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by jonesg
24 Oct 2024, 16:44
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Re: V70 X/C Coolant Hose Leak

I.M......intake manifold. I looked at mine today, I wouldn't touch the PS pump or alternator...unless you swap the banjo. maybe drain half the coolant and pop the big hose off.... but it looks do able without moving the big hose. I took a short video. https://youtube.com/shorts/jF8A1mc6IdQ?si=BmjBlg...
by foggydogg
01 Nov 2024, 09:03
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Re: Non-Volvo car chat megathread

Meanwhile, early October, on the beach at Wildwood NJ.
Jaguar at the-race-of-gentlemen-2024.jpg
https://www.motortrend.com/events/the-r ... -coverage/
by matthew1
01 Nov 2024, 13:09
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Re: I spotted a Volvo! thread

What a pretty wagon, my goodness. I love it. Two sparkplugs per cylinder? Thigh bolsters in the back, and here I am wondering why it's taken US market cars 100 years to get them in the front! BMW had front seat thigh bolsters in the 90s, Volvo in the 2010s... and there's several others now I'm sure....
by matthew1
01 Nov 2024, 13:13
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Re: Non-Volvo car chat megathread

BlackBart wrote: 01 Nov 2024, 11:11 What happens to those cars full of wet salty sand?
They drop in value from $1.8M to $1.7M.

I'll do the sand removal for $750k, it goes back up in value to $1.8M, and everybody's happy.
by matthew1
01 Nov 2024, 13:35
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Re: Let's play Name That Car

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This looks like the car the Italian had, yes. It was for sure a Maserati, like Joe Walsh drove... or rather didn't drive, back in his day.
by 454cid
04 Nov 2024, 08:35
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Re: crossroads

Don't forget that as time goes on what's new and mysterious (or a show stopping problem) usually gets figured out. There was a time when OBD-1 and 2 were new and no one but the pros could work on cars with all the new electronic gadgets, and now it's no big deal. I say that to mean that something ne...
by jonesg
08 Nov 2024, 17:48
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Re: WARNING - Buying clearance parts from Rock Auto - DON'T

i never buy from rock bottom auto, ebay is seeing a lot of those chinese counterfeit parts too.
brand new parts such as bosch coils, fake, even the oem boxes are faked.
fcp is my source.
ipd is good too.
by cn90
14 Nov 2024, 09:44
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DIY: How to prevent brake noise after new rotor/pad...

So, The 2006 S60 2.5T with 106K miles needed new Front Brake. I installed brand-new Zimmermann rotors and Jurid pads from FCP. Then while test driving, noise from LF wheel during driving..."rao rao rao" once per revolution... Noise not affected by braking but better during Right turn bc du...
by cn90
17 Nov 2024, 19:49
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Re: V70 X/C Coolant Hose Leak

The 2006 S60 2.5T with 106K miles...I replaced the tstat preventively using Facet brand (made in Italy). It works great but a few days later noticed coolant leak around tstat area. Turned out the small hose is getting tired lol... Tightend the clamp and it stopped leaking for a while. But I wanted a...
by foggydogg
22 Nov 2024, 20:45
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Re: Let's play Name That Car

René Bonnet Djet, later production continued by Matra. The prototype finished 17th overall at Le Mans '62. https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/automotive-history/cars-that-time-forgot-matra-djet/ https://www.racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Details/127319/1964-rene-bonnet-djet-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...