming to them "HERE I AM, I'M THE PROBLEM", when the $200 part doesn't fix it then they replace the $300 part, then another $300 part... I'll guarantee this car also got the crankshaft position sensor replaced, notice the crank time. So this car got a crank sensor, two oil control solenoids, and two camshaft position sensors, before the new belt. As a home gamer even I know how to get OEM service data. To me it looks like the butcher shop didn't go to the trouble of looking up Volvo service data. But there is also the option that the butcher is the owner.

[@LesReeves]

@@truracer20 I believe that the owner & a friend/s butchered it surely even a back alley shop wouldn't strip bolts leave parts loose or not reinstalled.I may be just being nieve ?

[@LesReeves]

@@Runco990 Iam retired & only do work on my mothers & my vehicles however I always get a (if I can) workshop manual to do the repairs on these vehicles (3). I suppose it's comes from working in the trade in a small well run shop.Cheers.

[@sccautomotivellc8535]

“This engine should run like a top and not leak a drop” Ivan the Poet 😂

[@marcelotosin931]

😂

[@Usmanthemecano]

I think the best word to describe Ivan is "Fearless".

[@Garth2011]

$2,000 is a lot less than the car payments would be in just 6 months on a new or used car. Great investment. I loved the $90,000 4 wheel alignment machine !

[@markB40]

You may just be only just doing your job and you’re doing it professionally and with pride. Well done.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

In this case that seems to be true 😆

[@lvsqcsl]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics In all cases that is true when you are involved, Ivan.

[@brianw8963]

Just for fun, the reason I started doing alignment work myself back in the mid 80’s, was our local Sears auto shop. Had My wife’s old Grand Am there for alignment, it was pulling bad to the right. They worked on it, twice, still pulling to the right. Service manager started to get a little snarly with me. I asked Him to take it for a ride, which He did and admitted it still had the problem. He told me these exact words,” They are supposed to do that in case The driver falls asleep”. He did offer to TRY again, but I told Him never mind, I’ll do it myself.

[@volvo09]

In case the driver falls asleep! 😂

[@noahark200]

NO! positive caster accounts for road crown, REEEEEE!

[@robertoruiz7069]

Me too,haha great comment .People may think your BS ing them .but that was actually a saying back then,about the falling asleep.70-80s chevys always had the front tires wear on the outside impalas and malibu's i remember.I'm guessing here but INDY and RACING factory cars was a big deal,maybe it influenced design.i might be talking out my ass here.haha IVAN did to this car exactly like he would do to his own cars.Treat it with respect and good parts ,job well done,Ivan

[@randy1ization]

many times, a feathering tire can cause a car to pull one way or the other,, we got a defective replacement tire from discount tire under the road hazzard warranty,, after we got a nail in the original tire that they couldnt repair. they never want to give u the original brand for warranty replacement, they try to say they dont have it in stock and give you a house brand that is lower quality.. tire looks exactly the same but is lower quality and different brand,, usually made in 3rd world country,, so what you do is ask for a different brand name tire that is a well known reputable brand. OR you call them first and ask if they have the exact original brand of your tire in stock,, THEN go to thier shop, show them the bad tire, and tell them u want it replaced with the exact same tire and u just called them and they said its in stock.. you could not look at the feathering tire and tell it was bad, but when you ran your hand over it, you can feel feathering, which is really tire delamination,, the tread is coming loose from the steel belt,,, very dangerous..

[@randy1ization]

also I used to run HANKOOK tires on my truck, and every time I had a NAIL near the sidewall that they couldnt fix, they never replaced tire with hankook, they replace with oddball brand., , tire looks the same, but not of quality of hankook,, so if u deal with discount tire, beware of this,, under warranty, you have the right to get either the same exact tire, or one of comparable quality and cost.. the mileage rating on the inferior tire may be the same, but they are not built to the same quality.. they are hoping the replacement tire will last long enough until your other 3 tires wear out, then they sell you a whole new set.

[@lifelong5425]

That was superb to watch. As an owner of an 04 XC70 2.5T AWD, it was instructional perfection to see the ways you used to reduce costs for the customer, but know you could guarantee your work. I am fortunate to have a very good Volvo independent shop, and trust my guy 100 %. I'm only at approximately 187,000 km on mine....Never a day goes past without enjoying the ride in these cars....Truly, unless a catastrophic failure was take place, I see no reason to ever part with it...other than the premium gas cost...lol. Love your channel, and the diag. work you do.

[@boba9170]

Bravo! A masterclass in how to professionally and ethically fix a car.

[@agostinodibella9939]

Excellent work Ivan! The customer was lucky to have you work on their car.

[@crisprtalk6963]

absolutely

[@I_Do_Cars]

Its one thing to perform repairs because of neglect, component failure, or abuse. Its 10 times more frustrating repairing the mistakes of others. I know of several shops that charge MORE to repair improper repairs, because of the headaches and problems that come with. Bringing cars back from the dead is a selfless mission and I love that you're so dedicated to making these cars right for the customer. If it wasn't for you, the owner would be paying for a new car, and that poor Volvo would be sitting in a yard somewhere.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

100% agree! If it was a hybrid or any other Euro I would have probably turned it away 😆👍

[@alexanderzubar9593]

Skill and tenacity needed for this resurrection. Ivan delivered! Molodetz!

[@colinrawlins3286]

I hope the owner really appreciates all the hard work you put into getting their up and running again and what a disgraceful way the Butchers shop left this car. we can only hope the owner has named and shamed them and they are no longer trading.

[@privateer0561]

The butcher was the owner.

[@mmichaeldonavon]

@@privateer0561 Wow, I never thought about that. You are probably correct. It all makes sense now. I was thinking about a "repair shop" leaving a car's engine compartment in such chaos. I couldn't fathom that. You hit the nail on the head - IMHO.

[@icesoft1]

The anaerobic sealer won't set up unless the mating parts are tight together (enough to displace any air in the joint). My suspicion is that - if you end up with some of it in the oil passages, it won't set up there and will get washed out with the oil instead of blocking the passages.

[@mikefoehr235]

The Volvo rose from the ashes like the Phoenix. This was a great 3 part series to watch.

[@TimDyb]

The owner learned a valuable $2000 lesson. Probably cost more than that, plus, the owner will need a new set of tires soon. Great job, Ivan. Your frustration at the previous 'butcher' was evident. So was I.

[@privateer0561]

The Butcher was the owner himself.

[@SpeCifiC0507]

@@privateer0561 The butcher was your dad, eating my ass.

[@Stoney3K]

Congratulations Ivan, you managed to build the only P2 XC70 in existence with no remaining messages on the DIM.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

😆

[@aleksanderk359]

There is a lot of them without messages in the DIM. Probably because all of them suffer from cracked solder joints, and the DIM is completely dead anyway! 😛

[@jerryking2418]

Kudos to Ivan. I think mechanics like him are a rare breed today.

[@nikosuoa]

You are an absolute hero, others would have given up easily long ago in a situation like this...

[@truracer20]

Most shops would not have accepted this basket case. It's always a dangerous proposition to step in behind a butcher and unfu*k a mess to the point of their mistakes not being your liability. I strongly suspect ithe original problem was a worn timing belt or the belt jumped timing, a competent mechanic would have recognized that and focused solely on a timing belt replacement. Part of that procedure would be verification of timing marks, this would have told them that (and this is my suspicion) the timing belt jumped teeth. I suspect that if they changed the belt they did not reset the timing, they just took the old belt off and slipped the new belt on... It does have a hint of being an owner type DIY job though don't it?

[@willypalooza6519]

Ive had hackjobs like this come in like this. But the repairs to fix the other shops shit and then adress and fix the original complaint is often like ivan said. Triple. We had a dude whose wife took a sonic for something no one knew no reciepts.... they butchered the hell out of it timing cover gasket (chains have to come off) oil pan gasket. And missed the original issue that was a leaking oil cooler and a seep at a turbo coolant pipe... to fix that mess and then repair the issue (there was no overlapping labor unfortunately) was like 3 grand...

[@faxmen09]

Ivan, I now certify you as a Level 5 (highest) Volvo Super Master Tech. 💯 The stuff you found left from previous shop(s), terrible. But, you found them and fixed them. Otoh, the tow guy using the track bar as an attachment point, seriously? Ugh! I hope you're able to collect from insurance. I also hope the owner watches this to appreciate all that was involved. Just add, I made up the Volve Tech Level, but whatever highest is, you got it. 🏆

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Volvos are worth saving. If it was any other Euro I might have declined the job haha 😆

[@faxmen09]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Wow, Euro include some 'respected' makes, e.g., MB, BMW. Saying something. Owner should be very happy you accepted.

[@albutterfield5965]

Great job, you fixed everything. Hopefully the owner gets some relief from the previous shop, in reality the butcher shop should be reported to the state and put out of business.

[@noahark200]

BBB

[@privateer0561]

In that case, the owner would be reporting himself...

[@mattbrown5511]

Ivan, you are just this side of Superman. I'm willing to bet many of your customer think you are Superman. I'm thoroughly impressed by those 5-cylinder Volve engines now that you have done a few of them.

[@mrkttrdr2919]

they dont make em like they used to and they dont repair em like they used to, ur one of a kind to have the skill patience and honesty to do the job right, great vid, thanks and have a great 4th !

[@colinellicott9737]

Your tenacity is admirable, exasperating for sure, but a great lesson in perseverance, and competence. Take pride and bow for a job well done. Thx.

[@frankvucolo6249]

Outstanding series here, Ivan. Your methodical diagnosis, technical skills and execution are just a pleasure to watch. We live in a world with a lot of incompetence (like the prior “mechanic” and tow truck operator.) it is so nice to see work well done.

[@wkwk2148]

Hé Ivan. Are there so Many bad companys in Amerika. I have a shop in Holland. (Diagnose dan’s place) I think i come to Amerika to start a business. 😂 Look at all of your video’s. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Holland.

[@jamesbruno5896]

Excellent diagnostic & repairs! #respect

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

Kind of a perfect storm...the number of auto techs keeps decreasing while the complexity of vehicles keeps increasing. End result, some hack who doesn't know what they're doing ruins a car. Good thing you were able to fix it, and to be honest, $2K for all of the work you did doesn't sound unreasonable...hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new car

[@EdwinSemidey]

A follow up would be awesome , this vehicle took you too the brink . Great work

[@vpimike2646]

Well you did a great job on this mess, Ivan. If something else goes wrong later on, it certainly won't be your fault. This guy really loves that car!

[@peterwong9458]

Epic repair. Thanks for bringing us along. All I can say is “ I wish that I could bring my car and motorcycle to you to for repairs. It’s very sad when people get ripped off. My wife wouldn’t get her car repaired because she was always being taken advantage of. Thanks again Ivan

[@harpo7226]

Great 3 part series. Love your work ethic. The hard ones are the best when I see you get stuck in and go methodically through the problems. It’s always satisfying to complete the nightmare jobs. Good luck and thanks for bringing us along. 👍

[@wallace3953]

Fantastic, incredible Precision Work.....Outstanding, and the owner should thank all the Lucky Stars....Good for another 300,000 miles! Bravo!

[@MTLeopold]

Nice work Ivan. What a basketcase that thing was. Very satisfying conclusion to have the head redone and not just patched.

[@lynskyrd]

fantastic job Ivan- your attention to detail is exemplary. Thank you for posting these videos- you are indeed the GOLD Standard. Your attitude alone is worth 'the price of admission' - thanks again.

[@amundsen575]

Great video, fortunately there are plenty of butcher shops around! Also the term for the bolt hole that is closed is "blind hole"

[@paulforbes8551]

Repairs like this are the most satisfying.

[@johnrewijk8371]

Ivan , I do admire your attitude . They are among us , and I met some of them myself. Made me do the job again and got it done right. With your help that is , thank you for teaching Ivan. Greetz John.

[@pootthatbak2578]

I was watching this series, adding up the labor and parts in my head. just after you sealed the camshaft cover i guessed you would have charged $3500 usd. Then you mentioned 2000 dollars during the bent suspension segment. My jaw dropped. Idk, you maybe an angel sent to earth😊

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

It was closer to 3k, but I assumed that the insurance company was going to reimburse for the suspension damage... Which didn't happen 😕

[@CORVAIRWILD]

Shop tip, taught to me by my shop teacher 50 years ago... when drilling and or tapping, drill, tap a turn or so, back off to break out ships, then VACUUM out chips. Not breaking out chips forces them into the new cut. And better to vacuum the chips with a thin nozzle. I've done my share on Corvairs, the original alloy engine. Both you and The Car Wizard, cleaning up others messes... I haven't touched my Camry since it got back to Plattsburgh. I'm on the road, avoiding the Quebec smoke, in Murfreesboro Tennessee atm

[@CORVAIRWILD]

​@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I wonder if the client can claim on HIS insurance, then THEY'LL go after shipper. Shippers always claim to be "fully insured". I've had my legit claims dead ended, and had I had MY OWN insurance... My bad

[@CORVAIRWILD]

​@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics I put a Dorman $520 transmission control module in my '07 Escalade. It didn't work. The $600 GM module worked... WHY??? Hello Dorman???? WTF?!?!

[@paulpaquette1961]

@@CORVAIRWILD Shop Tip. Grease the flutes of your drill bit and tap to catch the shavings.

[@hpelisr]

Well done Ivan, good to see the complete fix. That was a lot of work, as they say, don't fix what ain't broke, well there was a lot broke. Thanks for these great repair videos, a lot learned.

[@EDP1]

be pride of your work says all about you as a person . super service guy . great job .

[@mmichaeldonavon]

Ivan, I'm speechless! I am amazed that you pressed on in the face of all that adversity. I'm sure I'm older than your Father, but having followed you for quite some time, I see his influence peeking through. :-) Like the other "commenters," anyone else would have not taken this job, or would have "bailed out" a long time ago. You hung in there and saw this job through to completion - once again, my hat is off to you. This video should be used in "motivation classes" - that if "you have the right stuff," you can do it. I know this will sound vindictive, but I would have found a way to identify the "shop?" who did butcher that engine. However, I know you would not, in good conscious, ever do that. Even as an "old guy" you have taught me a lot of maintenance techniques - and a lot about being a good human being. Thank you.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Appreciate the kind words 🙏

[@scottschulte1157]

Another absolute masterpiece of automotive diagnosis and repair. Ivan you are a mastermind.

[@lawrencecavens5760]

Ivan!! You have great integrity - And You'll have a great friend whom will love you forever for the amount of fantastic work you did - I sure hope the owner passes your name on to other customers who need a good Mechanic No! A Great MECHANIC who knows his stuff. Watching you work give me the inspiration to continue doing Mechanics and correcting the errors that others do. Thank you very much for sharing your time and love and keeping these older cars going. I sure hope that the owner puts a claim in to the other shop and is able to get re- em-burst for all the blunder and mess you had to correct. Like Eric O says { If I can do it - You Can Do IT! }Well maybe not quite as much as what you did but close. Keep up the Great Work.. CHEERS!

[@DanielSan-ch7dr]

That was the biggest butcher job ive ever seen from your channel or any others. Love you work from Australia 🇦🇺 i hope the customer got your detailed report and reamed the other shops and why would you give a car back in pieces which also seems common and you gotta spend hours replacing it to stock before actually beginning the repairs.😮

[@privateer0561]

The owner was obviously the butcher.

[@brucecolonna184]

Another one back from the dead and the butcher shop. Good job Ivan, you provide a great service to your customers and provide great videos to us people watching

[@dustcommander100]

Such tenacity! You never give up....

[@NoWr2Run]

It's nice too see the customer fixing this vehicle right by bringing it to you, SIR. I'm glad they put the money into this vehicle & not junking it after getting SCREWED by the first shop. Very frustrating for you & the customer, I didn't realize that earlier in the first vid. as I should have. I went through a similar but not as bad of an experience on a ROO that I bought years ago. I remember wanting to give up & being so pissed off it wasn't funny, parts all over, money bleeding out of my pocket, one thing after another, funny now but not at that time, LOL. EXCELLENT JOB SIR, You went above & beyond on this one but you have too guarantee your work as you stated. Another one saved by SIR IVAN, always a pleasure watching a MASTER AT WORK, ALWAYS. Hopefully you'll hit 2000,000 Subs. this year don't understand why your not a million actually ? GREAT CONTENT FOR SURE. Henry from N.E. PA.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Thanks for the comment Henry, always appreciate it! 🙂

[@NoWr2Run]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Your the man in PA. your young, still learning, come from a HELL OF A BACKGROUND, GREAT BACKGROUND ( MEANING ), WICKED SMART & EXPLAIN THINGS VERY, VERY, WELL. You deserve the comment, always appreciate your vids. GREAT KNOWLEDGE IS TOO BE LEARNED HERE. HELL I TELL EVERY MOTOR HEAD I MEET ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL. T.Y. SIR, IVAN.

[@michael47lamb]

Hey Ivan. It would be great if you posted the name of the butcher shop that did those original "repairs" just so the rest of us can keep away from them. I live in Virginia and already know many of the shops here are crooked and incompetent. But what I watched you sort out and fix right takes the cake! One of the worst hack jobs I have ever seen (and I have seen many). That poor car looked like a teenage drug addict got to it before you. So many kudos to you, Sir!

[@isalmankhan1]

Great work as always😍 This is getting more & more interesting😍

[@earlribaudo4807]

Really great video Ivan. You are definitely one top notch mechanic. I hope the customer gets a copy of the video, gets a attorney and sues the living daylights out of that so called shop. It was a shame you could not expose the name of the shop so everyone in Virginia that lives close to the shop will no not to take their vehicle to them. Hope it wasn't a backyard mechanic. Again great job. Of all the repair videos I watch, by far yours are the best. Just can't say enough.

[@2Wingers]

I think you are one of a kind 52 years in the trades owned my shop 35 years I would walk from jobs brought to my shop in a basket 99% that would be Pandora’s box or a mint pit !!! Good luck

[@jmaxim80]

Wow, Ivan, what a fiasco. People are dealing with this crap more and more nowadays. You really have to do your do diligence when it comes to any kind of service. I'm just glad they were able to find you so they could get their wheels back on the dang road. It floors me that people's car's sit for years because of bad repairs.

[@jamiepatterson1214]

It is frustrating when others can't do the work properly and cause additional work just to fix or do the intended work. Nice job Ivan.

[@pwbpeter]

Top job Ivan absolutely no need to strip out those threads, Butchers definitely.

[@JCHD18CVOLim]

Ivan, you are TOO nice. After the Knuckleheads destroyed the car, any other technician would have refused to work on it. That customer must really be in love with that car to keep throwing money at it. 278k miles, it's time for a new or different car. Great videos.

[@electronicsanta8149]

Those are great cars and will easily do another 278K in its sleep with someone like Ivan working on it!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

It was his wife's favorite car 😉

[@2nickles647]

I can't believe a shop did this work. Looks like the owner or his buddy did the work.

[@privateer0561]

The butcher was without question the owner.

[@waynetyson3951]

Whatever labour Ivan charges... the dude is worth every penny 👌

[@major__kong]

That was some next level hackery. I wonder if the "other shop" was the owner or their friend.. I have trouble believing a professional shop, even a bad one, could be that bad.

[@charlesblerzbo1616]

Any mechanic who does that poor of a job would 100% have to be blown out on drugs.

[@brianw8963]

Nice Save Ivan, Nice Save. 👍👍🇺🇸

[@rafflesnh]

Ivan, it's a good job you have a really long driveway to accommodate all those new customers who are soon going to be queuing up for your attention! ;-)

[@GreyRockOne]

Very nice work Ivan! Definitely worth the long trip from VA, living here myself, I'd do the same. BUT with a reputable towing company! You'll have one very thankful and happy customer!

[@stevewhite3424]

Like Ivan said, he did hire a reputable towing company. However, they in turn subcontracted the work to a unreputable towing service. Owner had nothing to do with it.

[@dosgos]

We found a local mechanic from Eastern Europe. He is uber-detail-oriented. Hourly rate is probably about 25% higher than anyone else but his work is so much better. Long-term, less-expensive and much more reliable car.

[@petercunningham3469]

Saved another good work 😊

[@arnaldofettuccine5227]

What a mess, Butcher Shop is an accurate statement. 👍👍😯

[@jws3925]

Congratulations, Ivan! Truly amazing you took this on. We all know you would get this car running correctly. We just didn't know why from a business perspective you take the challenge or why the owner would drop SO much money into the car (not just your bill but all the ones before you plus the towing bill)

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

It's his wife's baby so he had no choice 😅

[@brianhind6149]

Ivan: Well done my man ! I laugh at you & Eric from South Main Auto when you curse Dorman & other non OEM parts. . I purchased a coolant sensor from GM for a 3800 engine in my Buick Park Ave. I paid $76 Canadian for it. It lasted 7 months. A friend of mine who runs a shop in Oregon tells me that parts are such a problem that he has to send one of his mechanics to the junkyard to take parts (most are sensors of some stripe) off junkers in order to get a working part. I bought a supposedly new alternator for my Buick($250) & took the alternator off the car at the parts store, & installed the new one. I started the car & the alternator functioned properly, but a "buzzing " sound came from the new alternator. I listened carefully & the buzzing sound changed pitch with rpm. I suspect the brush holder was rubbing on the. rotor. I called the owner of the parts house out & had him listen to the "buzz". I told him what I thought it was. He told me he had no idea what it was, but the alternator was not supposed to make that sound. I took the new alternator off & reinstalled the old one. I waited two days for that alternator, & he had to order a replacement. I drove downtown to an auto-electric shop, bought new brushes, removed the alternator (it is no more than a ten minute job, even for an old guy 83 like myself) and split the case. I thought a moment & then asked the store owner if he had the front bearing & the rear bushing for the alternator. He had & I had a puller for bearing & installed it & removed the rear bushing (hardest part of the job) put it all back together & reinstalled the alternator in the Buick & it worked just fine. Why don't ALL cars have the alternator mounted like my Buick ? I now carry the NEW alternator in its box in the trunk. Ivan, I love your troubleshooting technique, & some of the wretched jobs that you take on & fix. The Best of British Luck to you my man Cheers! Brian . Remember Ivan, in fixing any vehicle " It is nothing that brute force & ignorance can't fix !"

[@danielg4228]

Nice video Ivan ! For camshaft cover the best sealant I found is Reinzosil by Victor Reinz. German made . It's been recommended to me by a parts supplier . I had a leaking Sprinter oil filter housing made out of 2 pieces with a gasket in between. Dealer won't sale the gasket just the whole part for few hundred bucks. Not much sealing surface between the 2 pieces and every sealant I've tried failed in few weeks . Reinzosil fixt it permanently . The stuff it's supper strong and the closest you can get to the OEM sealant

[@LZDEN]

great work my friend well done to you,in the face of others stupidity...excellent.

[@WECB640]

Happy 247th Ivan. You are the "surgeon" of the automotive world. Bravo!

[@Hybriddiag]

Great great effort 👌 to help out poor guy and keep this car from crusher..its a great example for customers and diy,ers to seek help before its too late..cheers

[@roxanneabbott8424]

Nice work Ivan!!! I knew it would be a victory!

[@theblackhand6485]

@Ivan: The video is just 1 minute on it's way and what you said was exactly what I thought: at the same rime: ..- taking deep breath -...and then 'This is so depressive'. Yeah you are absolutely right! Anyway, it's time to continue watching the video. Bye, later, c'ya.

[@TheGarageEngineer]

Thanks Ivan for the great video series. Love these multi part holiday specials. I don’t know the break down but $2000 seems low for all the diag and work. The owner got a deal and great work from you. I wish you lived down south. Thanks for the videos.

[@treebeardisengard4317]

Great video, love watching vids on keeping up old Volvos, I too have a 2004 XC70 with 243k. I do all my own work so it's done right. I did a lot of part replacement due to wear. Just rec'd my dash cluster back. sent it out to MO., to have bulbs and electrics cleaned up. I removed the CD player and replaced it with another CD player. I un-soldered the main board and swapped out the replacement cd board. With all the security measures, I figured that Volvo would have a security pin hard coded in the board. Now it won't start. I think it may be immobilizer key, it cranks but no start. I had a P0600 code, so I did a reset for the ECM with the pos. & neg. battery cables vice gripped together for two days, the door was unlocked and I just put the key in try to start. I'll try the multiple key engage in door and ignition. XC70's are tanks! they last forever and mine came from Canada snow and ice and no rust...

[@martijnb3381]

I always like viewing people that repair things. I like cars bit more then macbooks (Louis Rossman) but both are fun and relaxing to watch.

[@gulliver3644]

Applause! Applause! Well done!

[@franks5553]

Hopefully the PVC system is breathing properly. Many camshaft seal leaks is a sure sign that the system is clogged up. The ole' surgical glove over the oil filler port is a sure test to see if it's clogged.

[@SomeRandomHuman717]

I think I would have preferred thread inserts (eg Helicoil) to the "next-size-up" method on those four cam cover bolts (especially since this design heavily relies on that cam cover to properly seal to distribute oil under pressure). The next size up method is fine too as long as the fastener can hold to the specced torque. Nice work! Oops forgot one thing. Is that timing belt tensioner really supposed to have springback like you showed at @16:54? Seems to me that would be inviting it to skip teeth, as you had to correct early in the project.

[@ludvigericson6930]

Upsizing is the correct answer if possible, why would it hold LESS torque? Bigger bolt bigger torque. Only problem is clearance and tolerances.

[@jimrankin2583]

Older simpler cam drive belt systems (Ford 2.3 liter 4 cylinder ) frequently had a manual tensioned-lock it solid tensioner. More modern systems seem to have constant spring tension with specified starting point where the adjustment is locked down. That can provide extended service since the tensioner takes up slack as the belt stretches … or it can cause premature failure when it doesn’t hold enough tension to start with or adequately maintain tension as the belt wears/stretches. For an example of the latter see Chevy Aveo! I was the unfortunate second owner of one. After two sets of valves, (at least 3 if you count the original owner who fixed it at least once) mercifully it went to the great salvage yard in the sky because of a wreck.

[@isalmankhan1]

Awesome the end results are really outstanding, that's a happy customer😀 Great work as usual😍

[@chrissmith7655]

Hi Ivan, we all said you would sort it. Well done, many thanks for all your info on this job, from UK.

[@richardsawtell256]

how shops are allowed to work on cars and leave them in that state is unbelievable , great video and you sure must be glad to be finished with that gift that keeps on giving

[@g0fvt]

Well done Ivan, very few people would want to take a project like that on. They are great cars, the owner might be wise to visit you again for Haldex and other services.

[@markperry4076]

Ivan. Anaerobic sealant is best as it only cures between the metal parts. The sealant that is squeezed out, does not harden. It will dissolve in the oil and will not block any passages.

[@joeyt6089]

13:40 because the anaerobic sealant won’t clog oil passages.

[@chriscrusader5412]

Sucks you had so much butchery, but it made for an awesome video!!! and Wow! You only charged 2k what a great price! Hell of a mechanic and person you are Ivan. Happy 4th Ivan!

[@on-site4094]

Ivan’s saves another one ..this world 🌍 needs more Ivan’s

[@jonwillfixit]

About 40% of my repairs are from someone’s butchering lol, Very impressive on the trig alignment. Also the Right stuff is my fav, works great. Good series, I couldn’t wait until each episode come out

[@thecarsectionthecarsection6420]

Now I know who to bring my volvo xc70 to for maintenance. Great video

[@dublindave5795]

That was a great series Ivan. It's incredible that a "shop" could screw up that much. I would have put money that it was the owner doing their own work that did the most of damage.

[@marcelotosin931]

Another great video series Ivan. Thanks!

[@Tony-rl2fr]

Original problem 2 years ago was a loose gas cap... 😅☠️. 20:43. Awesome work Ivan. Thanks for the time and effort you put into these videos. 👍🏻

[@Juancheros]

Could be! Those can turn on the Check Engine Light!

[@mh70ss]

Another amazing job Ivan. You are a true professional. Keep them coming. We all enjoy learning from you.

[@theblackhand6485]

@Ivan II : The head gasket wasn't replaced? You didn't show torquing down the head bolts. But if the head gasket is replaced by those butchers then they probable fitted it without cleaning the deck of the block and the head itself. If so, that could lead to premature blowing up the gasket. ...then all will start all over again 👻 About the cam cover over bolts: You made new tread. - Why didn't you just place 4) helicoils instead and use the original bolts?

[@johnturner3798]

Good work Pine Hollow from the Uk

[@claytoncoolidge992]

Fine job Ivan i hate seeing what some people call repair when this is the result

[@williamcunha9136]

Awesome Job Ivan! You do amazing work. The owner should count their blessings that you only charged 2K. OBTW, my son & daughter-in-law had a baby boy 3 weeks ago and couple days before his birth they did not have a name. I have been telling my son about your channel and how you are a man with integrity and super smart. Believe it or not, he look up the meaning of Ivan and that is Name they selected. Ivan Christopher. Thank you always for sharing! Happy 4th! 🇺🇸🫡

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

I am honored 😁