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The bottom line: dealer $250 for a full service key w/o remote.

I wonder if my car was immaculate would I get more responses to my questions..

IPD has a couple of options: https://www.ipdusa.com/products/21309/HD-Viton-Gas-Cap-Seal-for-Volvo-IPD-139997?crumbs=0 https://www.ipdusa.com/products/8818/Fuel-Filler-Gas-Cap-Seal-Aftermarket-Volvo-6842302 I just got the cheaper version more as an emergency stop gap, but then who knows how long the...

I saved so much money doing my own repairs I don't need to work for the rest of the year.

The Kat came to me with the reversed fuel filter. It means the longer you drive the fuller your tank, as the fuel follows the arrow of course

Is your engine a 5 cylinder being a T5? If so, if the PCV was bad, it could be the cam seals may have been pushed out if the PCV was blocked.

Neil.

Thanks you guys. I am familiar with all of the issues you guys mention, but I was hoping perhaps for a valve train issue I was unaware of. Too much money, effort, for a '98. Sometimes free is too much for a car. Seems more common these days than ever. A free Volvo can easily need $2500 of stuff to ...

Are you done with those shoes? Asking for a Scottish friend…..

Came back from my Adventure in the Pacific, stumbled over a lightly wrecked '69 1800, fixed it and put 500,000 miles on it, no mercy shown whatsoever. Never left me walking. Death by rust in the front frame rails behind the steering box - back when they were just old used cars and there wasn't much ...

Manual transmission + no computers + solid design + basic carburetor + plentiful parts supply + DIY owner + good rust proofing = 500,000 miles.
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