Recent content by JTM

crytpo, Thanks for the help. I don't take offense to what you said and I admit that I barely know anything about diesels (except changing the oil). I'm 28 and just turned my first wrench under a hood just over a year ago. I would like to do the work myself to save the money and especially just...

I just put about a half a quart of Delo in and a half a quart of 10w-40 Castrol in and tried to start it. Unfortunately it wouldn't start after trying about 5 or 6 times. It just keep trying like it was about to and never got there. It's 52 degrees so I don't think it's a result of the cold...

FowWay, Thanks for your help. Where do I find the glow plugs and how should I go about heating them? Are they the same thing as the coils (the things that have to warm up when turning the key and waiting about 10 seconds)? The oil that I used last time was Chevron Delo 10w-40. Is this good...

Neil, Thanks for your response. I'm afraid you lost me a little with what you recommended. Do you mean that I should try holding the key down for about 6 seconds or so after the coils warm up? What do you mean by glow cycles and sping the engine a little til it catches? Jeff

I just went to start up the Volvo tonight and it wouldn't start after about 5 tries. It was driven less than 24 hours ago so it hasn't been sitting a while without being driven. A ton of smoke came out of the exhaust after trying to start it. I checked the oil and it was a little below the...

It looks like where the oil is dripping, it's coming down from the drain plug (the filter is about a foot and a half away). I tightened it down a little more and will see if that solves the problem. If not, I'll just deal with it and frequently check the oil level the next time the plug is off...

The plug that I replaced it with is a regular drain plug (the kind that fits a 19mm socket wrench). This is what AutoZone's website said was the recommend drain plug for my year/model car. Do you think it may not fit correctly? It seemed to go in fine when putting it in. I didn't use antisieze...

I ending up being able to remove the bolt yesterday using a 5/16" hex key (after a few bangs with a rubber mallet). When I went out to the garage this morning I noticed about a half an ounce of oil on the ground. I used the same copper washer that was on there and put a new drain plug in (which...

I have one of these Damanged Screw Remover but it looks like it's only for wood. Will it work on the drain plug? What do you mean by manual impactor? [ October 05, 2003, 01:07 PM: Message edited by: JTM ]

I have one of these Damanged Screw Remover but it looks like it's only for wood. Will it work on the drain plug? What do you mean by manual impactor? [ October 05, 2003, 01:07 PM: Message edited by: JTM ]

Thanks for the help guys. Do you think if I tried using a 10mm or 7/16" allen wrench I could mess it up a lot more? I was thinking of taking it back to Volvo and asking them to take that crappy plug out and put a real one in. I am really curious to know why they (Parkway Volvo in Wilmington, NC)...

Thanks for the help guys. Do you think if I tried using a 10mm or 7/16" allen wrench I could mess it up a lot more? I was thinking of taking it back to Volvo and asking them to take that crappy plug out and put a real one in. I am really curious to know why they (Parkway Volvo in Wilmington, NC)...

I am in the middle of an oil change (for the first time on my Volvo with 108,000 miles) and noticed the oil drain plug is really strange. The last time I had it done it was with the local Volvo dealer. I can't imagine why they wouldn't have just put a regular bolt on instead of this goofy thing...

I am in the middle of an oil change (for the first time on my Volvo with 108,000 miles) and noticed the oil drain plug is really strange. The last time I had it done it was with the local Volvo dealer. I can't imagine why they wouldn't have just put a regular bolt on instead of this goofy thing...

I'm surprised to hear that the inside my Volvo was made by VW. Is it just with the Volvo diesels or did they make all their engines in the mid 80s? It's pretty quick once it's going but for being a "Turbo Diesel" that thing is VERY slow when pulling out into traffic. The Delo oil is not...