wizechatmgr wrote: ↑28 Oct 2017, 19:48 One never argues with female logic. To do so is suicide. =)

SWMBO: do you need gas?
Me: I can make it to the next gas stop
SWMBO: why not this one?
Me: do you need to stop?
SWMBO: No
Me: if an asteroid hits us in between, we will have saved the cost of an entire tank of gas.
SWMBO: Oh.

There is a wire harness that goes through the roof into the tailgate. Inside the wire harness the wires are known to stretch and break causing shorts. Go here first for shorts. Most of the wiring on the Volvo is top shelf, this is one of the very few weak spots on wagons If you have more than one t...

You should be running synthetic in that turbo with 7500 mile oil changes, unless your car was made in the Month of June - which needs 3000 mile oil changes. (MVS humor)

Clean container.

Drop oil filter housing, catch oil

reseat, reinstall.

Put oil back in

Drive 5-10 miles

Check dipstick and top off if needed.

The power transistor pack that determines can speed can die and give you both the failure of fan and the flashing error codes. I believe you can read off climate system errors under hood or maybe by triggering the ECC to show. Odds on a 1995, search the VRD on how to do this

I hate to ask a stupid question, but what's the point? I just stick mine in the door pocket to keep it from falling between the seat and console. Every Volvo I have owned has always had a door pocket and it makes a easy place to store the phone where I can get it if it rings if I am driving rather ...

I did 500 miles yesterday picking up muffin, another 300 to NYC today, and 500 on Sunday planned...so 2017 will be P2 heavy..

I think I can find it. I'm not sure there was a gasket or Oring

Two rubber gaskets on transmission cooler!!

Quick note on that SRS plate - the sticker used to say replace the SRS after 10 years, but there was a TSB that said this was no longer necessary.