When I got my 98 v70xc, the driver's knee panel was missing, with the slot on the dash itself missing the bottom edge. In s/v70 cars, the knee panels are held up by two tabs, which lock into slots in the dashboard, as well as a screw in the center. Thankfully I was able to find an intact panel, in t...

1. I have *not* seen any Engine ECU DTC codes for Low Oil Level or Low Oil Pressure -- not for 98 S70/V70, nor for 96-97 850. 2. However, I believe the 96-97 850 had the capability to detect Low Oil Pressure and communicate that to the COMBI as a DTC code. That being said, in the ~6-7 years I activ...

"Volvo's Reply to T5m Production#'s Thank you for taking the time to contact us at Volvo. For (Imports from mid 1998 to mid 1999) We built 15,610 V70's. Of these 517 were T5, of that 101 were T5 with Manual Trans. Color Break out of the T5 w/ manual trans: 019 Black Paint 16 189 White Paint 15 ...

It is a flow through evaporative air conditioner about 1950 vintage. I think someone added the Chevrolet logo.
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I did win the auction. Thanks to everyone here for their advice. Here's what I learned so it may help others in the future. These observations came from Capital in Manchester, NH but may be true of other auction companies. 1. and 2. You can't go see the cars before bidding. You certainly can't drive...

Took a trip south to Scottsdale for the Good Guys Classic car show with autotest and classic drag racers. Interesting show, but little in the way of Non-US cars, which is ok. A few Mini's, MGB's, a 73 Mercedes 450SE and a 1980's Rolls Royce. Last 2 were for sale. Only Far East car was a Z350/370 or ...

Came here to say THANKS. Had this same issue: Dead instrument cluster Dead climate controls Dead driver power seat only... passenger seat controls were fine). The 10A fuse #24 was fine and not blown. Replaced relay 2/29 CMI22... and everything came back to life. CMI22 is under the driver side kick p...

I just purchased a 1998 V70 T5 manual (T5M) in Nautic Blue with 178k miles. This thread will document my work to rehabilitate it and its journey to (likely) becoming my daily driver. I drove a 2000 V70 NA manual for 18 years until it got rear ended and totaled (and stripped by abscate ). For the pas...

Happy Thanksgiving to the MVS community. Thanks for being a good to each other, creating a community that's fun to be a part of. Thanks to Matthew for creating and maintaining the place and to the moderators for keeping it on track. I'm very thankful for everyone here who provides assistance and for...

https://psvsa.org/index.php/2022/08/21/x-ray-motors-20th-anniversary-party/#more-1542 “As the patron saint of classic Volvos, we all paid homage yesterday at the church of X-Ray Auto.“ This is a shop in ye olde Ballard in Seattle. Down by the tracks. Down by the docks and fishing boats. 4773C483-445...