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mazzaw12 wrote: 12 Sep 2026, 09:33 Thanks for the replies. I'll just drive it like a carb car

Carb car?

One with a carburetor

Thanks for the replies. I'll just drive it like a carb car

Hi everyone, I have recently bought a V70 2000 Automatic and I'm curious about engine braking.
I never had an automatic car before and I'm intrigued by the behavior from my gearbox. It always goes down to like 1200rpm when I let go from the gas, providing virtually no engine braking.
I also noticed ...

Thanks for the responses guys.

I cleaned everything and drove back home from work and it was leaking from the hose from the expansion tank to the water pump and the coolant was being routed to drop by the side of the water pump.
Just tightened really hard and this morning no leaks!
Anyways I'm ...

So, I think I shoot myself on the foot.

I just got a V70 2000 whit 250.000km with a 16 year old timing belt. I replaced it and thought it would be a good idea to also do the water pump.
Old water pump was mint, no leaks no nothing, just for peace of mind. it came quit a paper gasket wich I sealed ...

Hallo, Grüße aus Berlin.

So, in the last 3 years I've being taking care of a 1994 Volvo 850 2.4 10v GLE State that is slowly dying on my hands.
It is fairly easy to work on it due to the lack of electronics. I bought a Haynes Workbook from the UK and it has been my Volvo Bible. I also watch Robert ...

Hello everybody.

I'd like to share my experience solving a weird issue with my 1994 Volvo 850 2.4 10v Engine B5252S.

TL:DR the voltage regulator was ruining the fuel injection and messing with all the sensors. I changed and it miraculously
healed.

So, if that out of the way...

Last January we ...

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“stopped a head gasket leak with Bar's snake oil. ”

Snake oil is a loose term used to describe products with somewhat far fetched claims


Well it kinda is because it doesn't fix it. It just plugs the hole for a while. Please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's ...

I stopped a head gasket leak with Bar's snake oil.

I bought the car with a leaking radiator and the old owner told me to just fill it up with coolant once in a while, red light on panel was always on.
I changed almost the complete cooling system, radiator, heater core, water pump, expansion tank ...