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Matthew's Volvo Site Volvo Forum & Help for Volvo Owners.
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Volvo remade its flagship luxury sedan in model year 1999 in the form of the front-wheel drive S80, as it retired the rear-drive S90. There is no S80 wagon, but the Volvo V70 can be considered very close to what an "V80" wagon would be.
The S80 shares Volvo's P2 platform with the V70, S60, XC70, and XC90.
In the base sedan, a 2.9-liter engine produced 201 horsepower. A twin-turbocharged 2.8-liter, 268 horsepower engine went into the sportier T6 model. Safety equipment included front passenger airbags, crumple zones, Volvo's inflatable curtain airbags, and Volvo's WHIPS system (designed to move the front seatbacks and headrests rearward to minimize whiplash during a rear-end collision).
Standard equipment included dual-zone air conditioning, a tilt/telescoping leather-wrapped steering wheel, cruise control, eight-way power front bucket seats with driver memory, and a split folding rear seat. Heated power mirrors, power locks and windows, remote keyless entry, a cassette/CD player, and 16-inch alloy wheels also were standard. The T6 sedan added heated front seats and mirrors, along with wood interior trim.
» S80 Cabin Filter Change Shows how to change the cabin air filter in your S80. The second page of pics doesn't have any text, but you'll be able to figure out what to do anyway.
» S80 Parking Brake Adjustment How to adjust the parking brake on the 2001 S80 T6. May apply to other years and normally aspirated models.
» S80 T6 2001 Service Light Reset How To How to reset that annoying Service light without having to go to a dealer.
» S80 Front Brake Disk and Pad Replaceme How one person changed his front brake discs and pads.
» Front Corner Lens &/or Bulb Replacent S80 Cornering Light Lens and/or Bulb Replacement 1999-2001 Nice write-up. Thanks, vegasjetskier!
» Transmission Filter Replacement Not sure if this is good for all years of the S80 but evidently you can drop the pan and replace the filter in this car. Here is information with a link to a picture write-up as well as where to buy the filter. Thanks vegasjetskier for this new information!
» 1999 S80 2.9 Front End Clunking Noise Do you have clunking you can feel under your brake foot at low speeds and in turns? You can add two large "o-rings" to take up any slack in the bushing of the subframe and eliminate the clunking. You will need two o-rings and two new bolts. Part numbers for the parts to fix this are listed in the thread.
» Condensation in Headlights That was actually the first problem I encountered with my S80. I bought the car new last summer and no longer than a month afterwards I noticed the condensation within both headlights...
» S80 Turn Signal Fuse Numbers I repaired this per the post from Nov 6 2005. Pull # 21 & 22 fuses to reset module. Everything works now...
» Change S80 Trans Fluid Or Not? I have a 2000 S80 T6 with 126K on it and I'm sure the fluid has never been changed. The color of the fluid is a light brown, about the color of new motor oil. Is this the color it is suppose to be and should I worry about changing it?
» How To Access Side Marker Lights Push the lamp unit forward, then pry it out of the fender using either your fingers, or a small piece of plastic or wood (to avoid scratching the paint). I used a small flat blade screwdriver to gently pry it out from the right side (closest to the wheel)...
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