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 →

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1. V70GLT 2000 Starting issue – Cold or Hot
2. Volvo 850 cermamic brakes or OEM?
3. Brake Shims Fix 850, S70, V70, XC70 Squealing & Noise

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 →

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1. Volvo 850 Heater Core Replacement Tutorial
2. How to Test and Repair your EVAP Valve
3. Volvo 850 Headliner Repair DIY Tutorial w/ Pics

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 →

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1. Trip Report
2. Almost 40MPG in a Volvo S70!
3. How to Read Actual Miles from the ECU

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 →

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1. Front Mount Intercooler Modification
2. 850 Turbo Timing Belt, Water Pump Replacement Marathon
3. 1998 V70R Turbo vacuum line – How to get it off?

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 Related posts:Replace Your Serpentine Belt: A How To Correct Belt Routing … Continue reading →

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1. Replace Your Serpentine Belt: A How To
2. Correct Belt Routing for Volvo 240
3. Bad luck with timing belt on 1998 V70 XC

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 →

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1. How to Flush Power Steering Pump
2. Looking for instructions for testing compression…
3. 850 glt replacing piston rings

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 →

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1. Instructions w/pics: Changing Timing Belt/Water Pump/Tensioner
2. S80 Timing Belt Questions
3. Replace Timing Belt Tensioner?

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 →

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1. Vacuum Hose Routing for ’94 850 Turbo
2. Correct Belt Routing for Volvo 240
3. Vacuum Line Routing for Air Box Thermostat

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 →

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1. Vacuum Line Routing for Air Box Thermostat
2. Vacuum line clamps
3. Vacuum Hose Routing for ’94 850 Turbo

Correct Belt Routing for Volvo 240

Correct Belt Routing for B230F Engine Volvo 240 Five pulleys, three belts… where does everything go? Hello to all. I\’d like assist with v belts if possible. Related posts:Belt chirps no more – replace auxiliary belts and alternator bushings Vacuum … Continue reading →

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1. Belt chirps no more – replace auxiliary belts and alternator bushings
2. Vacuum Hose Routing for ’94 850 Turbo
3. Broken Timing Belt

1995 Volvo 850 Engine & Transmission Removal

Astoundingly well-documented, excellent write up on engine removal. One-hundred and sixty photographs detail this procedure, with captions for nearly every one. You can use this for almost any inline 5-cylinder Volvo. 1995 Volvo 850 Auto Engine and transmission Removal Related … Continue reading →

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1. Volvo S70 Upper Transmission Hose Removal – Green Clip
2. How to Make the Transmission Last in 2001 XC70
3. XC90 Transmission Fluid Flush

Belt chirps no more – replace auxiliary belts and alternator bushings

1994 940 – How to replace auxiliary belts and alternator bushings. A very clear write up with photographs. 940 1994: Belt chirps no more For some time I had been noticing that one or more of my drive belts was … Continue reading →

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1. 240 Alternator Replacement
2. Volvo 960 Timing Belt Change
3. Alternator replacement

Vacuum Line Routing for Air Box Thermostat

Air Box Thermostat. Misha gives us some great pictures of the vacuum line routing for the vacuum line controlled air box thermostat. 1997 850 Help locating vacuum hose Related posts:Vacuum Hose Routing for ’94 850 Turbo Thermostat Replacement on Heated … Continue reading →

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1. Vacuum Hose Routing for ’94 850 Turbo
2. Thermostat Replacement on Heated Seats
3. 850 Vacuum Hose Diagram

S80 Mysterious Whirring Noise Wolved

S80 Harmonic Noises and Rubbing Tubes As you can see from pic the block was contacting almost dead center, where the natural harmonic is. The corrugation makes it vibrate like a guitar string. The tube and air box together act … Continue reading →

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1. What Was That Noise? Diagnosing Noises
2. Fixing Wheel Noise
3. Windshield Noise/Howling

What Is “Stage 0″?

Stage 0 Overview Stage 0 means to get your car up to the condition it was when it was new. It makes sense in every situation. Are you a regular driver? You’ll improve fuel economy and dependability. Modder/performance/horsepower guy? You’ll … Continue reading →

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1. Recomended MBC for Volvo 850 Turbo
2. Airbox Thermostat Mod Increases Fuel Economy
3. How to Fix Clogged PCV

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 →

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1. Replace Timing Belt Tensioner?
2. T-stat, Timing Belt Change Costs
3. Volvo S80 Timing Belt Tips