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by abscate
22 Jan 2021, 13:49
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Re: RIP 10/1998 to 01/2021 Elizabeth 1999 V70T5M56

Well. It's official

I ordered a new rack from Detroit and will start the head Job next week.

Botttom line is , with a cold JAnuary the weather will likely swing warm in Feb, and I can get a head off in a half day I won't need another car until March and I will have Shaggkira done by then , too
by abscate
23 Jan 2021, 06:02
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Re: DIY: 98 V70 Brake Hydraulic Overhaul (Hoses, Seals, Parking)

Bumping this really good thread started in 2011 on brake jobs I’ve found 30 seconds of propane heat free most anything on the brakes, caliper screws, bleeders, hoses. If you heat the hoses, you will need to replace them. It’s less about expanding the nut around the bolt, it is more the chemical chan...
by abscate
24 Jan 2021, 05:44
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Alistair...the headrests are different too. I had to punch new holes in the leather to refit my S70 headrests through the C70 leather. Wasn’t hard to do with a sharp knife, just cut an X where you feel the hole in the leather for the headrest post My daughter loves the new bolster , and it’s really ...
by abscate
27 Jan 2021, 20:09
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Re: Should I change my 2015 Battery?...

15km a week?

Buy a good jump pack and keep it handy and run that battery to Spring

Make Neil and Me proud!
by abscate
29 Jan 2021, 03:18
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P80 coolant flow diagram

Found this on the web, too

Missing ,the later RN biscuit style oil cooler and coolant flow
by abscate
30 Jan 2021, 09:14
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Whose got two thumbs and picked up his renuilt spare starter the day before his starter went out?
by abscate
30 Jan 2021, 11:59
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Xcel off 890/Broadway in Schenectady

$100

100 meters from Hunts Machine shop, doing my cylinder head!

All the local dealers charging $300 for rebuilds use these guys, but won’t tell you that.
by abscate
31 Jan 2021, 10:07
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Re: My S70's road to LPG

I don’t know anything about LPG and lean codes , but if you get lean codes on petrol , see if your short term fuel trims are large at idle and small at 2500-3000 rpm. That’s a great test for vacuum leaks The hose on the passenger side of the intake manifold and the tree are th places to look for leaks
by abscate
04 Feb 2021, 03:56
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Re: '05 V70 2.5T High Beams died completely - looking for tips on wiring/de

Both the light switch and the steering wheel module ( dimmer stalk) are CANBUS on the 2005 models, and it’s the first year of fast CANBUS , the one that gets you to great places like Toronto and Montreal faster. As a mod , we have an agreement with Volvo not to host wiring diagrams here but I can se...
by abscate
04 Feb 2021, 05:42
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Re: Volvo/cars humor

Caitlin found this for me, Worth the click


Best quote

“ if this car were a spice, it would be flour”

https://www.boredpanda.com/1999-toyota- ... gn=organic