I am using this exact thingy to power my aux. driving lights in the 850 and also in the S70. Works perfect, and the cover still closes fine. There is even an opening under the fuse box where the cable can be routed thru to the underside of the dash. I can take photos tonight of what the install look...

A user messaged me about a possible solution to this, and I realized I never posted a solution. I wish I had a solid answer as to what fixed the code, but this is just a guess. I believe the solution in this case was the purge valve, as that was the last thing I ended up replacing just to try to eli...

Any recommendations for piston rings, besides original Volvo? I'm thinking about doing a piston-ring-job. Leaning towards Hastings or Mahle/ Clevite piston rings because of the price...but I haven't read anything about someone using them. I saw a recommendation for Grant piston rings and tried cont...

rrres wrote: ↑29 Oct 2022, 19:24 Leaning towards Hastings or Mahle/ Clevite piston rings because of the price...but I haven't read anything about someone using them.

Mahle and Goetze are the OE suppliers for piston rings. Buy one of them and your getting the same thing as Genuine Volvo.

I would order those by engine number to make sure you get the right ones Alldata reports they are not reused Install the end cap. Check that markings correspond. On late types of connecting rods the mating surface between the cap and the connecting rod are not machined. It is aligned through a dedic...

Using VIDA with my 98 V70 B5254T vin, it shows a break on engine serial number https://i57.servimg.com/u/f57/16/41/73/43/2022-110.png Thread seems a bit different and the newer bolt is lighter according to Skandix listings https://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/engine/engine-repair/connecting-rod/con...

Maybe try heating things up a bit with a propane torch and maybe a flame spreader. Then try scraping.

The best gasket remover chemical I ever used worked really well for freeing up baked-on head gasket material. However AST subsequently removed it from the market and re-branded it as a varnish remover: https://products.sealfast.com/item/anti-seize-shop-aids/ast-pvr-heavy-duty-paint-and-varnish-remov...

Be careful popping the pistons out. I managed to drop one on the garage floor once during the process of replacing the rings and it dented the upper edge of the piston. Used a file and some very fine sand paper to smooth it out.

Hopefully you can figure out from this picture how it fits:
Hope this helps. Back of engine is to the top of the photo. Turbo intake pipe is the hose at the bottom with a rubber hose outlet to the ejector.

Neil.