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by abscate
05 Jan 2018, 20:17
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Re: 1996 850 Dust in Airbox from SAS?

You can drill a hole in the pump assembly to let that water out. See threads.
by abscate
06 Jan 2018, 02:45
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Re: V70R M66 - New ride - VADIS/ODB2 questions

You will notice a difference in philosophy between US and ROW owners, Arch. In the U.S., it's " drive it until it breaks" more than "maintain it". The two most useful things to me are a small logbook where I note any scans or changes in driving behavior and my seven female driver...
by abscate
07 Jan 2018, 04:47
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Re: PS Resevoir Flopping Around

Just old plastic in cold weather. You could just wedge it in with foam or a zip tie for a simple repair

Make sure the hoses aren't fouling the serp belt. If you do replace, just tip it to burp air, I don't think there is a bleed procedure but will check
by abscate
07 Jan 2018, 10:41
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Re: 2007 XC70: think I need a new battery. How do you test/where do you buy replacements?

Nonsense. They are made with love that one can only taste in Swedish meatballs wrapped in bacon
by abscate
08 Jan 2018, 07:02
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1998-2000 V70 Tailgate Latch Autopsy - Part number 8628197

Start notes. 1 This part 8628197 is for a two stage locking tailgate latch found on late 1998 and bastard P80s 2 The part number 9203955 is used on non-two stage locks - no more information known on that here. 3 This is an impressive Rube Goldberg device which I am sure has some Swedish Engineer in ...
by abscate
08 Jan 2018, 07:16
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Re: 1998-2000 V70 Tailgate Latch Autopsy - Part number 8628197

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by abscate
10 Jan 2018, 14:17
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today? (now Sticky!!)

Having replaced the bad coil and appreciated the sound of the smoothly running engine, today I stared at the dashboard and said some blue words because the blower motor quit again. I've replaced it once already in the 2 years I've had this car with a same-year unit from the boneyard (along with the...
by abscate
11 Jan 2018, 15:26
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Re: Rough growling noise when accelerating

US synthetic != actual synthetic though.
That line gave me a bad C++ flashback.
by abscate
13 Jan 2018, 06:08
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today? (now Sticky!!)

At 180k that's really smart. They get tired after 100k and will respond slower to changes in O2 content. The real danger is when they run the car lean and burn valves.

I went to 140k and replaced them
by abscate
13 Jan 2018, 17:29
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Re: 05 S60 2.5T Hissing Sound, Passenger side intake

Banjo bolt with a hard plastic vacuum line under intake manifold, cylinder 1

Could Also be broken PCV big hose