I noticed my brake light coming on and after some investigating i found brake fluid leaking from what looks like a connector that connetcts from the the master cylinder to the driver rear brake caliper. I have included a picture and would appreciate any advise, tips, or information in regards to my ...

What a mess.

Are you sure it is fully seated? I had one that I thought I had snapped back in but it had not clicked and I had the same problem. ...Lee Yes, it clicked and everything. I started to feel around with my finger inside the coupler and noticed that the circular ring towards the end "Inside the co...

Okay I removed the old O-rings and spacer and installed the O-rings that came with the kit. I put everything together and pressure tested only to find a leak on the lower shorter heater hose. I pulled it out checked it and checked it again and everything is correct. Any ideas as to why when i pressu...

Ozark Lee wrote:You will need to remove the spacers and O rings from the socket and use the new ones. The OEM clip is slightly shorter than the aftermarket versions and they don't play together well.

...Lee

Thanks Lee,

I'm in the process of prying out the old o-rings, those suckers are in there good.

I was reading up on a heater hose thread and found myself quite confused. I discovered a leak in the line between the turbo and the engine and decided to go ahead and change the two heater hoses from the engine to the firewall at the same time. I purchased the Uro aftermarket heater hoses and heater...

I noticed i was starting to lose coolant, so i decided to do a pressure test on the 1996 volvo 850 2.3l Turbo. Upon pressuring i spotted a leak in the hose that connects between the turbo and the engine pipe. (Picture below) I will be going to get a replacement hose from Volvo in the morning, but I ...

Picture of sensor that was bad. This sensor triggers the fan when the compressor is turned on.



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We had a specialist come out who's sole job was electrical work. He pinpointed the issue to the Drier sensor. He said that the sensor is responsible for sending a command to the Fan or perhaps the ECU then fan. It's located right by the R-134 pressure valve, behind the headlight. Tomorrow I will tak...

Okay, I have a friend who is a mechanic by profession. He normally works on domestics and asian cars. Volvo is not new, but he does not like them. I was getting sick of the A/C not working in this hot weather, so I took my vehicle to him and did the labor while he worked on other cars, and he would ...