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by erikv11
04 Dec 2018, 13:02
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Re: Block heater

Above all you want the block warm, the question is how you want to do that, pros and cons agreed. A thin film of oil smeared on an aluminum/metal engine surface will very quickly equilibrate to the metal's temperature. Same for coolant, that's why these systems are in place in the engine. The coolan...
by erikv11
05 Dec 2018, 23:07
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Re: jack stand spots and brake pad pins

Any time I jack up the car, I lift it from the center front or center rear with the hydraulic jack, and place that end on two jackstands. I never screw around with the car tipping this way or that. For jack supports I use the same 4 places Robert's video points out, and almost no others. Always choc...
by BEJinFbk
13 Dec 2018, 20:07
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Re: Do Hood Springs Wear Out?

FWIW - They look like this:
98 V70 Hinge RH.jpg
by abscate
05 Jan 2019, 14:11
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today? (now Sticky!!)

A slow leak will just leave white residue, no dampness.
by BEJinFbk
16 Jan 2019, 23:28
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Re: Door Open Sensor Stopped Working

IIRC, there are two switches built into the door latches,
one for the security system and another for the lights.
by mecheng
23 Jan 2019, 06:51
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Volvo 850 T5-R on wheelers dealers

I PVR Wheelers Dealers on Discovery Velocity, lo and behold the beautiful T5-R was showcased. :D I found a version on the net for those who cut their cord https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6zsavy Here is a youtube video about the Turbine wheel cracking, I thought this was a non issue? Likely, the l...
by j-dawg
12 Feb 2019, 00:06
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today? (now Sticky!!)

Started working towards my LSD install yesterday. I have the diff out, just need to pull the bearings and measure the diff to see if I need to shim the new bearings on the Quaife. If you're an engineer, or work with mechanical stuff, or even just like machines, take apart a transmission. I'm blown a...
by abscate
22 Feb 2019, 11:55
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today? (now Sticky!!)

His voice just made all my JB Welded repairs fall off.
by June
08 Mar 2019, 11:35
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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today? (now Sticky!!)

I usually don't have a problem with people talking in the car, but there are definitely times when passengers really need to shut up while I'm driving. I think the touchscreens and stuff in new cars are a lot worse than handsfree phone as far as distractions go. They just enable these distracted dr...
by abscate
13 Mar 2019, 18:34
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Re: Fuel Problems

If your bank 1 is too rich the Volvo dealer will fix that.