Note from Abby…”had to jump start Evita this morning, isn’t 2018 old for a battery?”

Bad Dad….

That message usually points toward the PNP switch or the mode selector switch on the transmission. On older Volvos those switches can get dirty or misaligned and send a “signal too low” fault to the transmission control module. I'd advise you check the connector and wiring near the gearbox because c...

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scot850 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2026, 16:56 My first P80 when I came to Canada from Scotland was an 850. Hence, Scot850. If you check my threads I sign off with Neil which is my first name!

Neil.

I'm a blind moron. I knew your name was Neil. But I was right. scot stands for scotland

Usually this battery drain is caused by diodes in the alternator that have shorted to low ohms, the battery just runs current through them until they are dead. You can diagnose this but playing with unfused , high current stuff isn’t electrical 101 - you can start a fire and/or hurt yourself doing t...

actuator diaphram is ripped, replace. re-set the wastegate preload.
it doesn't look like a huge leak.

follow up - New fan arrived, installed and I once again have air flow - significantly better than before I might add. High five to the Volvo engineer who placed the fan where it was and made it so easy to swap out. I have done fan replacements which took an entire day because you have to practically...

The interior is mostly good but needs a serious cleaning and steaming clean. Not sure the trunk carpet is savable though. Whoever buys it it looks like a really good base to start from. If it was not so far away I'd be interested! GLWS. Neil. Im good at cleaning cars. But this one will test my skil...

It has been an observation that, sometimes , Internet information is incorrect.

The horror!

I got home y’all. I started poking around my car and realized I had a 10mm and a spare coil in the spare tire well! I popped it into cylinder 5 and she didn’t buck once on the way home. Good idea to do compression test. No codes came back after cleared and driven 300km. LESSON TO ALL: ALWAYS BRING A...