Volvo Exhaust

Replacing Exhaust on Volvo 140 Cars

MattinEugene » I have a 73 145 (B20F). When I got it the exhaust was pretty well shot, so I had a muffler shop put on a new exhaust. It…

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Starla Exhaust Advice & Reviews

I’ve assembled a handful of owner comments about Starla exhausts… notes and observations about Starla purchases by Volvo owners and MVS users like you. See what the Volvo…

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Strange ticking sound . No codes. Could be the exhaust manifold.

Have you ever heard a Strange ticking sound ? MVS Contributor Rattnalle shows us how to diagnose an exhaust manifold problem. In this case, it was a lost…

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Volvo Whiteblock 5-cylinder Exhaust Manifolds Compared

MVS Contributor DragosGD posts a nice collection of photos of Volvo whiteblock 5-cylinder exhaust manifolds — “R” manifold – 30637921, “Japan” manifold – 9207688, and stock 1998 turbo. Volvo…

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How to Diagnose White Smoke on a 5-Cylinder Volvo

How to diagnose head gasket? Valve guides? Bad turbo? when you’re seeing white smoke in exhaust. Today we look at how to diagnose white smoke when decelerating from…

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Performance Exhausts – An Open Letter to IPD, FCP, Viva, OBX

This went to Elevate, EST, IPD, FCP, Andy’s, Viva, Heico, OBX, and Milltec: Performance Exhaust: an Open Letter from the “Touring Class” I’ve quickly come to love my new-to-me…

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The Birth, Life & Death of an XC90 T6

Ok, that title was a little dramatic, but that’s the idea. MVS member XVTer bought a 2004 XC90 T6 a few years ago for his wife. In between the buying…

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Engine Rebuild Tutorial PDF – 1996 Volvo 850

MVS Forums Contributor and advanced shadetree-level mechanic JimBee puts together a 288MB, 30-page downloadable PDF monster filled to the top with how to rebuild your Volvo 5-cylinder whiteblock engine. Then…

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Exhaust Leak At Catalytic Convertor – Buy New or Weld?

MVS Contributor Kahl has an exhaust leak at the catalytic convertor on his 2000 Volvo XC70. Then he fixed it by being a man and DIY welding it, instead of taking the easy but expensive route of buying a new cat.

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XC90 2.5T – Replacing Front O2 Sensor Step-by-Step

Need to replace your 5-cylinder XC90’s front O2 sensor? Use this nice XC90 O2 sensor DIY with clip connector info and photos. MVS Volvo Forum member joelq created this…

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Fixing Up 99 S70 T5

MVS member Auburn T5 goes bananas on fixing up a 1998 Volvo S70 T5. Stage 0, new transmission, new struts, shocks and springs, you name it. Documented with…

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Fix a Rusted Exhaust on a Volvo

Need to fix a rusted exhaust on a Volvo? MVS contributor xHeart documents fixing his rusted, broken, leaking exhaust on his Volvo. This saga included a Class A…

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