I've owned 25 cars and each one was a good idea at the time I bought them, but one sticks out as a really bad result - a 1985 Audi 5000 Turbo. I paid $17,000 for it used, drove it 70,000 miles, paid $5,700 in repairs, and got $4,000 when I sold it. People in my office laughed when "Freddy"...

Flame trap - Positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve

After you probe through a wire's insulation testing for continuity, you have two choices - splice, or re-seal the insulation. If the continuity is good, what do you use for re-sealing under the car or hood?

Thanks. It's a big to me that caps are available and I don't have to rule out otherwise good models, just because of the dash.

Thanks. Sounds like good advice. What's a "dash cap?" How do you glue it up? Link, maybe? I didn't want to mention Armorall, hoping someone would bring it up. I had an Audi dash repaired once and the guy told me not to let Armorall get onto the repair, but I'd never heard anything more abo...

I've just started looking at '90 - '95 Volvos and noticed that everything I've seen so far has cracked vinyl dashboards. I don't see that mentioned in the online ads, so is it just understood that that's the case, or am I just finding the ones that have been parked outside in the southern US sunshin...

Were there any changes to the emissions data (assuming California mandates you can see it) from the time the problem started?

PCV valve?

It's a 940 - not sure of the year. Does the year make a difference?

Very clear - thanks, both.

What's the cost of the parts for a worst-case, everything-must-go turbo replacement?

In case you haven't guessed, I'm tempted by a local Volvo Turbo which has recently had both its evaporator and heating coils replaced.