matthew1 wrote: ↑30 Jan 2022, 12:50 There’s a tutorial to change it in the VRD.

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/odome ... volvo-850/

Thanks BB, that is quite possibly the stupidest for sale ad I have seen all week!

I am trying to replace the valve stem seals, and I might lap the valves. I have the head off since I am replacing the head gasket. How do I remove the valves? Would this tool: https://www.harborfreight.com/universal-overhead-valve-spring-compressor-60335.html from harbor freight work? See if this h...

Ooof

On a lighter note

Volvo performance line…. R …. Race

BMW ……..M……….Mechanic

abscate wrote: ↑15 Feb 2022, 10:45 Ooof

On a lighter note

Volvo performance line…. R …. Race

BMW ……..M……….Mechanic

Mercedes AMG - All Money Gathered?

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As Abscate likes to horrify us with the terribly rusty cars he works on I thought it was time to see the other side of things! I managed to finally finish replacing the worn out front caliper brackets on the 'R' which has the 'big brakes' with the 302mm rotors and the wider brackets. During the summ...

Took her out on her first road trip since getting everything buttoned up. 50 miles of secondary roads where I could start the break in process. Ran flawlessly. Never a CEL or anything to even indicate that all the work had been done. Can't open it up yet of course, but I can tell that it's all there...

As far as brain surgery goes, I don't have an imminent date with the scalpel, but it's probably on the agenda one of these months or years. My neurosurgeon said there is no sign of hydrocephalus, which is the primary indicator of a required surgery. I have a six-month regular MRI schedule to give hi...

This is in my Nextdoor.com feed:

I am not sure about that "drop dead gorgeous" statement. The times when a car would qualify for this category are long gone.