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850 E-brake Cable Replacement: How To
I had a hot RR hub and my friend and I figured out the cable was shot, so I read up and want to share what I learned while doing this last week. There are several good posts about taking … Continue reading
How to change Haldex fluid on AWD P2 Volvos
Volvo Haldex Fluid Change Tutorial This is something most people can do… the hardest part is getting the old fluid out (no drain plug). Angle gear fluid change tutorial coming soon. How to change angle gear and Haldex fluid on … Continue reading
S80 Oil and Filter Change How-To (& other “P2″ Volvos)
Use the paper towels or rags to wipe out the inside of the cover. Make sure you remove any gunk that may have accumulated at the bottom. Now take the new filter and place it into the cover. Push it down until it slides over the center post in the bottom of the cover: Continue reading
S80 1st gen. Trans Fluid & Filter Change How-To
The kit comes with a new rubber pan gasket. Use it if your car has a non-reusable gasket on it (like cork). If you have the rigid reusable gasket that has ridges along it’s length and around the bolt holes, use that one and discard the rubber gasket. The ring in the photo is a replacement gasket for the suction tube that goes up into the transmission. You can pry the old one out and press the new one in, or reuse the old one. I just reused the old one. Continue reading
XC90 Wheel Bearing Replacement How-To
Do not pay your shop $600 per wheel to do this simple job! The XC90 has a well known design flaw that allows the elements to get to the sealed wheel bearing races causing pre mature failure (mine at 52k.) … Continue reading
850 140k Major Maintenance Tutorial
850 140k Major Maintenance A detailed description of changing the timing belt, tensioner, rollers, and the water pump replacement DIY tutorial — with pictures: I bought my “Platinum” Volvo 850 showing 136k on the broken odometer with the last timing … Continue reading
Volvo 850 EGR Cleaning Tutorial
850 EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Cleaning w/ Pictures. EGR Cleaning The big issue was smoke coming up through the oil dipstick tube despite a PCV replacement a couple of years ago by the previous owner. He didn’t know what an … Continue reading
Restore Sun-Faded Tail Lights
I recently bought an 850 wagon that had severely sun burnt tail lights. I decided to try and polish them myself and had some pretty good results that I wanted to share with others who may have similar problems. More … Continue reading
Replace Distributor Cap & Rotor Volvo 850, S70, V70
Overview: How to change the distributor cap and rotor on a 1997 Volvo 850 GLT. This job requires removal of the battery and then the bottom half of the air filter box in order to reach the bottom screw on … Continue reading