MoVolvos wrote: ↑26 Jan 2022, 18:39

BlackBart wrote: ↑26 Jan 2022, 17:01

. Time flies and so does the mind

Time flies like arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana.

IT was the door lock actuator...Went onto YouTube and found two excellent installation videos. Aside from my stumbles and brain fog...job went well. Thanks for your input.

I would not stress over a piece of o-ring being in there, if you don't happen to find it.

Metric units are correct, none of this imperial march debacles.

Hey, just to close this out - I did find a good used angle gear off of an XC90. By the looks of it (signs of sealant at the seam of the halves), it had been rebuilt already. The output shaft had no play, and it turned smoothly. Not bad for $100. I changed the fluid in it (and the rear differential, ...

Took her out on her first road trip since getting everything buttoned up. 50 miles of secondary roads where I could start the break in process. Ran flawlessly. Never a CEL or anything to even indicate that all the work had been done. Can't open it up yet of course, but I can tell that it's all there...

Levi's had 7 belt loops, not 5.

This is an update on the prior posting I made on January 13th, above. The part Iwas directed to, the Beck Arnely part is the incorrect part for the car (98 Volvo v-70 T5). It is the correct part if the FPR is located on the fuel rail. In my case the FPR is located over the steering box. Iam sorry fo...

There are numerous very good reasons why you should time or align the timing marks. One, you have baseline to reference in case things get out of alignment. Being off by a tooth has happened to people because the VVT allows for some movement. If you are too off, then you can bend valves. Two, belts ...

I'm not sure what you mean by salt roads. I live in Victoria, BC. We have "winter" from January 15 to Feb 28. Admission: I've never owned a can of penetrating oil