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by smacknab
24 Oct 2023, 04:31
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Re: Maintenance Log - An expensive and naive s70 rebuild - life lessons earned and the quest to make it worth it.

Car recently passed 260k miles and 4 years of ownership. Aside from a couple no-starts this summer the car has been very reliable for the last 3 years. The no-starts this summer stemmed from a corroded ground wire to the block, so I replaced the whole negative terminal wire. This was the issue i not...
by smacknab
01 Jan 2026, 21:02
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Edit- just realized there's a p1 'wdydtyvt' thread, sorry if I've been spamming this one V50 reassembled and made it back in the driveway, I'll pull it back into my shop this weekend since it has a few lingering issues to button up. Big job generally though so pretty proud of it starting up first tr...
by smacknab
02 Jan 2026, 12:28
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Is that a vacuum filler for the coolant? If so, what exactly is it, and are you happy with it? That's something that I've contemplated buying. Just picked it up as my space is in the back of a shared building so it was nice to get the system mostly bled without idling the engine. It's just a harbor...
by smacknab
02 Feb 2026, 08:48
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Re: What did you do on your P1 Volvo today?

My buddy texted me earlier to say he has spoken to the previous owner and she is over the moon happy that the car is fixed and she has been offered it back. It will be returned with the brakes fixed as well as the trans flush and pipe. The alignment will also be checked to ensure the bald areas on ...