Needs both fuse and chafe relief.

I did it exactly as you describe. Brass nipple to bypass the coolant loop in the banjo bolt, still using the bolt for the PCV. It's effectively the setup from the factory before 99. I'm only a few thousand miles into this arrangement, so far so good. Just check the PCV every 25k instead of 50k and i...

What do you do with all that time saved?



Probably ok In warm climates but in the Arctic’s that warmed setup is probably keeping the line flowing in winter

If I recall I use a very long 3/8" or 1/2" socket extension (or extensions) running over the top from the front flange end to where you need to get too. I have a funny feeling it may be 3/8" you have to use. Once you remove the unit and get it home, stand it on its 'rear' end for a da...

So in the spirit of the title, my new young V50 T5 manual AWD friend and I tackled some of the 'interesting' work done by at least the previous owner. To fix the lack of boost, we first checked the intercooler pipes were all sound and as best we could, visual 3 of the sides of the intercooler. Some ...

The dreaded banjo bolt...ugh. Replaced one several years ago when changing out the oil trap in my son's 2005 S80. Took me at least an hour to simply get the banjo bolt back together. My hands are still recovering years later.