Hey, if the old one is trash, pull it. It can't hurt anything. It is going in the garbage and you are going to replace it any way.

Ken

Those limiters in the above link are neat. If I had had them I would have went that route. But, I didn't and I would not have spend that much if a dealer that carried them happened to move within a hundred miles of me. Washers I had in the shop, free.

Job done in one trip under the car.

Ken

That looks like what I did. In removing the core, I pulled down rather hard and bent a few of the alum fins at the bottom of the core. Looking at it once it was out, I figured I would push the new core in. If I didn't bend many more fins on the way in than on the way out, I could live with it. It ac...

On the bottom, rear of the A frame there is a stop that is there to prevent the wheels from over-turning. That stop does wear. This allows the wheels to turn too far and hit the wheel wells. They are easy to remove and either place a small washer under them to make up for the wear or to swap them si...

I did a 99 recently. Maybe my experience will help you. The alum tubes were the most difficult part of the job. The 99 has plastic tabs high on the pleneum that support those pipes. I ended up breaking off the latching piece of plastic on the rear tab. This allowed the pipes to be lowered about 1/2 ...

Where did you get your BSR scanner and what was the cost?

thanks

Maybe not thru Volvo, but many trailer repair facilities can replace rubber bushings quite easily.

This is childish to ask, but you did not say. Are you using coolant? How much, how often?

I would suggest using a strong light and really looking at the heater hoses and connections. Also, the expansion tank cap may be loosing its grip and allowing leakage.

Good Luck

Ken

Well, that is a first for me too. I have never, ever seen a plastic impeller on a water pump. Thanks for the photos.

To check the water pump easily, remove one of the heater hoses at the firewall. Then start the car for a few seconds. You will see a fire hose if the water pump is working properly.

Good luck and remember to tell us what you find.

Ken