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Here is my write-up for removing the oil pan, or oil sump as some call it, in order to remove and replace failing o-rings throughout the lubrication system. Removing the oil pan for o-ring replacement is a messy affair, but very necessary if you are experiencing low oil pressure due to old and degra...

Repair completed - no welding required. The ball joint section was cut out with an angle grinder and cut-off wheel, leaving a gap of about 2" between the front and rear pipe. A 1-3/4"ID x 6" long piece of exhaust tubing was slid in place to join the two free ends. Std exhaust U-clamps...

DIY: 1998 Volvo V70 Replacing Clockspring (Airbag/Horn Contact Unit) 1998 Volvo V70 PN is 9157268 . First, thank you to all those who gave me the tips/tricks before doing this job. This topic of Replacing Clock Spring for Airbag and Horn has been covered in different forums but not in great detail....

On all but a few 90-93 240 manuals, the item on throttle is a two switch unit. A throttle closed switch that clicks and a wide open throttle switch that makes little or no noise when it closes. All 850 fuel systems use a TPS which is a resistor track with a wiper brush. TPS is usually a no adjust af...

You're probably going to need a new seatbelt

I've worked on the 10 valve (B5252S) 5 cylinder engines and they're interference motors; flycuts on pistons means that's the case.

After reading here about the good chance of having a leaking heater core and especially about suddenly bursting heater hoses, I decided it would be a good idea to do some preventative maintenance. So I replaced the heater core, heater core pipes and heater hoses which were all original on my 1997 85...

The paper won't make it into the oil, it will get shredded by the turbo, sucked into the combustion chamber and get burned up either in the cylinders or in the cat. IF it makes it through the intercooler. I think the internal on the intercooler is fine enough it will effectively catch big pieces. If...

I don't think it will be of interest to the people on the site with lots of experience, but I had to repair a cracked line between the charcoal canister and the vent valve on my 1997 Volvo 855 last weekend, and I made a video of the repair in case anybody was curious what was involved or what tools ...