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122S Amazon

1956-1970 / Sedan / Estate / Sweden

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Critical Body and Rust

Sills and jacking points

Symptoms

Rust perforation. Holes. Jack goes through the floor when you try to lift the car.

Cause

These are drain areas. Water, salt, mud accumulate. Sills on every 122S are suspect unless restored.

Fix

  1. 1 Inspect with a screwdriver. Poke everywhere. If it goes through, it's structural rot
  2. 2 Proper repair: cut out rot, weld in new metal. IPD and Volvo specialists sell repair panels (~$100-300 per side)
  3. 3 Surface rust: wire brush, treat with rust converter, paint
  4. 4 Don't bodge this with filler. Sills are structural. If rotten, the car will fold in a crash
Cost mentioned in fix
~$100-300 per side

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Other known issues

Critical Body and Rust

Front inner wings / suspension turrets

Rust at shock absorber mounts. Cracks in metal. Shock towers separating from inner wing.
Common Body and Rust

Floor pans

Rust holes in the floor. You can see the road.
Minor Body and Rust

Bootlid and rear panel rust

Bubbling paint. Rust along bottom edge of
Common Engine

Oil consumption

You're burning through a quart of oil every 500-1,000 km. Blue smoke on startup or under load.
Common Engine

Carburetor flooding or poor idle

Hard starting, fuel smell, rough idle, stalling. Sometimes floods and won't start at all.
Critical Engine

Overheating

Temp gauge creeps into the red. Coolant boils over. Steam.
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