abscate wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 15:26

US synthetic != actual synthetic though.

That line gave me a bad C++ flashback.

Glad I followed it up with a line about pointers!

one of the threads on the subject had a guy who said he called Mobil and spoke to one of their engineers. The engineer told him that Mobil bottles the Toyota fluid. I've ordered the 3309 by the case before, pumping out & pouring in 2 quarts at a time. That works fine. After reading that Toyota i...

The battery cables visually looked fine too, but I didn't have time to figure out how to test those with the multimeter. You place the multimeter across the cable, one probe at the battery terminal, the other probe at the other end of the same cable. Have somebody crank the engine and watch the vol...

There is a board soldered relay for fuel pump in CEM. It is the source of power on A16 at CEM. On your car it feeds PEM. You can check it with voltage drop between pos post at engine fusebox to CEM A16. Not a high failure rate that I am aware of but 2005 is the first year of P2 CEM II so it is the o...

Constant torque clamps are used in many applications with silicone hoses. Intercooler hoses on commercial trucks running 25# or more boost use those. you can find them on amazon or ebay if you search "constant torque clamps". Breeze brand are good.

Nice wrenches! Are they the 6pts I posted?

http://www.turbochuck.com/webimages/projects/97%20Volvo%20855/HG_Leak.jpg Tested the wife's '97 GLT for a HG leak. Had been noticing the cooling system holding pressure for even a couple days, and she'd been occasionally pushing a little coolant past the cap. It's a vert minor leak, so it's not dir...

With the ignition ON, pump the brake pedal several times in quick succession (you should feel the solenoid clicking in the shift lever) and see if you can then move the shifter. The solenoid and locking pin are located on the front side of the shifter mechanism. You will probably have to remove the ...

Your tank capacity is: 17.4 US gals. (66 liters) All Wheel Drive

As far as the sensors and VIDA, I'm not sure, sorry.

I know this does not cover the long dimension up into the front (passenger) area of P80s, but if anyones riding in on this topic in the future off Google, this covers the rest. https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=68597 https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/download/file.php?i...