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Volvo Repair Category: Belts, Hoses, Vacuum Lines
No Brakes When Cold, Volvo V70
No Brakes Symptoms After a startup when engine is cold there is no brake assist, the brake pedal feels very hard, braking efficiency is very low and for some reason it feels worse when driving in reverse. No Brakes Solution Vacuum … Continue reading
J-Hose Repair Tutorial w/ pics — EVAP Emission Hose
Volvo forum member (now Contributor) Kickin It joins out memberlist, and within 48 hours posts a very useful DIY tutorial on how to replace the J-hose on 1998-2000 Gen. 1 FWD Volvos. It may be a record. Either way, thanks KI. … Continue reading
Volvo In Bad Shape? Taking a Trip? Read This.
Should I Try a Long Roadtrip in my 850? Comments, suggestions and advice on what to do before you leave on a long trip in a Volvo with high miles, and perhaps one that is not in the best condition. … Continue reading
Silicone Intercooler Hoses
Finally got everything on using silicone spray, and cutting 45 degree angles on the lips of the “s” hose. The 90 degree was ok with just silicone, and all the rest took lots of force and soapy water and a … Continue reading
REVISED Serpentine Belt Routing — 1998 V90
1998 V90 REVISED serpentine belt routing. The belt has been made longer to “increase the envelopment of the generator drive pulley”. 1998 Volvo V90 the REVISED Serpentine belt routing
S70 High-mileage Maintenance Checklist
I’ve got a 98 S70 GLT with 242k miles. This weekend I replaced the PCV system, plugs and wires. What other “high-mileage” maintenance should I be planning? serpentine belt tuneup front driveshafts power steering flush transmission flush replacing the oil pan O-rings … Continue reading
850 Turbo Timing Belt, Water Pump Replacement Marathon
Most of our time was spent on getting the timing marks to line up. We kept getting one tooth off and had to reset the tensioner three times. You can do that fairly quickly if you turn the vise a few degrees till you get resistance, wait a moment, turn again, repeat until it’s back in. I suppose some sort of hydraulic goo is in there that needs to squish back in through a baffle or something. Continue reading
Turbo Control Valve and its Correct Hosing Routing
TCV Vacuum Hose Routing De-Confusement I have searched for TCV diagram for my 95 Volvo 850 T5 but getting confused with these 2 diagrams. When i look at both of my cars the wastegate actuator has been marked yellow and … Continue reading
1998 V70R Turbo vacuum line – How to get it off?
How to Replace Vacuum Hoses that go to Turbo “As far as getting that red coded vac line to the turbo off, the one below the compression bypass valve, I sprayed a lot of WD-40 on that fitting from below. … Continue reading