Great write up thank you very much! I was able to rebuild my switch by starting and ending in neutral. This took care of my flashing arrow. Sharpie marking helped out.

Have you looked into the Idle Control Valve? No harm in cleaning it. There is a small valve inside that should move freely, you can test it with a small screw driver by gently moving the valve. Recommend only using throttle body cleaner to clean it out. My 94 NA ICV was frozen 1/2 way open. Caused ...

Some of the other posts I read had the wiring running through the tire side. There is a gap between the plastic fender liner (not sure if that's what's called) and the fender itself, should help in protecting the wire. They removed the front signal light to fish the wire through and splice into the ...

No need to run the wire as the connector works with your existing signal lights, if yours is pre-wired. Just remove the Volvo badges on the fender, clean up the leftover adhesive and install the side marker lights. I used some later model Vovlo fender lights found in the wrecking yard. Every 850 I ...

I know this is an old post...On my base 94 850 I found that it was already wired to accept the side markers. The wiring is held in place by a grommet probably to keep it from rattling. It looks like the wiring is going behind the dash but it is just held in place by the rubber grommets. You can see ...

I used AutoZone brake pads using the synthetic brake lube previously mentioned on the edge of the pads that have metal to metal contact. I put a small amount on the pins as well. I also used CRC Brake Disc Quiet on the back sides of the brake pads. No more squeal. I have been using these products ...

My 94 850 with 204000+ miles has had three fuel leaks in the past two years. First leak was from a fuel injector. The fuel rail is held on by two bolts. The driver side bolt was not secure as the threads had stripped in the intake manifold causing one injector to leak as it was not sealing good. It ...

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Try this. However if your valve is bad you may need to replace it. Mine went bad, rectangle valve inside the idle control valve would not move. If you clean your valve pay attention to the little valve inside, it should move freely ...

I had the same concern, after replacing water pump & thermostat. After researching coolant information on this site (for example https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/coolant-antifreeze-volvo-recommendatiosn.html ) I realized I was running the wrong coolant. I had a bottle of Peak flush and completed a ...

Great Post, I too will be venturing into replacing my boat anchor (aka: blown engine). I just read all of your posts and enjoyed them. Is it easier to drop the engine with the engine support from the bottom of the car or using an engine hoist and to place the replacement engine from the top of the ...