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by DennisCA
13 Feb 2026, 09:52
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What have you hauled in your Volvo?
Replies: 63
Views: 2862

Re: What have you hauled in your Volvo?

Today, some firewood, it's a weeks worth for us. Just to tidy us over until we can get some delivered.

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by DennisCA
09 Feb 2026, 06:02
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Replies: 11820
Views: 1387194

Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Drove mine through the car wash, it's been dirty for a month and temps are too cold for home washing. ABS light came on and the windows fogged up afterwards. ABS light cleared up next day but I wonder why the fog. Did it manage to fog up the cabin filter? I have one, fitted it myself.
by DennisCA
25 Jan 2026, 09:49
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Replies: 11820
Views: 1387194

Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

It's a true PITA to remove, I used various small pliers. I then derusted it, painted it and filled in the groove with sikaflex.
by DennisCA
16 Dec 2025, 07:09
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What have you hauled in your Volvo?
Replies: 63
Views: 2862

Re: What have you hauled in your Volvo?

Does using a trailer count?
by DennisCA
05 Dec 2025, 23:57
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Weird sounds - NA 20V 850 - 1997
Replies: 8
Views: 293

Re: Weird sounds - NA 20V 850 - 1997

Maybe the wheel is damaged? There's also a vacuum pump down there, I think....had to do with the cruise control. It does remind me of a vacuum pump now you mention it. Would a car without cruise control have it though? With wheel, you mean the cars wheels, I don't think so because I only ever hear ...
by DennisCA
05 Dec 2025, 05:04
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Weird sounds - NA 20V 850 - 1997
Replies: 8
Views: 293

Re: Weird sounds - NA 20V 850 - 1997

Then I wonder what the chugga chugga sound is... as far as I can hear it's coming from where the SAS pump should be.
by DennisCA
04 Dec 2025, 02:24
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Weird sounds - NA 20V 850 - 1997
Replies: 8
Views: 293

Weird sounds - NA 20V 850 - 1997

I've heard this a lot lately when it's gotten colder outside, it's a pretty low frequency, bass-like sound. You start the engine cold and let it run for about 20 seconds and then this sound starts. It goes away after maybe a minute or so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyBMSAReBU Recorded a video ...
by DennisCA
28 Nov 2025, 05:45
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Replies: 11820
Views: 1387194

Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Almost broke 30mpg this week with my 850 estate. Drove 200km with 5 people in the car after filling up, then to and fro work the rest of the week which is a 30km one way commute on straight roads with more moose than people on them.
by DennisCA
17 Nov 2025, 21:34
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Plastic Parts Repair
Replies: 13
Views: 3814

Re: Plastic Parts Repair

That's great acetone I can get anywhere. MEK doesn't seem to be banned or anything here either so it's strange it seems hard to find, apparently it's the solvent in the hardener for the fiberglass polyester.
by DennisCA
16 Nov 2025, 23:19
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Plastic Parts Repair
Replies: 13
Views: 3814

Re: Plastic Parts Repair

I wish I could get my hands on some MEK, I can get it in spray form but uh not optimal. Seems weirdly difficult to find a simple bottle of the stuff in Finland. I used fiberglass to patch up some stuff, last night I repaired the plastic insert that has the lever with which you open the rear hatch fr...