Robert, It’s Chris from Oceanside Oregon. I just watched your on the road rescue of Elizabeth’s borrowed ride and I would like to have you consider adopting me as your son. This shade tree rescue effort left me dazed and amazed. You meet and exceed the “hell of a dad” standard. Congratulations on your diagnosis, good luck, and commando repair work. Proud to know you!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris. I think about you all the time. You are a true adventurer.

@elendil7

8 ай бұрын

❤

Congrats! Saved the day again. You're incredible Robert. Someone should talk to that so called volvo mechanic. I had a similar situation with my 99 v70glt as you might remember, only I had drastic poor results. Good things come to good people.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

thanks Jim. I told the PO to have a talk with the guy.

Hard to believe a "Volvo Mechanic" installed that head. How in the world do you over tighten and destroy a cam sprocket like that! He should be ashamed of himself. I've never seen any like this before. Also shame on that shop that misdiagnosed the spark issue. It's impossible to find good help anymore. You truly are a master mechanic!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

thanks for watching. The shop was correct, it didn't have spark. He just didn't figure out why. LOL

Dang. What an adventure. I see that car has all sorts of goodies on it. Dad move of the year!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

😜

Whew! This one had me sweating. Can't wait to hear more about what's happening with Pepper now. Robert, you are amazing imo. 👍

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

More to come!

Wow!! What a butcher mechanic!! Robert , you truly are a master mechanic to solve the most insane problems like this. I only trust you to work on my Volvo 850 T5 and whatever little repairs I learned from you to do myself.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

thanks for watching.

Absolutely incredible! You should run for President!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yikes!

What a story! I cheered when it finally fired up. I don’t think there’s anyone else in the country who could have got it done on the side of the road!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

It was scary. 🫣😆

Impressive repair by the Volvo Rescue Legend

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Luck and skill ! What a heroic effort ! Incredibly!😅

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks

I learn something new every time I watch your posts. Super amazing to watch you diagnose and repair the issues. Great Video!

@RobertDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I can’t believe that thing started and ran on all 5. Very well done

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

A real blessing.

Wow wow wow just amazing ! over tightened cam sprocket but with a loose belt no bent valves.. and a amazing fix, you are the right buyer for this car ;)

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

I'm not sure about that but hopefully it will have a long life.

It’s insane that it seemed to run perfectly fine despite jumping timing + all the issues with the sprocket and belt. Great repair!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Every once in a while people escape bent vales. Probably 2% of the time.

What a fantastic rescue, amazing what you can do with knowledge and perseverance.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

thanks for watching.

That's what i call experience

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

😆 Was like a miracle. 🙌🏾🙏🏾

Welcome to Canada Robert! Sorry about circumstances! CHEERS from Westcoast B.C. in CANADA!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks

Mr. Volvo does it again🫶🏻 You are the Master!💯

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Good save!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

I think so too!

Well done mate. Watching from Sydney, Australia. Love this channel & I don't have a Volvo yet ! That will change early next year !

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Congratulations on a great and challenging day

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

I saw Skylon Tower down the street. Grew up in Buffalo. Glad you got her going.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cool

Great job, love watching these videos

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

thanks for watching.

Unreal. Nicely done!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

M6 x 1 bolts usually torque to 90 inch pounds for 8.8 , and about a hundred for 10.9 , about 7 and a half, to eight and a half foot lbs. A tiny spot of blue loctite and proper torque hasn't let me down in 30 years. Nice work.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

Whew! Good work, Robert

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

I'm so glad that worked out, especially being so far from home

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Exactly

Wow...what a fix and what a trip! The fellow that over did with the tightening, he may be doing that on other cars. He should see this video.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

I told the PO to let the guy know.

Masterful roadside troubleshooting of a problem that never should have arisen. And +1 on the "good dad" comments!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks

Wow!!! Great fix!!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

As a proud owner of a 2004 V70, I love your channel!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great job!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

What an adventure! Thanks for sharing! :>)

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very nice job

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

thanks.

Good job brotha!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

You are GOOD. Wow!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

thanks for watching.

What an adventure 😮

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes sir. 🥂 For the win!

nice work.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Wow. Solid.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

thanks for watching.

Give this man a cigar.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Woot woot!

Very unusual/ strange problem.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

One of the top 5 mistakes, over tightening things.

Purrs like a kitten. Got majorly lucky.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

🙏🏾

Thank God for looking out for the kids and you coming to the rescue! And way keep an assortment of miscellaneous nuts, bolts & screws. I’m actually surprised you don’t travel with a T-belt 😉

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

I usually do travel with a belt but since that cylinder head was new I had no idea the belt would be damaged. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@EliFleming

8 ай бұрын

6:33 good grief(!)

the bolts weren't over tightened, the were not tightened, you can tell by the wear pattern on the face as they backed out and the gear started to wobble and occulate why they broke before backing all the way out must be from high rpm imbalance once the gear wasn't located on the cam boss.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Interesting opinion.

@TylersNeighborhoodGarage

8 ай бұрын

I concur. Bolts aren't designed for lateral stresses. When they loosened up, the gear started bouncing against the bolts rotationally, egging out the cam sprocket....then when the last one broke, game over. Things would have been a lot worse had the sprocket and belt fallen completely off. You see what you get from a mechanic that "used" to work at a Volvo dealer.

Man that repair bill had to be ridiculous!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

LOL yes sir.

Wow

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

Me too 😉

Man, I need to get my T-5 running again. Done an engine swap to an RN engine after melting a piston on the original engine. All back together but not boosting right and vibrating from somewhere. Need to get back on it and get it sorted!

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

ouch! How did it burn a piston?

@fehilly3

8 ай бұрын

Was towing with the car at the time up a long hill and it let go. Not 100% sure, but I think the timing was off. Spectacular hole in the piston as a result haha

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

I heard that loose spark plugs can cause that?

@fehilly3

8 ай бұрын

The plugs were tight. I put it down to either a faulty injector or bad timing. On the up side I have my new engine running well now! I bought a set of refurbished injectors and it turned out 2 of them were dead! Hopefully have the car back on the road soon!

Lucky Dog Award.

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

LOL

Very nice, if only you lived closer to California

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

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@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

I spend a lot of time in CA.

I have an original set of wheels for this car. Found a whole 850 T5R in texas, but she was just too far gone to save.

@kllvturbo

8 ай бұрын

What do you mean by too far gone? Was it a rustbucket?

@Korruptionen

8 ай бұрын

It was not rusted, but it had so many problems. It had been extremely abused. Motor was broken, transmission was broken, fuel tank was full of something foreign and gross, fuel system was bad. Suspension and brakes were bad. Dents or damage on all panels. And it sat in the sun for who knows how long. I gave the interior to a friend and kept the wheels. @@kllvturbo

@jimmiles33

8 ай бұрын

Nice. Titans are good looking but they bend super easy. If you wanna run titans, be sure to have a spare set so you can send them to be straightened once a year. 😂

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

How much do you want for them?

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

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Volvo beautiful cars i have 2 n I feel safe

@RobertDIY

8 ай бұрын

awesome