I'm back from the dead. After suffering the tragic loss of my beloved 324k mi 98 S70 T5M to a rod knock, I did the right thing and went on Marketplace to buy the closest Volvo V70. To my delight it was a tuned 98 V70 T5 with a factory installed M56 and some other under the hood goodies (R manifolds,...

Right, I've never seen a P80 that didn't have them. Check your hinges, you should have these tabs that you can rotate.

That's a lovely wagon..........they didn't manage to reverse the fan blade direction on the passenger's side Columba wheels. Am I the only one with right side fan blades going in the "right" direction? Thank you FireFox31, It's extremely rare having 'sided' Columba wheels, I've only seen ...

Yes shipping is expensive as it is hard to pack and the dimensions actually what determines the cost in this case more than the weight! PXL_20230131_203348371.jpg On the front brace (the smaller 'V' shaped brace with the 3 holes, the pont sits in the middle of the front sub-frame cross member and th...

It just so happens I was at the junkyard today to return a faulty alternator so had decided to go liberate some parts as the 3 remaining P80's are getting threadbare so won't be there much longer. I forgot my phone last time there to take some pictures of where the 2 braces fit so did that today. No...

Water pump shaft looks well bent. It may be one of the pumps where the shaft has come loose from the impeller or the bearing have failed. I think that may well be the reason for the failure. Bmdubya's advice is worth considering. Pistons don't often get damaged but vales to get damaged as Abscate c...

I will definitely bring it by, Chuck. I really appreciate it. So I got some codes and also some invoices showing work he had done in November. The car itself is literally in pristine condition. Exterior and interior. I had a two hour drive home and it felt really good as I was driving. Super smooth,...

Hey Everyone, I searched the forum to see if anyone had already posted this but didn't see anything around the time it was posted. I just had to lifetime guarantee some tie rods and the return came back as store credit, not a refund as before. I spoke to a rep and they let me know they updated their...

Getting near the end of the C70 stripping, not much left to salvage at this point !

windshield cracked when I almost had it removed

Real wood was also offered for x70 dashes. SPENDY! Woodline Dash Panels - Volvo Accessories - X70_total_FR_GB_NL_DE.pdf Wood-Effect Dash Panels - Volvo Accessories - X70_total_FR_GB_NL_DE.pdf . The entire P80 Accessories catalog is still around at VCOA. Grab it while it's still around: https://acces...