Volvo Forum + help for owners

It might also be worth checking the AIC (automatic idle control) valve for cleanliness and smooth operation. When the AIC gets gunked up, it can get jammed and cause stalling.

Sleek Volvo 240:
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Yes, the charcoal canister and vent valve are mounted in the driver side wheel well. The vent valve is closer to the driver and the canister is closer to the front of the car. I have heard that it is possible that the charcoal canister can get flooded with liquid gasoline (and not just the vapors it...

I used a jack to raise up the control arm to set the 'normal ride height'. The classic description from Ozark Lee is well worth reading here: https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=269247#p269247 Here are the last steps in his write-up: "9 ) Use a jack underneath the control arm, a...

I have had good luck with the Lemforder control arms. On my '97 855, the original Volvo arms failed in the ball joints after about 13 years. I installed the Lemforders about 9-10 years ago and they have been working fine with no problems since then.

There looks to be a manual turbo 2002 V70 in the Durham NC junkyard, added yesterday (22 Dec 2020)
https://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/locatio ... volvo-v70/

Welcome to the site KS1918. To help the diagnosis process, it might be helpful if you could let us know what has already been done and checked on the car. Have any parts been replaced recently? Did the symptom come on suddenly or was it gradual?

There have been some recent reports here of belts that don't fit as intended....
For example:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forum ... 4&p=552702

Just a quick Sunday afternoon tip to report on a good tool combination that helped fix a small problem: A 1/4" drive miniature breaker bar with a 7mm socket is slim enough to fit into the tiny space around the turbo outlet hose. It makes it easier (though not easy for me at any rate) to tighten up t...