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“MVS Volvo Repair Help in your area “

Give me a ping on email if you need a hand, Drew In Bethlehem south of city by 6 minutes , although you caught me in CA this weekend. Usually if the piston won’t go back in its corroded inside. Keeping brake fluid fresh, under two years old is important, as well as integrity of the rubber dust boot ...

There are details and discussion in the XC90 forum Under user shockwave. This includes links the o scope waveforms for the CEM ECU and PEM electronics https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=84648 Pull your part number and edit the title so we can search for it here, too, pl...

Those compression readings sure do look like a head gasket failure. It’s a big labor job, but it’s stupid labor

Document everything with

Picture
Notepad
Plastic bags labeled with sharpie referenced to notes

If you measure and note each fastener with size and length, you can ID any leftover parts.

Not wasting, just use it in your 2-cycle engines :lol: I think most would agree that the 7,500 mile OCI Volvo calls for is pretty much double what these engines should really be seeing. I buy oil when it’s on sale & mail in rebates are available. Another way to save money is to run 15-40 in sum...

Some of the lamps on the rear holders are not 'active' - they are for options like the rear fog lamp required in some EU countries, but not here in the US.

You can match bulbs to function by looking at the rear bezel and matching the colors /working side

Ive made that mistake too

Probably plasticcracking in the dash from broken mounts. Somewhat endemic to the P80 cars

OKay - looks like Carlos and I have found a home for Inga - stay tuned to these pages.

The cBV diaphragms get old with age and can develop holes, that will inhibit boost. It’s a dissasemblyto diagnose , though. Not an easy job on turbo XC due to access. I think VIDA says remove turbo.

Volvo put it there for a reason. Don't mess with it other than making sure it works by cleaning it. My two cents. PS that goes for things like cats and other stuff as well. I thought cats cleaned themselves? Hence all the hairballs. It’s definitely good to just leave them where they are. You are go...