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by abscate
01 Nov 2019, 10:35
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Re: 05' V70, almost dead battery, alarm going off, what to do?

If it is more than 3 years old, go get your self a new one with all the money you saved on the 1999 Nautic Blue/beige NA wagon in stick shift, you rascal. P2s really hate low battery voltage, and if it has discharged in a week of non-use, its dead. It will keep you in Volvo electronic Hades until yo...
by abscate
01 Nov 2019, 10:41
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Re: questions about estimate for broken front coil spring

Quick struts seem like something I can do myself. I only hesitate due to the almost insurmountable problem I had connecting the strut bushing to the control arm during the left rear coil spring replacement linked above. There may be more labor to deal with damage caused by the broken strut. But see...
by abscate
01 Nov 2019, 18:28
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Re: 1996 850 Battery Drain Overnight - Yellow Wire Problem

Pete..you’ve picked up one weakness with current track type wiring diagrams like Volvo provides. Only the wiring appropriate for the subsection are shown I don’t see the yellow wire in the power distribution section, but it could be somewhere else, and unfortunately there is no way to see where to l...
by abscate
02 Nov 2019, 10:01
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Re: 1996 850 Battery Drain Overnight - Yellow Wire Problem

Do instead of cutting the wire , pull relay 2/53 and test to see if it is fused closed.

If it isn’t , your ECU is pulling the relay closed by fault.

You can solve the drain problem by just pulling the relay.
by abscate
03 Nov 2019, 04:54
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Re: weird dash malfunction

Have a good look at the battery and ground cables, including the joined connection at the starter.

If that’s all good, electrical part of ignition switch, part number...
by abscate
04 Nov 2019, 16:12
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Re: 1996 850 Battery Drain Overnight - Yellow Wire Problem

That will be an SAS code if you didn’t do the delete
by abscate
04 Nov 2019, 16:16
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Re: fuel trims question

OBD “ standards only cover basic diagnostics. The specifics of engine management are proprietary code for each manufacturer. That’s so they can defeat emissions testing and hope no one will discover it.
by abscate
06 Nov 2019, 05:14
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Re: 850 T5 ABS Woes

Have you had the wheels off and inspected the tone rings on each wheel? It will only take one bad one to convince the car a wheel is slipping and activate ABS
by abscate
07 Nov 2019, 12:41
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Re: Scotty Kilmer ATP AT-205 Re-Seal Stops Leaks

If scotty drank a liter of AT-205 would that reseal his mouth?
by abscate
07 Nov 2019, 13:26
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MVS Volvo Repair Help in your area - hands on help from a fellow MVS'er

Post here if you need real-life, hands-on help IN PERSON from a fellow non-professional DIY'er. Often, MVS'ers help each other after connecting through these forums. If you need help, post in this topic... reply to this topic . In your post, add the following: your location what Volvo model/year it...