2.5 Turbo Back Exhaust: Drone & Tip Questions
GSP and FEB Axles = Bad Experience
Night #1: Pickup Full Axle from Advanced Auto (GSP) for $100.00 Installed in under 60 minutes. Once on the highway I noticed a bit of a vibration between 50-60 when approaching WOT. Night #2: Pickup Full Axle from CarQuest (FEB) for $120.00 Installed in 90 minutes since the C clip in the GSP was in […]
V70, 850 Wagon Spoiler Removal Instructions
Thanks to Robert for sending this in to me just now. It’s a PDF document in Swedish and English on how to remove and replace the spoiler on Volvo’s “Gen 1” wagons. Excerpt: Applies to spoilers with brake lights Figure A applies only to 855 – Remove brake tight cover (1) by clamping over together […]
Pricing for rebuilding an 850 n/a trans
Volvo V70 Front Strut Replacement Supplement
Replacing Front Struts – And More Here’s a superb supplement for working on Volvo front suspensions. These tips/tricks should make the job much easier for novices and veterans alike. It applies to all generation 1 FWD Volvos: 850, V70, S70, V70 XC and C70. It’s even close enough to the second generation (“P2”) Volvos that […]
The I Worked on My Car Today Thread
PCV System Repair on a Volvo 5-cylinder

PCV System Cleaning Tutorial w/ Pics This tutorial will help you clean the PCV system on your 1993-2000 5-cylinder Volvo engine. Keep in mind that this is focused on a later-generation Turbo model (I have a 1998 S70 T5), there will be some differences between each year and depending whether yours is a N/A or […]
Volvo XC90 Front Brake Job

MVS Contributor stone36 documents his Volvo XC90 brake job! » So I did my front brakes yesterday, attached is my write up on the process. If anyone has questions let me know, I am happy to revise if this doesn’t make sense. I also used the Motive pressure bleeder system to flush the break fluid. It was […]
Car Alignment Tricks Using Common Tools

DIY Alignment 1. Start by attaching Carpenter Square to Carpenter Level using Zip Ties. 2. Using a brick approx. 24 cm tall for support, measurements are made at “equator” of tires. Use a chalk to mark the tires where measurements are made. 3. Set Steering Wheel Straight. 4. Track widths for FRONT and REAR tracks […]
850 N/a Throttle Body on a T-5 manifold for performance
Bigger Throttle Plate and Injectors for More Horsepower? Keep in mind that many of the N/A tricks do not apply as the turbo pressurizes the air and this offsets most intake restrictions. The main thing that occurs is that the throttle body now gives higher air flow for a given throttle plate angle. This will […]