I'm narrowing down to failing fuel pump. Rough idle and car stalls, no pressure in fuel rail when car is off. RobertDIY will be in Chicago in couple of weeks and we will tackle it.

Oh yeah. You can do zip ties but make sure you buy long ones or you will have achy breaky fingers , 8 inch aren’t too short

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Okay. Small update. Well, Covid killed my job. So I've done less than 1000 miles since my last update. So that kinda sucks. But, I'm doing fine and I've switched focuses so that's all cool. I've had some time to start some "luxury" projects. I attempted to repair my failed headliner. Repai...

Hi, Yesterday I drove home (65km) my 5th XC70 in a year and a half. Main issues are lack of power, message "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE and non functional instrument cluster Got my codes here fault trace initial state.png After ERASE ALL fault trace initial state after erase all.png Car config v...

A "high strength" collar gear will destroy the angle gear. I was very close to buying the last one but decided on genuine Volvo. I also looked at welding but decided against it.The angle gear splines were more damaged than the collar splines , I have proof of this. from my M58 gearbox whic...

This solved my irregular boost problem. After installing a new TCV that I moved up and out of the hot area under the airbox with longer hoses in my 850R I noticed the car would overboost and not function correctly. After taking 18 inches out of the fresh air hose and almost a foot out of the wastega...

MVS Readers, I was occasionally getting a code on the S80 related to the PremAir sensor on the radiator. https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us/media/pressreleases/2310 Because the car wasn't being driven I decided to replace the sensor. How hard could it be? (keep reading to find the answer) Whil...

$7400 --- Purchase price $62.53 --- (31401556) --- Booster O-rings $16.36 --- (AISIN T-IV) --- ATF $40.35 --- (DENSO 5344) --- Sparkplugs $00.00 --- Filter housing $51.47 --- (Mobil 1 0W-40, Oil and Filter) $58.28 --- (LR006071) --- Thermostat $00.66 --- (LR001505) O-ring for 30713530 $24.29 --- (30...

MVS, Here is what I would do differently if I was to try this challenge again on a different P3 Volvo Purchase price ... Look for a lower priced P3 to allow for more budget for maintenance and repairs To keep cost down, I selected a front wheel drive, non Turbo charged vehicle and I would do that ag...

I am having trouble finding a good clear picture of that hole on a cam cover in its good working condition. For example here is is on a (presumably good) engine but we can't see it close up. hole.png I suspect, and I can't confirm this, that it's supposed to have some plug in there to prevent oil fr...