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by mikealder
20 Mar 2013, 14:16
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PCV Write-up for 1999+ Volvo 5-cylinder 31325709

Get the PCV done, when you have the catch tank off the front of the engine connect a 5/8" hose to the lower port in the engine block where the PCV tank connects, secure it with a Jubilee clamp and try and blow through it, if you can't blow through it the oil return path is blocked and you need ...
by mikealder
04 Jun 2014, 12:12
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Re: PCV Write-up for 1999+ Volvo 5-cylinder

Tig, If you get a PCV kit from Volvo it will contain everything you need including hoses and those clips that you tension with special pliers (Oetiker clamps - speeling probably wrong) I prefer to use Stainless Steel worm drive/ Jubilee clamps depending upon which side of the "pond" you li...
by oragex
26 Apr 2017, 07:42
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Re: Preventive Maintenance

+1 as above post: check the PCV, brake flexible at front wheels, fuel filter, google up air thermostat if the engine is non turbo
by scot850
11 Feb 2019, 12:23
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Re: Headlight washer/spray fault

The 2002 is different to our 2006 XC70. It does not have the wipers but just a pressure jet. The system did not work. Had t oremove the bumper to investigate. Found the pump had exploded (like an Alien stomach exit!!). Have to guess someone had left non-winter windshield washer fluid in when it gets...
by SuperHerman
06 Aug 2019, 15:56
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Re: Auto Gearbox Clunk Issue

First thing to do is to check your fluid level. Engine running, in park, warmed up, level surface, should read correctly. Optimal to have the perfect temperature but that is not always possible - so let it idle for 2-3 minutes and you should be close enough (assuming cold engine). From there I would...
by RickHaleParker
19 Jan 2021, 01:02
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Re: Trickle charging non-daily drivers

If your battery is in poor health from sitting without use. You want a charger with a pulse mode to bring it back to life. This would be the 12V repair on the charger in the picture. The charger I have will automatically detect poor health and go into pulse mode. I can tell when it is in pulse mode ...