First off - huge thanks to BillR99 who posted a good summary on VolvoXC Forums and also on a FCP Euro Blog Post . He also sent me some advice about this that was basically the sole reason I tried this repair. So many many many thanks to him, and also basically all credit :) I had a leak in my PS sys...

Hello MVS readers, I have a 2000 S80 T-6 with the same P0756 troubles everyone usually runs into, namely no shift into 3rd or 4th. Swapping the whole solenoid set had no effect, so it was time for a complete unit swap or a rebuild. As this is my project car, and I'd done a few VW transmissions befor...

2006 Volvo XC70 – Replacing the Evap. detection pump. As promised, here is my brief write up on how I replaced the evap. Pump on our car. The process is not especially difficult, and not many special tools are required. Tools: - Metric socket set and ratchet - Drill and 5mm drill bit to drill out x ...

The bread clip fix does work for newer Volvos. Most of the posts on Matthews are for older series Volvos, so I wondered if it worked on newer Volvos. I did this, this past weekend on my '04 XC70, and it works. I suggest you look at YouTube. A guy in Texas ("TexasCoder"?) shows replacing th...

I have had a torn drivers side outer CV boot on my 94 850 Turbo for longer than I care to admit. Because it wasn't making noise, I was originally planning on cleaning, regreasing and rebooting the axle, but as I investigated replacement parts there seemed to be confounding information on the CV axle...

An ELM327 device along with terminal emulator software is another option for resetting the SERVICE light of the 1996-1998 850 / S70 / V70 / C70 / XC70. 1. The resetting of the SERVICE light is quite simple with an ELM327. It appears to be a 2-step sequence of B030 / B230: ATSH 83 51 13 B030 B230 As...

He-he torque specs. Other than when I am doing a head gasket repair I never use a torque wrench. It is an advantage to doing your own work but I will tell you this: The size of the bolt determines the torque its that simple bigger bolts need and can handle more torque. After working on cars for year...

As a companion to a similar thread for turbo cars (https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=63615), here is a thread dedicated to documenting the vacuum lines in the non-turbo (NA) 850 and 98 S/V/C70. I know that what I am posting here is good for 95+ without EGR, someone else will h...

Following photos and notes extends the pioneer write up of Ozark Lee https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9402 . The project included replacing coil springs, delta links, and anchorage mounts - all using new nuts and bolts. There was plenty of room and time to replace mu...

This is a write up for replacing the shift solenoids in the AW50-42 transmission on a Volvo 850. My particular car is a 1995 model and the S1 and S2 solenoids are different. Earlier models had S1 and S2 as the same solenoid. This explains why many Volvo parts vendors have the same part number for S1...