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Nice photos! Amazing skies. But what's up with the upside down headshots?

98' is a great year to buy, if not the best imho. No ETM failure headaches, no canbus nonsense. Slickdizzy is spot on and his opinion reflects my experience with these. You may want to up the number of expected repairs though. I just went through a 99' S70 and brought it up to speed, but it cost me ...

Hello everyone, We bought this car in 02/2017 mainly for our high school age girls to drive, it had about 192k on it at the time. We are the third owner, but the second owner had it since 2005 and kept it very clean. He also kept ALL of the maintenance and repair records. It was always garaged until...

Chuck W wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:30 am

850 LPT wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 5:30 am Awesome looking emerald S70, love it!

Thanks!

It's actually an 850.

Wow, you fooled me. But that's easy to do

Chuck W wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 4:29 am Threw the Thule roof rack back on the car for the CX season.

Awesome looking emerald S70, love it!

Carrying a breaker bar has been mentioned, but length makes all the difference here. They are not that easy to find, but each of my cars has a 30" bar. That will get the most stubborn lug bolts either loose, or snap them off :D I always advocate non violent conflict resolve, but I suppose they could...

I am quite shocked that this happened. As you probably know, I was the one who installed these. The overheating problem may have been a blessing in disguise. I don't want to imagine what could have happened to Mark's daughter if this happened while she was on the road.

Hooray. Earl is alive and well again. Someone in VT must be very happy right now

Kudos to abscate for his willingness to spend a lot of time, energy and brain power to help out a fellow Volvo owner!

For those who have replaced their MTF, did you find that you needed a 3rd bottle to fully top off the 2.1L capacity? Or is the remaining .1L usually made up by fluid that doesn't fully drain? I have 2 bottles of Genuine Volvo 31280771 and am deciding whether to purchase a 3rd before I start the job...

Last week we enjoyed some time off on Cape Cod. My younger daughter (17) joined us mid week and drove up the 260 miles with "Bertha" the 04' V70. We were on a campground in North Truro, just south of Provincetown. 20200814_101003.jpg 20200809_155008.jpg 20200813_191815.jpg 20200813_193334.jpg 202008...

volvolugnut wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:43 pm Love that blue sky.

volvolugnut

Typical for late summer New England

Great photos!

You mentioned slight gasoline smell at exhaust before. Could this thing be hopelessly flooded?

Earl is not known to be stubborn like this.

Ordered new coil packs and plugs for Bertha, my daughters 04' V70. She called me at 10:30pm on Saturday that the car was driving kind of "lumpy", and dash lights were going crazy. Troubleshooting over the phone seemed to go nowhere, so I decided to grab my Vida laptop and meet her. Glad her boyfrien...

I'll take one.

Thanks, Dirk

Unpopular opinion: flash green looks so good on the 2004 with the black trim! People hate the '04s, but I love em. Looks like gobi interior, though. Atacama would bring $12k, but gobi will probably go for a little less. I totally agree with you. 04' is my favorite year as well. The trim provides a ...

I had a very similar problem. All the stop lamps were working fine but I got the same message. After replacing the third brake light with harness the message went away. I think I had a bad harness or connector.

Bidding was slower than expected and pricing seemed low, up until last 20 minutes or so, but that is par for the site. Sale exceeded my expectations, not that the car was unworthy just that past comps, only 2, were only bid/sold at 6250 and 6550, I figured that's where she would land when it ws all...

How many miles/ years on the coils And plugs? I believe the coils were the original ones and the car has 150k miles on it now. The plugs had just shy of 30k on them. This is getting better. My daughters 04' (Bertha) developed misfires yesterday, same thing and the coils must be ancient. She really ...

The 05' developed misfires last week, but no CEL. Actually, that's not true, I got a funny message and a blinking CEL while trying to go up a steep hill. It said "shift down while accelerating" or something stupid like that. Yesterday I installed new OEM plugs and new Bosch coil packs, and everythin...

Wow, that's a fantastic looking R, and it has 3 pedals too! And yes, it's evaporator time. Dirk Thanks Dirk, 3 pedals is the way to go with these, I manual swapped it almost 2 years ago now! What makes you sure it would be the evaporator? I'm thinking it's very possible, as the car has 266,000km an...

Wow, that's a fantastic looking R, and it has 3 pedals too!

And yes, it's evaporator time.

Dirk

Welcome to the board, Dhillon. Beautiful car!

Mounted the summer tires for the 04' and 05' Boy the tan one is in good shape (I have the same thing, but slick top & auto AWD, and not as nice). Way to go! To you and your daughter. Is it T5? Nice job to both of you on keeping the Thor's away from curbs :) Mine have encountered many curbs. I did n...

markone wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 3:44 pm Wow those rear seats look about perfect. Good job Getting things going, Dirk.

Thanks, Mark.
Next project is rebuilding the door panels, but that will have to wait. I have a big Capri project coming up next

And this was found to be a faulty passenger door switch lock button stuck closed. Once resolved, drain current measures at 45 mA. Probably still some stuff active at that point I am glad you figured this out. Since I have the exact same symptoms with my S70 I am hoping that the cause is the same. D...

Mounted the summer tires for the 04' and 05'

It's been a while. But I was able to finish cleaning the carpet and headliner, and to install the new (used) seats from the parts car. The rear and passenger seats are in awesome shape, but the driver is only so so. The driver seat from the parts car had rips in the side bolster, but the original se...

Yes sir, I just replied to your email.

I might join you very soon. Oh wait - never mind, have to wrench in my own garage.

I also got new tires for my 05' V70, Conti ExtremeContact DWS06 in 235/45/17 and they are on the Canistos now. They will go on the car this weekend.
Also had the 225/47/17 Goodyears that were on my V70 mounted on the Thors which I had laying around. These will go on my daughters 04' V70.

Wow, service records too, very nice!

abscate wrote: ↑Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:56 pm My birthday present was one of my awesome ladies blew off her friends this weekend and rolled Evita home to spend it with me

Happy belated birthday, Steve.

Very nice! I'm a little ahead of you with my S70, at 215k now.

- The difficult part of the repair is to clean all that deer kill from inside the nooks and crannies. I’ve found a hose rinses off the feathers. Oh wait, that’s killdeer hits Not funny! My old 850 got attacked by a killdeer multiple times a few years ago because we parked in his territory. Never sa...

Nice job!!

Steve, when an engine overheats like this one, does one ever have to be concerned about the bottom end?

Btw, I am seriously impressed by your work.

Nice job Steve. And I'm sure you bought the Costco size bottle of bleach, right? Btw, you fit right into the surroundings with that shirt. Winter Camouflage so to speak

I respectfully disagree. I believe you will see a trend towards higher valued examples such as this car because of the fact that they are more and more seen as classic cars, rather than just used cars that make sense to keep up for practical reasons. What drives the market in that arena are people w...

Super clean low mileage 2000 V70XC in nautic on BAT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-volvo-v70-xc-awd-wagon/ Up,to $5250 now Ask for one picture of raw data on that car and you might feel differently on the exterior. I hate it when people grab the knob and turn the pixel gain up. Sold for $9...

Nice.

Even P80's can do that with proper care. There was a white 850 wagon at a dealership in Texas a few years back. It also had 500k on it.

Since you raised concerns about the INA brand strut mounts I just wanted to mention that this is a good quality brand, made mostly in Germany. You won't be disappointed with INA parts.

Dirk

We need a lot more information on the car to make a meaningful recommendation such as service history and what it's needs are. Also we need photos.
A beat up survivor will not bring much, but like Eric said a pristine example could go through the roof, especially if 2 people start fighting for it.

I'm a spoiled whimp in comparison and really don't care about the weather. Decide which car I want to work on and move it in the garage Friday evening. Then turn the heat on before breakfast Saturday morning. It's toasty by the time I turned the laptop on to play some of my favorite music while I wr...

Yes, this is only 25 mins from my house.

Interesting that it doesn't have the wood grain trim... I have only seen that on non leather, non sunroof XC's.

Wow, nice car! Did they come standard with a front spoiler? GLWS.

Dirk

Yesterday I finally installed the new third brake light in my 05' V70, which solved the mysterious "check stop lamp" issue. No idea what was wrong with the old one as it was working fine, maybe the old connector was bad. I was suspecting that I reversed polarity initially, but that was not the case ...

This is the kind of stuff I only use new parts on. These cables are a real pain to remove and install and I wouldn't want to find out that a seemingly good used one seizes up in the near future and I have to do the job all over again. Not worth the saving $60 for each cable in my opinion. And just t...

Man, these boys from the frozen North are a tough breed.

Shouldn't it be the white mountain project? I think Mark needs to chime in here.

I would also inspect the fuel filler neck. There is a collar connecting the pipe to the tank which can fail I believe.

Dirk

I had heard about the PVC pipe trick, but I was too lazy to drag my butt to Home Depot only to find out they don't have any scrap laying around. I certainly didn't want to pay for it :o Plus, the angle gear collar has a nice weight to it, which helps reducing bounce back on the hammer blows :wink: M...

I hope you play some Mandolin Orange while your doing this job

Glad you figured this out. These cars really run best on OEM spark plugs.

...and premium fuel.

What a nice project for someone!! But, if you end up parting it out, I'll call dibs on the Steering Wheel, the Front Calipers and the Xemodex ETM (I have to find out how that can be reprogrammed to fit my car first though) Dirk Thanks! Regarding the Xemodex, is your car a naturally aspirated S70 au...

What a nice project for someone!!

But, if you end up parting it out, I'll call dibs on the Steering Wheel, the Front Calipers and the Xemodex ETM (I have to find out how that can be reprogrammed to fit my car first though)

Dirk

Super clean low mileage 2000 V70XC in nautic on BAT:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000- ... awd-wagon/

Here's a 1995 960 with a supercharged Ford Mustang V8 5.0L five-speed! https://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/ctd/d/mamaroneck-1995-volvo-960-wagon-base/7066688999.html Totally awesome! Paul Newman and David Letterman had one of these. I wish I had space and money right now. Watch this: https://www.dai...

Got everything buttoned up last Saturday, and the car is back on the ground. 20200201_154423.jpg While I changed out the axle seal I noticed that a P80 AWD angle gear shaft collar has the PERFECT dimensions to drive in the new seal. I'm glad I kept the stripped one from my 98' V70XC, this made the j...

I was able to connect my phone to the OBD2 dongle which I got a while ago for the 850. Then I was able to read the true mileage of the car with the Xiaotec App and its at 116,170 right now. When I fixed the odometer long time ago I estimated the mileage based on the historical data that was availabl...

This exact thing happened to me a while ago with my 05'V70. Too many short runs, breaks too long between starts and cold weather. The battery can only bear so much until it needs a decent re- charge, even a fairly new one. Of course a P2 will really freak you out, the alarm went off upon pressing th...

The problems you are encountering might point to failing door lock actuators. If they have never been replaced, they are due. When they start failing, it's always only on hot days. There is information on this on this site, you will have to search for that. But I would try and diagnose in this direc...

I am echoing everyone else here, but I am really glad to see you unharmed.

This is the reason why both of my daughters (in addition to me) drive Volvo's. Safety first.

Dirk

Getting back to my project this weekend. I've been busy yesterday taking things apart for the following purposes: - replace busted spring seat passenger side - replace leaking CV axle seal in transmission passenger side - replace trans. oil with Redline MTL - all new front brakes - replace rusted du...

Seeing Earl in your driveway makes my heart warm. He is in good hands.

You calculate the space you need to idle in first with no clutch and let the space open and close accordingly. That's what I do in traffic as well :lol: Of course there are always some annoying people that cut in front of you only to ruin your plans. Or the ones behind you getting seriously impatie...

Turbo stick in NAUTIC blue. Temptations temptations.

Can't wait to see how this turns out.

Hi Evan, it sounds like the starter solenoid has just enough juice to make some noise. It really sounds like a battery issue to me. Any chance you can jump it and then check alternator output?

Oh no Mark, this is terrible new indeed. Sounds almost like a radiator hose blew, since you mentioned a wet engine bay. Hopefully the engine didn't overheat and seize. Sorry I don't know anybody up that way.

Dirk

Which is why YOU need to find them before they head to the JY and then strip them.

Rattnalle wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:37 am Best thing you can do for the engine is get a bicycle for short and super short trips.

Agreed. Except we are in America here, where bikes are only used to exercise, not to get places

All good suggestions, although I wouldn't worry to much about the front suspension issues. Things aren't likely to just fall apart on you :wink: However keeping the ATF fresh is super important , as is fresh engine oil. All our cars have a basic Harbor Freight tool kit along with an emergency kit ,a...

Agreed, I think re gapping is a thing of the past. Unless the packaging is damaged and one might suspect bent prongs.

Back on topic. It looks like my mileage is creeping up again. I will keep an eye on this, but after gassing up yesterday I got 29 mpg.

I'll take her. How much?

I usually tell my passengers which are almost always tiny female family members to start eating a little more so the light goes off. And of course I immediately get the eyeroll.

Considering mice under the hood - nasty little buggers. That looks like some of your car's insulation repurposed for their nest. I try to keep a bar of mouse bait under the hood of all my vehicles. volvolugnut These little guys are destructive. I already removed my hood insulation because it looked...

Ha, I'll be there Sunday, too bad. Will be right across the river on Comm. Ave. moving my daughter into her apartment.

There is a really clean, low mileage 1995 850 for sale in Old Saybrook:

https://newhaven.craigslist.org/ctd/d/o ... 09265.html

I don't know about the cluster swap, but the steering wheel swap is easy. The connectors should be the same. I am sure you know this already, but make sure you disconnect the battery before you do this and let the car sit for a while. I usually wait 1/2 hour before I start unplugging stuff like air ...

Hey Evan, we are on the same schedule :D I did an oil change on the 05' V70 with Castrol High Mileage 5/30. And since I saw some mouse droppings on top of the engine I thought I should better check the air filter box. And sure enough, the little critters made a nice home for themselves again. Looks ...

You have to get your spouse in line. This post has been approved my Mrs Abscate. Has anyone seen my pants? :lol: :lol: :lol: For me it's not so much the number of cars in the driveway. But when I start talking about building a detached 4 car garage.... :o I don't know what the problem is.

Lseats sells skins at $299 for set. Reviews are mixed, I’m going to try them in Spring I am considering the same if these are better than the Elwood ones. Those don't impress me. So to the OP, if there is a manufacturer that gets the quality close to original for a reasonable price, I'm all in. Dirk

Makes so much sense, especially because you invested so much in this caR.

Wow! Thank you for taking the time to record all this. Much appreciated.

Dirk

abscate wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:23 am Do we have the definitive “what fits what ?” Drive shaft thread?

This might be a good idea.

You have an R though. I imagine the AWD axle is not the same as the FWD axle. My axle is supposed to arrive on Thursday. If it does it will be installed early next week. Then I can take measurements. Dirk Hi Fork how did this turn out? I have to replace the axles on my fwd manual Who is Fork? It lo...

It’s standard on all P2s If you have the switch, it goes “ beep” If you don’t , it’s single “ crunch” :lol: Typical abscate wisdom here. When this feature is turned on, the radio display will say: "park assist aktive" I thought at first that this is a gimmick, but I have come to appreciate it a lot...

Wow, amazing stuff going on here. Will be following closely.

E Showell wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:23 pm Hey Dirk -- If you happen to come across a spare 3960 driver's side seat switch holder, keep me in mind. Thanks, Evan

Hi Evan, I will have an extra when I'm done swapping seats. Let me check the condition and I will let you know.

Dirk

Finally I am able to continue on my project. Last weekend I started removing the interior in the rear and I pulled out the old parking brake cables. I also cleaned up the center console and installed the nice lid from the parts car and a brand new cup holder: 20191228_112033.jpg I had a hard time ge...

Funny how Admirals just have to do it their own way, not on the hook where everybody else hangs their keys.

But then I get the occasional "can I use your key today?, because I can't find mine" no words needed.

E Showell wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 6:28 am I am sensing a transition point here. We are getting into the "enthusiast vehicle" zone as opposed to guys who don't want to spend a lot and still drive a nice car.

I would agree with your statement. And for that matter, you don't see many P80's on the roads either.

Ohoo Black Betty, bamalam.

That's a nice heater you are getting. I put a 6k heater in my garage 2 years ago and I am so glad I did. This is the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HS8FZAC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And yes, I have a fridge in the garage, a stereo and a laptop station etc. Now ...

Picked up the 05' V70 5-speed from my indie with a new passenger side axle installed. I'm really glad I didn't attempt this myself. He had a tough time getting the old one out. It wouldn't budge while in the car, so he took the whole carrier out. Then he had to heat up the bearing assembly while pre...

Yes sir! Although now they are degraded to only winter duty. Set of wheels and rubber in PA for $125 in classifieds Thanks, but I have it all figured out, besides it is a little late in the season to think about snow tires now. At least in the Northeast that is. 4 sets of snow tires installed now o...

Yes sir! Although now they are degraded to only winter duty.

Can you get rebuilt kits for the rears as well?

I need to get a hood and trunk lid painted but CT is being discriminated :o :lol: We don't want any Lyme in our paint, that's Green. (I can pick up from work in NY though) :lol: :lol: Seriously though, how would you transport the hood? I've been trying to figure this out because initially I wanted ...

I need to get a hood and trunk lid painted but CT is being discriminated

abscate wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:24 am 4 year Orange Plague.

What a bummer that this happened to you. But as Abscate said, you are ok and that's the main thing. Do you have a photo of the quarter panel without that Hunday biting it's teeth into it? From staring at the photos I am thinking that the frame was possibly not compromised. The rear door gaps look fi...

I really like the dark contrasting trim on these 04' R's. It's my favorite year.

Why has this not sold yet, I wonder.

abscate wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2019 10:58 am

one of the most knowledgeable Volvo guys on this planet

You gave jimmy some wheels??

Whoa! You're efficient. If we worked together I'd need to speed up, or slow you down :lol: :shock: . BTW I love the design of generic steel wheels. Ahhh yes, and they have quite a history. Who would have thought they would end up on the car of one of the most knowledgeable Volvo guys on this planet...

You have an R though. I imagine the AWD axle is not the same as the FWD axle.
My axle is supposed to arrive on Thursday. If it does it will be installed early next week. Then I can take measurements.

Dirk

Wow, what a nice car, and you clearly took great care of it.

GLWS

so when I buy 15" wheels is that all I need to know? are they also sold by width? were there ever Volvo 15" wheels that would be a nice match for the T5 wheels? Most if not all P80 15" rims are 6.5" wide. And there are a ton of choices, maybe you can take a look here and see what you like: https://...

Your car came with 16" wheels and 205/55/16 tires from the factory. In general, if you increase the size of the side wall, you get a more comfortable ride. You can achieve this by going to 15" wheels. The tire size I would recommend for that size is 195/65/15. This change will make a significant dif...

Axles for manual P2's are very hard to find, I am going through the same process right now. Sounds like my Indie found a source and he ordered it (passenger side as well). We shall see if it fits when it gets here.
A lot of vendors have auto axles listed as manual axles, which is really bad.

abscate wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:43 am I hate people who can put their car(s) in their garage

You should see what's in the other bay.

Hello all, I recently installed a "wing" on my 05' V70 and since I had trouble finding good instructions online I thought I take some notes and share what I learned from doing this job. There is a mounting kit available from Volvo for about $58 which includes all the hardware needed, plus the templa...

Great reference to have. Thanks Abscate and Matt for posting this.

PM sent.

Wow, I am really glad your daughter and her boyfriend came out of that unharmed.

You did some really nice work on that car, very impressive.
And I applaud you to your choice to save it.

Real bummer this happened to you. Unfortunately, you are too far away from me and I'm booked this weekend and the next.
Just out of curiosity, what's the color of the interior?

Good luck.

Dirk

matthew1 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 3:47 pm

The man is a genius, what can I say.

This weekend I put off investigating why I have a "check stop lamp" warning on the dash after installing a rear spoiler on the 05' V70.
Also still not addressed is an outer passenger side CV joint boot that cracked right at the shaft. Not loosing any grease so how long can I go? We shall see.

The solar panel charger idea is very intriguing. I will investigate that further.

Thanks guys!

This is great info Oragex, thank you so much! The car was indeed parked for about 2 1/2 weeks. And I didn't drive any kind of long distance prior to that, which is probably the reason why this happened. From now on I will drive it to work every once in a while (85 miles per day) to prevent this fro...

This is great info Oragex, thank you so much! The car was indeed parked for about 2 1/2 weeks. And I didn't drive any kind of long distance prior to that, which is probably the reason why this happened. From now on I will drive it to work every once in a while (85 miles per day) to prevent this from...

If it is more than 3 years old, go get your self a new one with all the money you saved on the 1999 Nautic Blue/beige NA wagon in stick shift, you rascal. P2s really hate low battery voltage, and if it has discharged in a week of non-use, its dead. It will keep you in Volvo electronic Hades until y...

93SCMax wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:55 am Make sure you follow the battery disconnect/reconnect procedure.

https://howardsvolvos.webs.com/miscissues.htm#207347288

Interesting to read this, thanks. I am guessing I will be fine as far as the ECC is concerned, since I haven't driven the car in 2+ weeks.

Yesterday evening I went to the carport to move the my V70 into the driveway. The forecast called for strong winds and ever since an oak tree crushed the old carport in a horrific storm last year, I feel uneasy leaving the car in there during these times. Well I was stumped when I approached the car...

E Showell wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:15 am https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/ ... 75725.html

Poster has added that it needs a windshield. That's about $350 via Safelight, plus around another $600 for the roof repaint (wink).

Hi Evan, there seems to be a problem with the link. Can you check?

Thanks, Dirk

Interesting idea!

But I would maybe rethink the notion of a 8-speed manual. Not sure how practical that would be.
I know that I would probably get confused all the time about which gear I'm in.

Looks like this is the one I'm looking for. Dang, too far away.

GLWS. Looks really nice.

Just confirming what you probably already know, but for the remote fob you have, you need the receiver that's mounted next to the glove box. Nothing else will be compatible. So to answer your question: Yes, you need to back to the junkyard and fetch that. See this thread near the end: https://www.ma...

Just realized sometimes the door locks don't work when pushing the switch on the door panel (I don't have a fob). I have the same thing going on with Evita. If you energize the light circuit by moving the switch to the door position, the locks start working with the switch. This fix is “ sticky” , ...

Well this is a real drag, that's for sure. I am not sure if this can be properly diagnosed on the side of the road. It might make sense to get it towed to your indie's shop. Does the engine crank at all? If not you may have a bad starter. If it does crank you can troubleshoot further: A no start con...

Radiators are super easy on these cars. Do yourself a favor and slide out the fan/ shroud assembly as a whole. This has worked well for me.

I use a large screwdriver to spread the clips apart, then you can slide them off.

Good luck.

abscate wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:54 pm I think I we are both suffering from hyperactive 2/76 , lock controller


My drain was eliminated by pulling either 11C/6 or 11/A7

How hard is it to replace the lock controller?

Couldn't it be just the microswitch in one of the door mechanism getting stuck ? And then somehow got unstuck so the lights stays on while the doors are closed This happened in my 98 S70 as well, but only with the passenger door. I put it down to a lack of use and dirt and crud messing with the swi...

I re--read your symptoms, Dirk, and all may not be lost. On a 1999, the dome light is logic controlled by all sorts of inputs, so lights coming on when you toggle the overhead switch to door, even when you are in the car with doors closed might be ok. Being as OCD as I am, I had to run out and test...

Well bring it up, pick up Dirk, and let’s have a massive “ do three evap party” in Albany before the weather hits. I’ve got dash out time down to 35 minutes That would be nice, but I have no time right now. We are getting ready for a camping trip in the white mountains over the holiday weekend, and...

Found a manual V70 wagon that needs some saving if anybody is interested. Not a turbo though... https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/d/pittsburgh-volvo-v70-wagon-1998/6982983082.html Looks like a nice project for a Volvo enthusiast. But how in the world do you destroy a back seat like that I wonde...

That's the way to do it.

Sounds pretty much exactly how I'm going through the S70 I bought a while back. It's a lot of work but very rewarding I find.

And you can enjoy your 850 for a looong time.

Pick a part yard near me finally got an 850 in so I went pickin’ over the weekend! Got a nice set of gray carpet and parts to fix the cruise control (module and vacuum pump). While I had the seats out of my ‘96 850 GLT to replace the carpet I redid the headliner too. Gray carpet actually looks real...

abscate wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 4:17 pm Now just get rid of that slow grill and get a waterfall on there.

Slow grill for slow car

Looks nice, but I would add at least another $750 to $1000 to what abscate already mentioned for the stuff that always pops up after the fact (suspension, brakes, tune-up and so on). This is just based on my own personal experience. So you may end up paying around $3k for a base model with no option...

Getting more stuff done. I replaced the big J hose for the EVAP system which was completely cracked. No more CEL and the car passed the emission test with no problem, yay :D The headlights were in sad shape, so I replaced them with new TYC units. I am really impressed with the quality of these, and ...

Nice images Steve. I agree the Taconic is especially beautiful this time of year.

If you go a little further east into CT you can go up Rt. 7 all the way to the Mass border. This is even more picturesque.

Oh man, this is sad!

A testimony of how safe these cars are though. The passenger safety cell looks to be intact.

I hope you will find another one soon enough.

You have got to be kidding me.....

I just read through Steve's post, and I feel totally defeated already. Since I'm not nearly as smart as Steve I think I am just going to give up.

And buy a Honda.

Hello Everyone. I am looking for tan seat skins for the driver seat in my S70. Driver or passenger seat does't matter. Color code is 3960 If you have a seat bottom and seat back in excellent shape and you are willing to ship, please let me know. If you have a whole seat and don't want to bother taki...

Thanks Evan. The repair will be a snap then.

Hello everyone, Most of the time the interior lights in my S70 don't come on when I open the driver door, or the passenger door for that matter. This, of course, is happening with the overhead switch in the center position. So because of this I leave them turned off so the battery doesn't drain. How...

Nice 96' 850 turbo wagon:

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/cto ... 96523.html

Looks like the front seats have been redone.

New OEM P80 jewel headlight and turn signals for sale:

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/pts ... 45866.html

What's the condition of the front seats? Do you have photos?
I wonder how far off this is color wise from the 3960 of my car.
Maybe I can die to match?

I just harvested beige seats from a V70, and having bought seat bottoms, might have extra bottoms. Lets stay in touch in case we can share bottoms. That sounds too personal. I have a whole new cache of 99 Base NA parts of course, beige interior and Stone Black 019 exterior Wow, I am bottoming out r...

Slow progress is being made on this car. I finally installed a rebuilt ABS module (Thanks Matty Moo) which took care of the annoying warning lights. Plus it's nice to have a functioning ABS system again. Yesterday I went to NJ to harvest a complete interior from a 2000 S70, including headliner, stee...

Thank you guys! You're the best

Hello All,

I am looking to freshen up the seats in my S70 and was wondering if the seat skins from a passenger seat would fit on a driver seat.
Do you guys know?

Also, are 99' and 00' seats the same?

Thanks, Dirk

Went for a drive to salve my wounds over my New Beetle - masculine car that it is.. Found radiator seep. Good news Nissens FCP $57 Bad news 5.8 hours with first step being remove front clip... :lol: Those German engineers! Gotta love it. If there is a way to make things more complicated, they will ...

The 850 got a little shoe polish treatment yesterday. The trim was badly faded and I always wanted to try this out.
We shall see how long this lasts. But it's super easy to apply and takes only minutes to do the bumpers.

I’ve driven one of those Euro Capris ( not to be confused with the Mercury) fun. Do you remember what year and model? I've gotten a lot of comments over years, and it goes something like "hey my brother had one of those in the seventies". Oh really? Then people look at me funny when I tell them tha...

Working on 3 cars simultaneously at the moment. The 850 has an annoying rattle coming from the back, and I think it's the passenger side. When I did the rear brakes I forgot to install the retaining springs for the pads. So I will install these to see if it remedies the problem. Cleaned the car yest...

Nice cars, Chuck. I like the blue one a lot with those interesting wheels.

Not compatible.

Your 850 has the window switches in the console. The later S/V 70 cars have them in the driver door.
Plus, the overall shape and color scheme is different.

I am quite confident the car could take you in comfort and style all the way across the country to CT! :) It shows very blue on my palette, I would swear it’s Nautic Blue, except I know about colour son computers! GLWS. Gorgeous car. Dirk is dying for those seats I'm dying for the whole car :shock:...

abscate wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:51 am It shows very blue on my palette, I would swear it’s Nautic Blue, except I know about colour son computers!

GLWS. Gorgeous car. Dirk is dying for those seats

I'm dying for the whole car

Dirk

erikv11 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:50 am Great car great price!

One can only agree, beautiful car in great condition. GLWS.

Okay. Maybe I’m coming down for that AC job Lets play a little game. There is an item in the second picture that you gave me for free long time ago. If you find it you can come :lol: Man, I got nothing even after two cups of coffee That waterfall grill ...I know imhad a spare but I think you swappe...

abscate wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:43 am Take off the serp belt and run without alternator, PS, or AC.

This is a great upper body workout if you want to build some muscle

abscate wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:00 am Thats what happens when you win The Stanley Cup.

$1250 for a T5M in Nautic Blue (I think?) with beige leather - truly a gem.

Agreed. This could actually be the infamous and very pretty blue green metallic, not nautic.

abscate wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:37 am Thats the heated rear third seat indicator. It looks just like the CAT overheat warning on earlier cars.

I told you before, do NOT leave your cat in the car unattended in the summer

Well, I got the thing running again...with 5 forward gears instead of 4, and I get to choose them! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Now slowly relearning to drive stick. Just waiting on my T5M ecu to arrive and she will be 100% 64845557_10219359048587324_3676485812033159168_o.jpg 64782062_10219359049027335_4746...

Well, what a bummer.

Looks like the door got damaged as well. Hopefully you will find one at the junk yard too, they are super easy to change out.

abscate wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:45 am Okay. Maybe I’m coming down for that AC job

Lets play a little game. There is an item in the second picture that you gave me for free long time ago. If you find it you can come

Absolutely Matt, I will try to do that this weekend.

Hi,

If you have seat skins (or at least one) that are still in good shape with no rips or tears and you are willing to sell them, please let me know via PM.
This is the color: Thanks, Dirk

matthew1 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:20 pm The photo upload problem mentioned in the last several posts has been fixed. Thanks to Dirk for your help!

This is working great again, thanks Matt.

Shake down week is almost over. I drove the car to work every day and no major problems occured after roughly 450 miles. The "only" codes that popped up are for an EVAP large leak and a faulty wheel sensor signal. All in all not bad and hopefully easy fixes. And there are still no leaks anywhere. I ...

Hi Matt,

I just sent you one of the photos. I use a Dell Latitude Laptop and I'm trying to upload directly from the hard drive.
This has always worked before.

Thanks for figuring all this out.

Dirk

Hi All,

I'm looking for a set of R door panels from 98' -00' in tan.
If you have them in decent shape and are willing to ship them to CT, please let me know.

PM is best.

Thanks, Dirk

Hi Matt, I have not been able to upload photos, this is what I'm getting: "It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image. Please verify that the URL you entered is correct." The upload itself seems to be working, but then there is a little yellow triangle popping up and when you click...

Hi Matt,

I was trying to upload photos this morning and got an error message that didn't make sense to me.
But I'm sure the fact that you are currently working on it has something to do with it.

Great job with the new server! I like the speed of it!

Thanks, Dirk

Thx for infos guys! Roughly speaking, how much $$ for a stage 0? My gut tells me 500-700 This is what I am always hoping for, but my experience and recent purchase history tells me that you need closer to $1500. This is even for cars that appear to be needing little work and I do most of the work m...

Nice caR, welcome to the forum!

How cool is that!!

I can tell you that the drivers side axle for NA with manual transmission has a different length than the auto axle. It is about 2" longer.
Not sure about the passenger side but I will probably find out soon because I just discovered a split boot on that side.

I installed a real nice cargo (dog) barrier in my 05' V70. I found that on Craigslist nearby from a V70R enthusiast who sold his car. Hopefully soon I will be able to install that rear wing I found on ebay, which is even in the correct color. I never thought I would find one in mistral green. It was...

Do the “glove test” and if you don’t have crank pressure it’s not needed. The engine oil on top will come from your bad oil cap gasket. Cheap fix, but go OEM https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-engine-oil-filler-cap-gasket-1275379oe?ads_cmpid=1608986330&ads_adid=61198898576&ads_matchtype=&ads_ne...

...something like 96% of all cars there are auto - dreadful. It really is. As I've been driving my GLT again, my hate for automatics is slowly growing. I find myself more distracted. If I'm shifting, I can be more focused on driving, it's just so much more engaging to drive a manual car. I've been ...

Thanks guys, I will investigate that idle control valve and clean if I can find it. Interesting about disconnecting the MAF, will try that too.

Great thread, I've been following this closely.

But I have to agree with Cookeh, photos of your work would be nice.

Of course there are other issues that affect your idle I would like to learn more about this. That flow chart looks to be very helpful. I was just poking around their website and it looks like one could order from them directly again? They suggest to replace the MAF along with the ETM. I don't know...

Decided to take a break from the driving light installation on my S70 and finally start driving the thing. Other than an idle problem it runs beautifully.
Will hook this up to Vida soon to see what I've got and maybe attempt another emissions test.

Hi folks, I've been driving the new to me S70 around and it has an idle problem. When I come to a stop and take it out of gear the idle starts surging and sometimes the engine cuts out. From doing a little research on here this may be pointing to a bad ETM. The ETM is a yellow label unit and the car...

I too have had some great experiences buying cars and other stuff like wheels off CL lately. For example, the guy who sold me the $650 S70 5-speed was a super nice retired systems analyst from Westpoint. Who would have thought. Description of the car was very spotty, but on the phone he was more tha...

I'm kind of spoiled.

It's been a while since the last post, but I got a few more things done over the holiday weekend. The brakes are all up to snuff now, I replaced the rears including parking brake shoes and rebuilt calipers, which was not planned initially. The calipers are Centric ones from Rockauto. They make a goo...

Absolutely beautiful car, GLWS!

Clemens wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 8:14 am If you have the 302s be sure to get the matching pads. There seesm to be a difference.

Pads are the same. Caliper is the same as well.
The only difference is the caliper mounting bracket.

Not that it matters much, but the car in question is a 98', not a 99'.

It is really clean though and priced right.

$1400 - Why is there so nany Volvos in Connecticut? Rich sporty people. these things were 35,000 in 1995 dollars. 1995 was a recession period too. 88 to 99 if I remember right.then three good years and then dot bomb 2002. a couple good years then 2007. now its due again. Please shoot me. this time ...

Glad you got things worked out. Nice work!

That's an awesome looking R. I didn't know there was a date code on the ETM. My 99' has a yellow label one, I have to check the date on that. Thanks! Yeah, the yellow label ETMs are the newer ones that I believe are supposed to be improved. If you look at the second line down on the left just above...

abscate wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 3:47 am They will take it at ask less tb job price in a heartbeat....and a tb is only 150 in parts.

I like that it already has EVANS name in the back

Too bad it's not a little closer to us.

Installed the jewels today after soldering in new pig tails for the bulbs yesterday (some idiot cut them before I got to the lights). Looks much better now! Yesterday I also installed a used ETM with a 2006 date code, so it’s not as old as what I was running. Hopefully this will last me a while unt...

MDK wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2019 6:18 pm MDK here..a metal fuel tank on an 2004 V70? Hmm

Yes, to my knowledge the PZEV cars have a stainless steel tank.

I don't know if this one is on craigslist but it is in fairly good condition. 2007 V70 FWD NA with one owner, backup sensors and wood packaged dash. Leather wrap wheel and seats good. Paint good and being a Little Rock Arkansas car no salt or rust of any kind. Wheels in excellent condition as well....

I like the plasti dipped rails, I think that came out great. To address your "rust" spot I would take a dremel and remove as much rust as you can without cutting a whole. Then get some Rustoleum primer to fill the hole. I would highly suggest brushing that on vs. trying to spray. For touch up paint ...

I haven't posted in a while, regular life stuff like getting the kid back from college, outdoor work and such do get in the way of progress sometimes. But I did get to work on a few little things. I replaced the antenna with a good used unit off ebay. Originally the plan was to replace the mast on t...

The REIN hoses appear to be good quality. Very good (snug) fit, and they come with clamps.
Plus they are half of the price than oem.

Interesting.

I just replaced a bunch of cooling system hoses on my 99' S70 and opted to install REIN hoses.
Those are all made in Turkey as well.

I have a clunk happening just like what you are describing with my 850. I think your mechanic is right on when he is saying that it comes from the front brake pads having too much play. Mine started happening right after I replaced the brake pads. Old ones no clunk- new ones clunk, so I know that th...

You mentioned that you changed the plugs and wires, did you replace the cap and rotor as well?

Finally the weather cooperated and I was able to enjoy the first drive of the season in my 79' Ford Capri.

abscate wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 3:29 pm Im thinking Im going to do Evita evaporator so I have a 5 year AC car. I wonder if I can get a buy on qty 5 evaporators, driers, o ring sets?

Anyone else in Northeast contemplating an evap R/R?

If you want to research this, I am in, naturally.

Markone, how is Mr Earl doing as far as A/C?

wrybread wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2019 1:58 pm Again no big deal, it's all easy to work with and a very small price to pay for such an awesome car.

I like that attidude.

Got confirmation yesterday that the AC is indeed inoperable. So abscate look at your calendar, I'm coming for a visit.
Anything we can do with this? Perhaps ship it to VT?

On Friday Eeuroparts really surprised me with a super speedy delivery of my OEM fuel pump, so yesterday I went right to work. The first thing I noticed was that I was not the first one to be in there, as the cables to the pump were secured by Gorilla tape :o The next surprise was the fuel pump that ...

On a Volvo, im not sure WHY YOU ARE WORRYING AT ALL, since you can pop off the edge of the timing cover SO EASILY and simply look at it! Done and dusted. Yes, you can inspect the belt this way, but the belt is only part of the puzzle. Unless you take the belt off and inspect the bearings of the ten...

How does mid June sound like? But let me first see if the AC works, it never even occured to me that there is a sliver of a chance. So far I was just assuming it's dead given the overall condition of the car at the time of purchase. I have to take a photo of the receiver/ dryer this weekend, you hav...

I bet that vibration is better with new rotors and pads up front The vibration is more like a whobble sort of thing and I was suspecting the old Linglong tires were the culprit. I have changed those out for some Michelin's. Next week when the car is registered I shall find out. The front brakes act...

DeadEric wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 5:48 pm Often over looked failure of a fuel pump is the fuel filter. They get a bit clogged, the pump has to work harder and burns out faster. Always do them together unless you've replaced it recently.

Thanks for reminding me of this!

Agree with all the comments above. If you don't know the brand of water pump that went into your car, replace it immediately with an Aisin brand pump (this is OEM) along with the TB and components OEM only. Take it from someone who spent $4000+ for a replacement engine after the cheapo WP failed at ...

I probably should have clay barred the hood, roof and trunk lid before I took the polisher out. Hopefully I didn't do to much damage. But the surfaces were in such bad shape I thought it really doesn't matter. The difference is pretty dramatic already though. Let's see if I can take it to the next l...

Thank you, I am very eager to try this out. The question is, do I find the time to do it?

good man. it won't be a week unless you used IPD's free shipping and then it will be two weeks. they hold it for a week to learn you a lesson. Ordered from Eeuroparts. Nice folks to deal with but they aren't the speediest either, even when you pay for shipping. Although they are only an hour away f...

Getchu some sandpaper. A bit of high-grit paper (start at like 800 and work your way up to 2000) will chomp through those scratches, the buffer alone won't do it. Take it slow and be willing to repeat the cycle, and you won't eat through the clear coat. This is very interesting. Would you basically...

markone wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 9:15 am Nice work, Dirk. May I have your old cabin air filter?

Sure thing Mark, do you need this expedited?

Wow, fuel pump seems to be a hot topic here.

So in order to avoid public flogging I ordered a Bosch fuel pump today.
That means the 850 will sit in my driveway for YET another week, but it's certainly worth it if I can keep my membership on MVS

What a beautiful car. GLWS!

I got a lot done over the last couple of weeks: New TB with WP, tensioner and idler. New Coolant reservoir with new level sensor. Replaced the main radiator hoses. Replaced coolant with OEM type. New PS reservoir with new suction hose. Replaced PS fluid with Pentosin. New OEM spark plugs replaced wo...

Thanks guys, I appreciate your help. I ended up ordering the Delphi one from FCP for $299 (same price as the Bosch). It's expensive I know but I don't have time right now to fiddle with it and this is a confirmed fit. Hopefully the quality is decent, but with FCP's lifetime warranty I don't really h...

My 850 has a bad fuel pump. I am dealing with a no start situation, confirmed spark is present but not getting fuel. Swapped out the fuel pump relay and still no fuel. My question is if the Bosch pump with part number 69745 fits my car. I'm seeing some confusing information on Ebay and was wondering...

Congrats on your new S70, I hope you will drive many happy miles with it. I'm using holders with sticky suction cups and really like them. This is the one in my V70: DSC_0209.JPG And this is the one in my 850: DSC_0210.JPG Both of them are from Amazon. I actually need to buy another one for my newly...

This is nuts:

A 98' V70 GLT in emerald with 8k on the odometer. This is no doubt the cleanest one we've seen in years.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-volvo-v70-4/

Looks very nice and it seems very well taken care of.

I think an asking price would be a good idea though.

GLWS.

Nice job Steve!

I have the same setup on the 99' S70 and it looks pretty crusty, but the hoses are still ok and no EVAP codes, which is weird.

Hi all, I have a set of the dark walnut trim. Includes Radio/climate trim, shifter trim, glove box trim and rear ashtray trim. Rear ashtray has a scuff. Shifter trim is missing two of the screw holes--but only holes that the wiring harness fits in to. $50+shipping for MVS members. Thanks. Hi Patric...

A camera watching me while I'm driving - that is downright creepy.

Not a problem for me though, because I wouldn't buy a Volvo built after 07' anyway.

Well that stinks, but we will readjust as you say

White wagons are just beautiful. Very nice car!!

abscate wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2019 3:49 pm Remember you set the mechanical tensioner by going. Past the tension point and then back to the correct setting

Thanks for the reminder Steve, I have not done this and will go through the motion one more time.

I got the new T belt installed today, but it took me a while. And what I thought would be the difficult part, was actually easy. I opted not to remove the pulley because I don't have an impact drill. But getting the belt around the backside of it was actually pretty easy. A little bit of fumbling bu...

Thank you guys for all the great tips, will check it all out in the am. As for parts I bought only OEM stuff with an Aisin water pump, INA roller and INA tensioner. The belt itself is made by Conti in Hannover, Germany, my home town :) I have actually visited the plant once when I was at technical c...

Thanks so much Erik, I just found the ridge on the oil pump. Boy, it really is nicely hidden behind the belt. I used a thin glove with texture to it and rubbed the corrosion away as best I could. Then I used a small but strong flash light, and voila. And then I turned the crank until the cam marks l...

Hi everybody, I am starting the timing belt job on the 99' NA and I am one of the thousands of people who have struggled to find the marks on the crank and the notch on the valley (not sure if this is really what it's called) I can make out the two little notches on the crank teeth, but the area whe...

Really clean low mileage 2000 V70 XC for sale in Bethlehem, PA: https://poconos.craigslist.org/cto/d/bethlehem-volvo-70-xc/6864623104.html Even the asking price sounds right. Dirk You can get 7 1999s for that price...with manuals.. Very true! But original examples of these in this condition have go...

Really clean low mileage 2000 V70 XC for sale in Bethlehem, PA:

https://poconos.craigslist.org/cto/d/be ... 23104.html

Even the asking price sounds right.

Dirk

I've been wanting to buy an RWD Volvo for years now, preferably a 240, but lately I've been looking at even older ones too. But then this S70 with manual popped up really close by. Somehow I can't get away from the P80's

Nice, I like the old 144 the best.

The rims on the 850 look like Centaurus ones. They are 16x7 and I think they came on C70's originally. You can recognize them by the little spikes sticking out between the spokes.

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:10 pm Crap, I accidentally got another Volvo. I need to stop doing this...

This one cost me no more than towing it out of the guy's yard. He just wanted to get rid of it, and I was more than happy to take it!

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Nice score!
And a good workout for your pressure washer