I've used a turkey baster to suck oil out of spark plug wells. I've also used small plastic pipettes to suck oil from places where the turkey baster wouldn't fit.

Got some issues with my 850 NA Wagon. Took it down to a shop and got a quote. Want to know what y'all think. Current issues: - oil leak from pcv breather hose - starts and runs while cold. Won't start or drive if engine is hot. - blowers are strong and I can change direction, but absolutely freezin...

The $2000 Volvo you buy will need $2000 of work or more. That's why they're selling it.

Try some seal stop leak for the RMS

Cap rotor plugs coil is about $200 in parts and hand tools

Cam seals are cheap parts,driveway labor in Spring. You don't need to lock cams on a P80

Oil galley brushes, Marval Mystery Oil, some people add Simple Green to the oil. Whatever you do, change the oil as soon as you get the passages unclogged.

Be careful, the problem may not be just the cap or gasket, but the crankcase pressure. Frequently the drain passages from the PCV oil trap box into the block, are completely coked up and clogged. What's the best way to clean those passages? Robert said something about pipe cleaners, but I'm having ...

Woah woah woah! .... '94 850 NA have a Flame trap that needs periodic cleaning or replacement. It located on the side of the intake hose, the larger hose runs to the oil trap. Check the Flame Trap and see if it clogged up. New ones are about $5.00.

"Take good notes on the job so you can do it again quickly in 6 months from now." Known problems with the ÜRO PCV kit or a vote of no confidence for the ÜRO brand name? (E) All of the above. WE have a couple of documented threads on the URO rubber PCV hoses falling apart in 6 months The b...

Borrow a compression tester NOW as suggested, check out a few of RSPI videos on Youtube, and see what you have BEFORE you do anything more. Otherwise, you will be tossing good money and lots of time, after bad. What I learned early on working on these cars is to eliminate worst case possibilities fi...

If you are looking for a daily driver walk away. There are many 850s and V/S70s in our area for the same price. I would consider this 164 a project car.

Ypu need a bit of a deep reach on a Volvo to get to the threads but nothing too crazy

Battery fully charged. Foot down on throttle fully. Troy be consistent in measuring, comparing cylinders is useful