Just like manufacturers have had to take measures to avoid the danger of a stuck open throttle due to throttle body icing, this is likely another safety measure. The throttle spring has a lot of return force on it (to ensure it will close once released) and would likely be able to close itself regar...

Very nice white 1998 V70 manual with top trim level in Indiana. I've never seen wood grain on the door cards before. Looks like someone really loved this car.

Pics to prove that door card woodgrain exists:

Probably wasn't necessary, but I went ahead and replaced it anyway.

Be careful hooking up 3rd party scanners if you use the "auto detect" or auto vin detect setting... The two legitimate codes are the first one and the very last one. Every one of the other ones appears to have been caused by the auto scan on the Autel Maxicom. Scanner does well if you inpu...

That IPD kit looks handy, and I like the fact they ad the info on the change to the hose over time and the sell the alternate elbow.

Neil.

Bought new in March '95 by my parents, deeded to me in 2003. Daily driven until...this week. Replaced with a Ford Maverick to daily. Noteworthy DIY repairs courtesy of Matthews Volvo Site: Transmission r&r Rear Main Seal Evaporator core & a/c comp Entire steering and suspension components ex...

This may be documented elsewhere, but wanted to provide a warning of how quickly a leaky heater core can progress. Although the typical heater core leak may be a slow drip, it has the potential to be a source of massive coolant loss, as happened to me. My 1996 850 had a slow heater core leak (a few ...

I replace those with M6 hardware in cheap stainless which makes removal a lot less painful.

Zip tie two opposite corners to hold the sand which together, install bolts into other corners, then cut ties and do the first corners.

Today, after replacing the brake master cylinder en front brake discs on my 2001 C70 T5 and (of course) bleeding the brake system I went for a test run to check the work and bed in the discs. Everything was A-ok however, close to home as I was returning, which is up a steep hill, I decided to give i...

UPDATE:

I replaced the Cruise Control relay with one I salvaged a few years ago. So FAR it seems to be working correctly now. Still more tests in the works but no surging so far.