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.

If you have a laptop you can run 850 OBD-II in a Android emulator.

Could get a cheap, used Android phone or tablet and use it to run 850 OBD-II.

scot850 wrote: ↑09 Nov 2021, 19:23 This is the 960 you want!
Only $12000 US + shipping!

1995 Volvo 960 in Bartlesville, OK. 95,000 miles. $3,200.

matthew1 wrote: ↑10 Nov 2021, 13:30 That intercooler looks difficult to feel around on, but I'd do my best to get at it and do just that. No gloves. You want to find a crack

Pump smoke into the fresh air intake pipe and smoke test the whole system.

Want to thank you, Rick, for all your help. I no longer that the car but learned, from new owner, that the ignition switch was bad. You are very accurate on your diagnosis. THANK YOU!! More likely the Column lock rather then the Electrical switch. The Column kept the switch from turning all the way...

Chuck W wrote: ↑13 Nov 2021, 13:13 A 2000 C70 should be ME7.

It is ME7 but that is the ECM only. He wants all the codes. There are 16 control modules on the 2000 C70.

For ECM codes all P0xxx codes are SAE standard so they are preserved across makes. x 0 xxx, x 2 xxx & x 3400 - x 3499 are SAE Generic. 1st digit identifies vehicle subsystem P - POWERTRAIN C- CHASSIS B- BODY U- NETWORK 2nd digit identifies code type 0, 2 - SAE Generic 1- Manufacturer Specific 3...

I did notice some weirdly yellow deposits on the dipstick. Much more saturated and vibrant of a yellow than the oil, so I'm not quite sure what it could be. Looks like water from condensation. Do you do a lot of short trips? You might try taking the car out for a long highway run. That will heat up...

matthew1 wrote: ↑14 Nov 2021, 17:46 Maybe thin enough, and maybe reflective enough. Maybe.

Perhaps Reflective Mylar. Mylar is good to 200℃

I think I have an ELM OBDII bluetooth tester somewhere, but is there a recommended APP that can work with them? 850 OBD-II by Xiaotec. There is more information on 850 OBD-II in the VIDA, VADIS, DiCE form. Xiaotec is MVS member Xanthefin . Xiaotec 850 OBD-II is based on work done by Richard H. Jone...