Had some issues with my '06 V50, thought I'd share the odd solution. For the past 8-ish months I've been experiencing a grinding/whirring noise when turning right at low speeds. Issue progressed, got louder, and would grind/whir even when decelerating in a straight line. Issue would be worse in the ...

Like the red color on a weather radar image, I recommend calling it "Severe". Kinda cool not using a noun as a car name.

kallekula wrote: ↑14 Oct 2021, 00:08 Charge air pipe?

Yep that helped, thank you very much. Cataloged as "Upper Pipe" in volvo parts (8638967) as well.

for reference:
https://www.volvowholesaleparts.com/oem ... wtbDUtZ2Fz

May the Volvo gods be with you!

I have now in my hands a delivery pipe p/n 8664405. Is it possible to remove those little clips and insert them in the old line in situ? Has anyone ever tried? The part cost some sixty bucks, buy if I can do it this way, even if I wreck the new part but get the old line fixed, I just think of how mu...

The 98 V70 was out and about today:

volvolugnut wrote: ↑29 Oct 2021, 15:55 A Stirling engine submarine! Very cool. I had never heard of that.

Must be working because the whole idea is not to be heard.
Kind of ironic that the solution was a 200 year old engine design invented by a Scottish clergyman to save lives.

A carpenters joke:
Carpenter 1: Why are you throwing all those nails on the ground?
Carpenter 2: Well, those nails are bad. They have the heads on the wrong ends.
Carpenter 1: You fool! Those nails are for the other side of the house.

volvolugnuty

I used JB weld, suitable for gas and chemical/solvent repair, its a thickened epoxy. dis-connect battery...duh.. Clean pump top with brake clean , then disconnect fittings and clean again. Don't sand or scuff the area, tiny scratches provide migration paths for future seepage.. you can do the repair...

Success! I got the pressure hose successfully connected, put everything back together, and everything is working with no leaks! Today's work took about 6 hours, and included installing the pressure hose, the return hose, the steering rack heat shield, the heat shields and mounting members fore and a...