This is my parking brake repair/replacement. It finally quit raining in the Midwest long enough to replace the parking brake on my ’94 850 sedan. The process starts with the usual block the front tires, get out your jack stands stuff. Jack up the rear wheels of the car and set your jack stands. As a...

Hi, I saw a really good video on changing the TB on You Tube the other day when i was looking for other info about my 1998 v70. It shows in detail how to replace it and issues with the tensioner. The guys name was "Robert DIY" who posted it, so you'll have to search. If you cant find it i...

So, my question is do the valve seals need to be installed before beginning the lapping process? No. If you are changing the valve guides those should be changed first but the seals don't make any difference on the valve angle through the head. Besides, they just add rotational resistance as you ar...

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Greetings and welcome ! I say your brother inlaw might be correct. I had a similar sound before my amazon purchased water pump went bad ! From your video , it seem to come from the right / passenger side of motor . Sounds to me like water pump fan is wobbling . I could be wrong , but pull timing bel...

We have to fight this battle together . Water pump was probably not changed because it was not leaking . Time has caught up with it. Check it before you lose your DIY project to a head rebuild due to bent valves caused by a locked up water pump .

AC compressor clutch. Try cycling AC button when noise is prese[not to see \if it changes

YOur harmonic balancer or crankshaft pulley could be loose. You can usually track down a noise to wtin a cm or so using a hose as a stethoscope

The sound does remind me of my bad AC clutch

I've heard a sound like that before coming from a solenoid near the throttle body

I completely forgot about the freewheeling pulley That came on in the 1999 models and the SERP belt route changes ( the alternator spins backwards relative to the rest of the cars this Forum) I have the splinedtool to remove the pulley, that sucker is on really tight and is a left hand thread. The h...

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Find the 12 V at the motor, work backwards until you find where the voltage stops. Start where you know the problem is, at the non-working thing.