The mileage is 150,000. I had a bad turbo and replaced it. The mechanic that put it on had one of his workers do most of the work. Anyway the car still smoked after it was installed. The mechanic told me that this was normal and the smoke would disappear eventually. 500 miles in the smoke got worse ...

I am converting a td04hl-15G to a TD0518g for my 97 850R. What pitfalls should I watch out for? Should I modify air flow? what modification need to be done to complete the process once the 18g turbo is bolted on or is it fine as is. Should I just keep the 15G turbo specific to the 850R due to the ...

Question, could the starter or wires cause smoke to appear in the engine?

Thank you, for some of my relief. So I'm thinking that it is mostly likely the spark plug due to the fact there was smoke in the engine when I opened the oil cap that had been somewhat pushed off.(that really is a nice safety feature on the volvos) and I don't see any burnt cables or wires however ...

Let me just state that the sparks and smoke came from the side where the driver's side of the engine.

I have an 850r that has been sitting due to the fact that it has a bad turbo however the last time I drove it, the car sputtered and jerked and would eventually stop. I thought it might have been the turbo due to the loss of power or pressure, but then it would not crank. So three or four weeks have ...

Just recently, The check engine light came on in my car, I spoke with a dealer mechanic and was told it was most likely a loss of power issue. Since then the check engine light went off by itself. When I tried to accelerate hard it popped back on. When I put my foot down on the gas hard it would ...