09-10-2024, 07:59 AM
Well the Volvo S60 T6 has been hanging in there pretty good lately with close to 150k miles, and lately I'm just thinking what could go wrong next. I will have had it for two years this December, and the only time I ever take it anywhere for service is to get tires mounted.
After writing this and not posting it something odd happened. I was out the other day and my friend calls with a bit of anxious urgency. Apparently unable to get a hold of me because my phone battery died and I took my time re-charging it. She found this small metallic tube and screw right where my front right tire sits in the driveway and was worried it might cause me to get into an accident – I wasn't worried about it. I don't know what it is or where it came from, and it's not like the car is neglected or falling apart because I don't maintain it...
This is what I've done so far since I purchased it in Dec of '22:
1. New engine air filter(easy peasy).
2. New cabin air filter(a real pain in the ass).
3. New front right brake pad(yes, I only did one).
4. Six new spark plugs(side-gapped to 0.037).
5. One new ignition coil(repaired/replaced housing on two others).
6. Painted muffler and pipes(I had some leftover silver flame paint).
7. Repaired broken passenger air vent(maybe caused by excessive cabin temperature).
8. Three oil/filter changes.
9. Transmission drain and fill.
10. And now the even more trivial: yada yada yada.
So one day I just started thinking about horsepower, and more of it, and I suppose driving became more fun after that, so I started doing it more and it became somewhat of a hobby – now the rest is history.
My friend Googled the images of the parts she found, and then unbeknownst to me was out under the car trying to see where they came from. I thought that was funny, but just don't touch anything.
After writing this and not posting it something odd happened. I was out the other day and my friend calls with a bit of anxious urgency. Apparently unable to get a hold of me because my phone battery died and I took my time re-charging it. She found this small metallic tube and screw right where my front right tire sits in the driveway and was worried it might cause me to get into an accident – I wasn't worried about it. I don't know what it is or where it came from, and it's not like the car is neglected or falling apart because I don't maintain it...
This is what I've done so far since I purchased it in Dec of '22:
1. New engine air filter(easy peasy).
2. New cabin air filter(a real pain in the ass).
3. New front right brake pad(yes, I only did one).
4. Six new spark plugs(side-gapped to 0.037).
5. One new ignition coil(repaired/replaced housing on two others).
6. Painted muffler and pipes(I had some leftover silver flame paint).
7. Repaired broken passenger air vent(maybe caused by excessive cabin temperature).
8. Three oil/filter changes.
9. Transmission drain and fill.
10. And now the even more trivial: yada yada yada.
So one day I just started thinking about horsepower, and more of it, and I suppose driving became more fun after that, so I started doing it more and it became somewhat of a hobby – now the rest is history.
My friend Googled the images of the parts she found, and then unbeknownst to me was out under the car trying to see where they came from. I thought that was funny, but just don't touch anything.
