I've seen that one for sale for a while. Glad to see it being saved by someone here. Take your time with the work in front of you and get the stage zero done. Do yourself a favor and watch Robert's video's on Youtube. he has saved me so much time and money with my fleet of 850's (including a Platinu...

Use the leatherique method of reconditioning the box hard leather... I do not work for them, have used their products on Porsche and Volvo seats that were hard and it turned them more supple. +1 on the Leatherique. Consider yourself lucky that the seats aren't torn. That means they must have been m...

Mystery sound is now solved!! It was the headlight washer motor. They never worked when I bought it from the previous owner so I never would have thought they could be the source of the sound. Thanks CN90 and Erikv11 for the great advice. I'll try to find a new one at the salvage yard and put it bac...

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So I begin to diagnose this issue today (the car has been sitting for since it started). I go to turn over the car and at the first notch of the ignition the noise happens when the car is not started. It's almost like a pre-starting pump or vacuum hose that is making the sound. The sound is definite...

The car is sitting right now. Actually I have replaced the car for my son with a non-Volvo (sorry) and this one when fixed will be up for sale. He's driving for an internship coming up and I needed something that I can safely go to work and not expect a call that starts with "dad, the car is .....

Thanks for the great idea. The stethoscope is a whole $3.99 right now at HF. I have been search for similar issues and saw a video on youtube where the guy thought it was his water pump but it was a bad hose in the PVC system. Mine was done 3 years ago so I don't think it is the issue. I'll have to ...

I've had some posts about oil consumption and that issues seems to be a quarter every 100 miles. Not great but not the death nail for an 850. But now a new issue has popped up (850's will keep you from getting bored:) There is a buzzing/whine that is coming from the area of the alternator. It is bel...

I had a new 1998 V70 that had a small "chirp" sound coming from the rear seat latch. The dealer did a "great warranty job" and wrapped electrical tape on the black catch that this latch spans onto. When the sound starts to come back you simply wrap new electrical tape and the chi...