98 V70 2.4 turbo with an original diagnosis of failed head gasket. I don't have any history on the car or even miles right now. The head has been removed, but no machine work performed. Comes with a new head gasket and head bolt. Im moving and will have no chance to put this back together. 20 miles ...

For my 98 t5m, straight flange

I recently started working at a shop in Laramie Wyoming. The owners name is Bob, and he is the most Volvo experienced tech I have worked with. The shop only works on imports, and specializes in Volvo, with many Volvo parts and tools on hand. He is ASE master certified, and seems to be well known in ...

Agreed, probably a mount. Does it vibrate at the same rpm in neutral?

I check my alignment when I put new tires on the car. Even then their are usually no adjustments to make. (not that without bending parts much can go wrong, nothing is adjustable in the rear, and only a toe adjustment in the front unless you buy a camber kit). All that to say, these cars have good, ...

I have seen fuel filters cause this problem on various cars, several times. I always start with the cheap/ maintenance possibilities first.

It's nice to have a car you aren't as afraid to blow up! When i got my 94 850 turbo, I took it to the tuner day at Bandimere. When i bought it, supposedly it had an IPD stage 1 tune and nothing else. My best time was a 15.007. And frankly the car wasn't in that great of shape and I didn't have a ver...

Do either of the down-pipes have the bung for the SAS that the 98's have?

The shop I work at has a dyno. My 98 T5 manual, with a eurosport cat back exhaust did 256 and 330 ft lbs. (note, we are at high altitude and the dynojet compensates for sea level and a several other factors). The un-corrected hp was 211.

I saw a BEAUTY white 850R sedan on I-25 last evening. If you're reading this, I have a message for you: H3ll yea! (It was immaculate, dark tint, exterior perfect, from what I could see. Fast too, he gave me a demo.) What color is your 850? I didn't realize you were so close to me, I'm down in the L...