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The car I talked about went away a week ago, can't make photos now... Here's part numbers for your alternator (0 123 500 004) Voltage regulator in assembly with brushes 1 197 311 513 Brushes set (separately) 1 127 014 028 Rear bearing 1 120 905 525 Plastic insert for rear bearing 1 120 591 103 Front...

My 2001 V70 T5 developed a radiator leak at the hose neck at about 180K miles. It was slow leak and only under pressure. I replaced before it got worse so I would not have to worry about a sudden, large failure.
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Carb cleaner will cut these deposits. A stiff brush (brass or nylon) will work better than a pipe cleaner. You will have to do some scrubbing. You can also clean the outside for improved appearance with alcohol and tooth paste (yes really). The tooth paste acts as a polishing compound to shine up th...

I've replaced two radiators on my 850. It was the joint between the plastic side tanks and the metal radiator body.

"Barkeepers Friend" is made for stainless, so it's pretty agressive, but cleans up aluminum too. Barkeepers Friend is good stuff, I use it. But you can fill the manifold with the Oven cleaner foam and get the manifold clean inside and out. You guys got the safety glasses and protective cl...

do88.se has an all-aluminium upgrade radiator if you need to replace it. Probably not the cheapest option, but it is good.

do88.se has an all-aluminium upgrade radiator if you need to replace it. Probably not the cheapest option, but it is good. Not really a good option. Have heard of several of those that failed. Not worth it, really. Stock is good enough. Not a hard job to swap out, but the two main mounting bolts ca...

Standard radiators last a long time. OE had a brass re-inforcement tube on the top hose inside of it as it gets a fair amount of stress from the engine moving. Mine failed because that brass tube came loose and moved out into the upper hose removing the strength of the plastic until it sheared. Alwa...