Can't stress this enough: Genuine or original equipment manufacturer only for the timing service! The $200-250 spent is good insurance to keep your car out of the scrapyard for the next 80k+ miles.

Drove the T5 today into the mountains for a hike. Got back to the car just as thunderstorms were approaching. Turned the key on, fuel pump buzzed, turned to start and.... nothing but a click from the relay. Fortunately I was parked facing downhill, so I just bumped started it (pros of having a manua...

Wait. People wax their cars without removing the license plate? Savagery. Add another item to the used car inspection list. The attachment of the rear plate on the p80 is an engineering beauty. The two screws recess into the trunk/tailgate lid so they don’t corrode The threads on my screws weren't ...

You're also forgetting the $12-15 in shipping to send it back, plus several days of down time without the car. I'd rather not replace them every 1-2 years.

Due to some oil getting spilled on my FCP return box, I now have a brand new Mann, not opened in dirty box, cartridge oil filter for a 99-00 P80 (and possibly other models). Mann Oil Filter HU819x free to good home, I have no use for it. E Showell, abscate and kahl have first dibs to balance the ka...

99commutervolvos70 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2020, 21:49 20200305_070725.jpgMade it to 280,000 miles

I hit 280k last week. But I didn't take a photo so I guess I can't claim to be first.

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,...

Yes, just stretch a glove over the oil fill and see if she sucks or blows. Obviously if it becomes a balloon, then the pcv should be fully serviced.

Do they really require such an antique at this point to pass emissions? Most states I know exempt anything over 25years old.

Clemens wrote: ↑25 Jan 2023, 11:16 If I see no photos it didn t happen. Just saying ...

All right, all right. Here are some quick and dirty pics from my phone. (And no this isn't my garage, and it was only supposed to be here for a few hours)

One more thing: if you are not getting full boost, you might have a badly worn turbo, split intercooler hoses (check carefully, they might look okay if not boosting) or a shot intercooler. Usually it's the hoses, but I had a badly worn turbo in my 94 and you could smell the overly rich exhaust gase...