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by Gubernaculum
24 Sep 2015, 14:03
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: 2000 s70 glt (turbo) rear cam seal job - done
Replies: 0
Views: 834

2000 s70 glt (turbo) rear cam seal job - done

I replaced the rear cam seal for my 2000 volvo s70 glt se the other day and it was an easy job. It was a little different for my model year versus most of the write-ups out there because I do not have a distributor (my car has individual coil packs on top of the head). Thus, I only had to do one ...
by Gubernaculum
15 Sep 2015, 08:52
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: '00 S70 GLT - SMI power steering rack tear down
Replies: 12
Views: 7573

Re: '00 S70 GLT - SMI power steering rack tear down

Update:
I was never able to remove the seal with the rack on the car, so I replaced the steering rack with a rebuilt replacement unit from rackdoctor. I did it in my garage alone, on jack stands. The job itself was the usual painful Volvo job: extensive use of extensions, wobble bits galore, skinned ...
by Gubernaculum
20 Aug 2015, 15:27
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: '00 S70 GLT - SMI power steering rack tear down
Replies: 12
Views: 7573

Re: '00 S70 GLT - SMI power steering rack tear down

No luck so far - I've been unable to pry up the wire. Not sure if my approach is wrong or if it's just too hard in the limited space. Any advice appreciated.
by Gubernaculum
19 Aug 2015, 22:43
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: '00 S70 GLT - SMI power steering rack tear down
Replies: 12
Views: 7573

Re: '00 S70 GLT - SMI power steering rack tear down

Interesting - thanks for the link! I've googled the problem all day and didn't come across that link. You can see the wire in the second photo I posted (labeled "photo 4"). I guess I'll try to sneak a little flat-head screwdriver in there, pry it up, and yank it with pliers? I'll give it a shot ...
by Gubernaculum
19 Aug 2015, 21:31
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: '00 S70 GLT - SMI power steering rack tear down
Replies: 12
Views: 7573

'00 S70 GLT - SMI power steering rack tear down

My 2000 s70 GLT SE has blown out the passenger (right) side steering rack seal(s). My driveway is going to attract EPA agents soon. I tried a quart of LUCAS power steering stop leak with no success.

I'm not interested in crawling around on my back under this car any more (130k miles, and I've had ...
by Gubernaculum
21 Aug 2013, 08:14
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Sudden power steering failure - Puked out all fluid
Replies: 8
Views: 3686

Re: Sudden power steering failure - Puked out all fluid

Here's what it looked like under the car:

The hose connection into the rack seems to have either backed itself out or blown itself out (but there is no apparent thread damage or shavings, so I'm hoping it just backed itself out). I was able to screw it back in by hand slightly but there's no way in ...
by Gubernaculum
20 Aug 2013, 08:45
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Sudden power steering failure - Puked out all fluid
Replies: 8
Views: 3686

Sudden power steering failure - Puked out all fluid

**UPDATE BELOW**

I was driving my 2000 s70 glt se, stopped at a stop light, and when pulling away immediately realized I had completely lost all power steering. I filled up the fluid in a parking lot after making sure my serpentine belt was intact, and saw that the fluid was immediately dumped out ...
by Gubernaculum
05 May 2013, 15:51
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Aux/Ipod input in the cassette player hack - problems
Replies: 0
Views: 884

Aux/Ipod input in the cassette player hack - problems

Hi folks,

I have a 2000 s70 GLT. I followed some of the threads here and elsewhere and decided to hardwire in an AUX input by soldering a headphone jack cable onto the circuitboard in the cassette player. I was tired of the marginal quality of my cassette adapter, and the way it reversed back and ...
by Gubernaculum
03 May 2013, 13:04
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Putting a (factory?) roof rack on an s70?
Replies: 0
Views: 469

Putting a (factory?) roof rack on an s70?

Hi everyone -
My 2000 s70 did not come with a roof rack at all - not even the side rails. I noticed in the junkyard that there are a lot of V70's with the side rails, and one v70XC with the side rails as well as the cross bars connecting them. It would be super cheap to get those parts, but I don't ...
by Gubernaculum
03 May 2013, 13:01
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: '00 s70 GLT: AC works fine, then quits-every time
Replies: 2
Views: 647

Re: '00 s70 GLT: AC works fine, then quits-every time

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. My gap didn't seem that huge (but I didn't have feeler gauges to measure with), but I was already dirty and under my car so I went ahead and closed the gap a bit using 3 small zip ties. I thought I might have gapped it too tight, but I could still get a ...