Lot's of cleaning done, lots more to do lol. It is cleaning up pretty nicely under the hood though

Hey All, public service announcement for the future and for anyone with this trouble right now. I have had a volvo 240 for two and a half years, doing everything on it from struts to window scrapers and everything in-between. However, my blower motor always squealed occasionally, and often struggled...

It's been a quiet time for Val the Volvo, after the Moffat show the car has sat unused in the garage while I took care of the latest member of the family who arrived with us on 5th July. I don't remember my previous puppies being so much work but it's great fun and worth the effort. Today I took Val...

Started with the base coat, finally. I just did the drop coat after these were taken. I've prepped a lot for this, high build primer, got blocked down, then I put another layer of epoxy as a sealer over that and I wet sanded it with P600 paper https://i.imgur.com/hiMVQe1h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/bhz...

. $59.98 Shell Rotella T6 Full Synthetic 5W-40 Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (3 Pack) https://www.amazon.com/Shell-Rotella-Synthetic-Diesel-1-Gallon/dp/B01LG3Q6LQ/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6w2JW4sHoUElavaF7E2fFr3bxV-_2Zb2rzZ7qbFpUCtr6Df1W6psC3Pz13yV2ZmG6qKknGAO6fWsHEwGpravt8fzpj8vyHqTbmeIWDWtACwec-wvPU91RiO...

Hole dates and vehicle application are hit or miss IMO, can see here for a 2006 (16k SN) and a 2008 (32k SN), one has a hole and the other does not- https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=591510#p591510 . Motors below SN 6833 were supposed to be an issue requiring recall level rewo...

I went to Volvo oem parts and put 2017xc90 t8 in search. Them emissions system. Search came back for 3 o2 sensors. They were upper, mid and rear. 2 variants of rear sensor based on spec code were offered as well. I assume the rearmost sensor is your sensor 3. https://volvo.oempartsonline.com/v-2017-...

Just to post an update on this and to help anyone out in the future - I ended up needing to drill the bolt out. I drilled the head out and was able to thread the bolt through the nut on the back, keeping it intact. The part drawing says it's an M6x16, but after getting it out it's definitely an M5x20.

Many thanks to everyone. It ended up being a faulty brake switch.

How to get a factory ECC switch to operate aftermarket accessories, using a modified switch connected to a LM 393 voltage comparator module. Basically the module detects a change in voltage as set by the user.