I apply my formula as follows My labor is 25 an hour,so 4 hours for the pump costs me 100 later on if I need to do it, It’s highly likely that pump will last to the next timing belt cycle in which case the labor is free. Here’s one last tipping point agaisntvreplacement. ..it’s posdible once in a wh...

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Your turbo 2002 has the P2 Bosch Throttle Body which does not suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous Italian ETM misfortune.

See the ETM ROOM forum in the main site link if you want the gory details

Adding one note Names of Volvo colour change across markets, so the superior Nautic Blue Metallic Pearl in Noth America might be called Rulus Britanicus Blue in the UK, even if code 417 is both. Color is identical by code, not description The format is XXX-YZ XXX IS colour Y is paint manufacturer co...

I’m guessing some spliced in either a remote start or a fob into the factory system. You need to find a wiring diagram to proceed And cut that junk out. Based on the wiring workmanship, the lock Issues aren’t surprising

Be careful what you are doing, it’s easy to brick a 1999- on Volvo

That action, locking followed by unlocking is normal function for the Volvo locking system if it detects a door ajar. It could just be one of the lock signals isn’t getting to the lock control module I though the driver door key opens the driver door mechanically, so if that isn’t working, you need ...

I dropped 10k for my 2005 with 80k on the clock, but that was 5 years ago, and it was Stage 0 from driveway. Expensive? Maybe, but I would do it again in 10 nanoseconds.

Manual transmission of course.



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Pasting here for posterior- the original 'gibbons' post at the link above Originally Posted by gibbons View Post Knowing that I blabber too often here, I don't post a lot of stuff that I personally find interesting. However, I will toss this one out there for consideration. There are 7.5 liters of A...

1. Too granular on the pricing info Perhaps: Project car $500-1500 Car plus Refurbishment $1500-3500 Near Stage 0 $3500-6500 Creampuff $6500- up 2 MAINTENANCE and Going forward costs (Does not include refurbishments) How many miles per year will I put on it? Budget accordingly: no maintenance (plan ...

If you haven’t had an overheat incident, chance of a head gasket failure is almost nil.

Can you feel the misfire or are you just getting codes reported