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by Astro Bob
22 Jul 2010, 22:27
Forum: S80 1st gen 1999-2006
Topic: Vacuum pump cycles after car turned off?
Replies: 2
Views: 5606

Vacuum pump cycles after car turned off?

Greetings, I've got a 2001 S80 2.9 non-turbo that has started to do something odd over the last couple of months. After stopping the engine, following moderate drives of 15-20+ miles, I would hear the cycling of a pump (every 5-6 secs) coming from under the hood? First impression were the sounds of ...
by Astro Bob
22 Jul 2010, 21:03
Forum: S80 1st gen 1999-2006
Topic: S80 2001 Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror Repair How To (long)
Replies: 99
Views: 142351

Re: S80 2001 Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror Repair How To (lon

FYI, That innocent looking "brown liquid", by most accounts, is very toxic and should be handled accordingly. The dark colored goo is normally a thin film which stays sandwiched between the two plates of glass that make up the mirror (auto dimming type). Based the threads of other auto mak...
by Astro Bob
09 Jan 2010, 22:31
Forum: S80 1st gen 1999-2006
Topic: S80 2001 Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror Repair How To (long)
Replies: 99
Views: 142351

Re: S80 2001 Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror Repair How To (long)

jsnider76 did you just plug in the part you got from Ebay and skip the part about seperating the good mirror from the circuit board that came with it (hooked together with double sided tape from the factory) and teaming it up with the circuit board taken from your car? If you followed those steps to...
by Astro Bob
08 Jan 2010, 00:50
Forum: S80 1st gen 1999-2006
Topic: S80 2001 Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror Repair How To (long)
Replies: 99
Views: 142351

Re: S80 2001 Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror Repair How To (long)

I too would like to thank the person who created the instructions for mirror replacement the "down and dirty" method, they saved me a big pile of cash. Thought I'd include some variations on the superb instructions that seemed to work for me. Instead of opening of the mirror housing from m...