I'm in the midst of putting the '02 S80 T6 back together after its recent timing belt replacement and had no issue removing the original crank nut with an impact wrench.

The important news is that, according to Volvo, the correct torque spec, metric of course, for the new crank nut is 300 N·m (~221 ...

I've been rummaging through the old and trusty copy of VADIS, as I'm in the midst of replacing the timing belt on the '02 S80 T6, and it appears that the tightening torque for the crankshaft's lock nut (part # 3531111) on the B6294T twin-turbo 2.9L straight-six is reportedly 300 Nm (~221 lb-ft ...

Both inner CV joint boots on the '02 S80 T6 have started to leak clean amber grease out between the large end of each boot where it attaches around the three-lobed body of the inner CV joint. While both boots do sport some superficial cracks, neither boot is actually torn and I assume that the wide ...

Here are some thoughts about the General Motors Hydramatic 4T65-E transaxle used in both the 1st generation S80 T6 as well as the XC90 T6.

1) The S80 was the first P2 platform Volvo that the S60, XC90 and 2nd gen V70 are all built on. The P2 platform was designed before Ford purchased Volvo in 1999 ...