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Volvo Repair Category: Spark Plugs, Wires, Rotor, Cap, Ignition
DIY 1998 Volvo V70 Ignition Switch & Cylinder Lock Replacement
Car is 1998 Volvo V70 with 106K miles. Symptoms: sometimes cannot crank the engine, after wiggling the key a few times, then I can start the engine. It was intermittent, then it became permanent. Key can turn to Position I … Continue reading
Plugs, Wires, Cap, & Rotor DIY
A Fine Spark Plugs, Wires, Cap & Rotor Change Tutorial for Pre-1999 Volvo 5-cyl Here’s perhaps the best-documented Spark Plug replacement tutorial yet, with bonus cap, rotor & wires coverage. Volvo Forum member and contributor polskamafia mjl takes us carefully … Continue reading
Just Got Back from Volvo Specialists (Denver)
…and wow do they know their stuff. Volvo Specialists are a very talented crew with a substantial amount of experience gained by working for local dealer service departments (McDonald Volvo, Rickenbaugh Volvo). I met owner Mike, manager Brett, and about … Continue reading
Improving highway mpg S60 R 05, auto transmission
Tips to improve highway MPG economy with an S60 Tuneups, tire pressure, average speed changes, air filter… these are all things that affect fuel economy of our Volvos. What can you do besides these tips? Should you go all the … Continue reading
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
2001 V70 2.4T ignition coil replacement tutorial
V70 Ignition coil replacement with good photos. Can be used for other models. It was very obvious that something was not right; the engine ran rough, the steering wheel was shaking and the CEL came on blinking. To me it … Continue reading
740GL 1989 spark plug wire order
I recently replaced the distributor cap on my 1986. If you take off the distributor cap, you will see that each wire plug is labeled with the cylinder number it supplies. But to save you the aggravation of pulling the … Continue reading
89 Volvo 740 Random Stalls Ignition Failure
Various Volvo 740 and 760 Stalling Fixes Example: Eventually found on a forum that the radio suppression relay solder joints were cracked. I re-soldered the joints and had no further issues. This and more found in the Volvo Forums. 89 … Continue reading
960 spark plug loom sequence
I have made an amateur’s mistake. I was changing the plugs in my 95 960. This is, of course, the inline 6. I was removing the loom (with coil pack over each plug) from the front (radiator) side of the … Continue reading