Over the years, I have learned that: - The Volvo factory nut is regular steel and it will rust with time, especially in the midwest with salt. - It can seize with time if antiseize is not used. Some people break the stud off while removing the nut. So, I have been using these M6 x 1.0 stainless stee...

jreed wrote: ↑13 Mar 2022, 05:49 240 near Chapel Hill, NC

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Very clever trick on the phone le chiffre

98's are desirable because of the lack of ETM trouble, but that's just me. This seems to be the common reasoning, but I think the ETM thing is blown out of proportion. Replace it once, be done. The 2014 contactless one available in eBay for $150 has been the elixir from the Swedish Gods While the -...

My 850 once decided it'd be hilarious to have it's main fuel system relay not work. It's the big grey one in the top radiator shroud. I replaced it with a new Volvo part (after I figured it out - to be safe) and the problem went away pretty much forever. Here's my original solution post: "Actua...

I don’t recall any failure here. If you want some , or other parts for a spares box to return later, pm me though.

I pooched those two thin gauge yellow wires on my T5, be careful with those

The "803" relay is your main FI system relay.

I haven't seen one fail, but the connectors do suffer the same degradation that all of the connectors in the engine bay of these cars seem to.

What about the J hose. It can also throwsa P0442. My 3 1998/99s have needed replacements. The cracks are not visible until you remove the hose. Then you will see multiple cracks running lengthwise, each about an inch long. Last one I did had at least 3 if not 5 cracks. Here is a reference on MVS for...

Thanks jreed and scot850 so much for the information. Now I can at least start to try and fix it.

This was a gnarly fight. The basic technique was hot/cold cycling with liberal application of CRC Freeze Off after every heating.. I used a pneumatic die grinder with a really crappy harbor freight grinding point that's terrible for actual grinding, but pretty good at heating up the bolt it's applie...

Car has been starting and running fine now outside of other previous issues. I had been charging and then disconnecting the battery whenever I left the car, and after work broke the pos terminal nut. Got home with locking jaw pliers. Replaced the terminal bolts with brass bolts, temporarily until I...