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by Ouch
20 Jun 2011, 10:56
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: New firewall heater hose connector vs old, and my next step
Replies: 7
Views: 2801

Re: New firewall heater hose connector vs old, and my next s

I went through all of this about a month ago, took a bunch of pictures, and have intentions to do a write up. At the begining of my write up I intend to say something like "Don't waste your time! just buy some heater hose and hose clamps." I was able to get mine in without completely remo...
by Ouch
20 Jun 2011, 10:29
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: New firewall heater hose connector vs old, and my next step
Replies: 7
Views: 2801

Re: New firewall heater hose connector vs old, and my next s

[quote="Ozark Lee"]The only pearls of wisdom I can supply is that the OEM parts and the aftermarket parts don't play well together. The shoulder on the yellow quick release tabs are wider than the OEM and you need to make sure that you extract all of the OEM O rings and spacers out of the...
by Ouch
19 Jun 2011, 19:41
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: New firewall heater hose connector vs old, and my next step
Replies: 7
Views: 2801

New firewall heater hose connector vs old, and my next step

I've seen a couple of threads on heater hoses, and the firewall connector between the engine - firewall - heater core pipes. After struggling to get the hoses on the engine (turbo in the way, big hands, etc. lol), and finally discovering how to get the gas pedal out of the way, I was finally able to...
by Ouch
12 Jun 2011, 15:41
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Heater Hose Replacement: Anyone done this? How?
Replies: 17
Views: 23884

Re: Heater Hose Replacement: Anyone done this? How?

Well, my turn. I'm going through this now. And of course T-5 has the Turbo in the way... I'm not qualified, nor brave enough, to remove it - but right now I think I need to in order to reach the return line hose clamp. How wrong am I? Have other T-5 owners succeeded at this and left the Turbo in pla...