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Primary reference for SERP belt for 1999- and P2 models

Part numbers. 9458376, 30731808, 9471981
MFG Numbers

6DPK1841, 6DK1841

Is there a recommendation for serpentine belt replacement, like 50,000 miles

I recall looking fit this and not finding it. I reference 60k in this thread but I might have made that up

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forum ... hp?t=83325

On edit...found it in service manual

I stripped one out of Grunhilde and used a chisel to punch the head ccw to start it, applied PB Blaster, then vice gripped it off.

Left front abs sensor wires
Final torque front end
Final torque 36mm castle nuts
E brake
Rear tires
Heater core install
Reinstall alternator
Interior cleaning

There is a lot less clogging on pcv on the 1999 and later cars. Mine ran 150k on 5k Dino oil changes and was about 10% blocked. I had never cleaned the PTC nipple, either

I just gave my core support to a donor project, unfortunately It’s so funny that your car came back to you. I guess the circle of Volvo holds true Can you share the buyback price? Cloth '01-'05 Miata seats are way harder to find than you'd think! And then there is the lipstick and nail polish remova...

All fixable stuff. You cam hack those repairs, the fender and hood will nicely cover up the work

It's less About thermal expansion and more about chemically breaking up the corrosion.

I've got 100k on my Lemforders and they are still tight as new.

Remember to get new hardware for struts and subfrMe mounts

I've seen a few TRW branded control arms on ebay lately: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Volvo-850-V70-S70-94-00-Front-Right-Control-Arm-Ball-Joint-Assy-TRW-JTC916-NEW/192373486153?fits=Model%3A850%7CMake%3AVolvo&epid=1139609288&hash=item2cca5a7249:g:2bcAAOSwQcJaFs1J I called TRW customer support and all ...

It bake for about a month. I dislike gas bombs.

Look at how the top, which collects the fuel to be sent the injectors is pristine, while the rest of the filter is a dumpster fire.

Firmed up, not final torque to front end bolts
Installed snow tires, and dropped her back onto her feet, and took her for a test drive!

All well.

Put a propane flame on it for 28 seconds, then a vice grip and lock it hard to remove

Edited title to conform to a Forum rules

Still stuck on bolts 6,7. Gave them 5 minutes of propane heat and rattled half the battery charge of the Big Green Beast

Lots of detritus coming from the threads but no motion. I think I will escalate to lift and oxy on these two

I’ve got both that hood and fender in 019 stone black. Maybe I should bring them down ?

Dropped the heater core for replacement. Was original Volvo / Behr from late 1997

Wow.... this guy is good


https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forum ... ol#p517711

The main body of the MCC controller comes out backwards , towards rear of car. I think it spring clips into the side of the trim

You disconnect the bicycle type control wires to remove it completely

It does come out Pull off the knobs Now release the Torx screws and the face plate releases The base part of the unit towards the FRONT of the car , clips into the dash and comes out backwards. You can release the cables from the actuators pretty easily Got that wrong.,...see link in next post The b...

Replacing can capacitors is a Faradays work....

So many people get into trouble with fasteners trying hacks instead of disassembly. Yes, there is a quick way to do something but if it at all compromises getting tool bits onto the fastener, the world of EZ outs, helicoils, and snarf tools awaits.

It’s hard not to eye roll at the ‘plugged fuel filter’ diagnosis. Unlike Uncle Joe’s era, gas stations sell a lot cleaner product than the past, and we rarely see fuel systems getting gunked up. This fuel filter came off a 1998 and ran 22 years and 180,000 miles, the fuel system was pristine inside ...

It’s even easier to put the SERP belt on the -1998 if you use the pin to hold the tensioner loose

I think a 3mm hex key slips in the hole and locks the tensioner

Pull the belt to loose position, lock with pin

Install SERP belt

Yell “fire in the hole’

Pull pin.

If you read up thread someone eased out one of the AC compressor bolts to make access to that M6 easier

It sounds like

M6 1/4 inch drive
Tight accesss sockets
Wobbles
Flexible extensions after cracking

Are all in order

I dispatched

2 front brake rotors
2 calipers
2 sets decent front brake pads
Pass headlight
SAS pump
Front radiator frame member
Cam sensor
Radiator
Rear number brackets

On the FDPP program to a car in progress

We thank all of you who donated parts and via donation to this program

Cleaned up and installed front brakes. Good pads on front , almost new Pushed 250 ml fluid through each caliper Driver side caliper pins aftermarket and heavily corroded, cleaned and greased Need 10 mm rotor holds Final torque front suspension Front axle 36 mm nuts Alternator and bracket reinstall H...

There is a date code on the throttle body , something like YY W NN. The w stands for week of manufacture NN in year YY

ashleyg82v702001 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:00 pm Only 57,500 surprisingly..

That’s a really early failure. I don’t like data that doesn’t support my theories so I’ll try to ignore this. That seems to be our current governments approach to Covid

RickHaleParker wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 7:19 pm

algopyguy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 5:25 am Car sat overnight.. 50deg in there garage and here is where the tebsioner is positioned... Should it be more to the left?

50°C, 50°F, 50°K or 50°R?

I really hope it’s 50 F

Depending on wheel choice you may not be able to get a hose onto the caliper bleeder with the wheel on. In an emergency one can spew the nasty glycol ether into a Mother Nature but to do so for convenience would be grounds for removal from the League of extraordinary Gentlemen/Ladies I have explored...

In ny it doesn’t matter what tow vehicle you use, above 1500# gross trailer weight you have to have trailer brakes.

I detest the electric ones , surge brakes are so much better

I’ve got both a windshield and a 1998 at heading for scrap in Albany soon, if you are interested. Can deliver too.

Available on the Socialist Sliding Scale of $0 to Fair market Value

I’ve never removed a Volvo windshield though, might not be too Easy

FELD, would you consider donating it to the FFPD? I could pick up this week.

It’s pretty picked over....

The local University is sending Anthropology students over to study the remains for field work...

It's incredible

Here are the before and after.

Kudos to Sonic for unloading the 1998 carcass for cheap which made this a Labor only endeavor, pretty much

Got both sides of GrunHilde the 1998 v70 m56 struts , lower control arms, new rotors , brakes and axle shaft on passenger side

Drain and replaced m56 oil

Pushed 500 ml brake fluid through front brakes

Don't forget to return it for your money back afterwards

It sounds like you are immobilized. No voltage at terminal of solenoid means the signal isn't being sent

OEM only on the fuel pump relay, junkyard Is fine.

Don’t Kill An Entire weekend with an aftermarket

How many miles were on the original one?

Tell your dealer you want the Volvo pump. It will say Volvo on it. It actually costs very close to the AISIN because the Volvo part number comes with the bolts and gasket

Did well today

REPlaced passenger side CV boot with split one

Reinstalled knuckles , axles, struts, hardware , brakes

Good meat

Pushed 250 ml brake fluid through both front calipers

Changed m56 gear oil to mobIl 1 synthetic

That's fine. The tension isn't critical on the mechanical tensioner. My Grunhilde rebuild was running original hardware at 180k and was way over at the cold cold tension when I got it

It got knocked down in the last few years to build a Casino, which has promptly gone bust during Covid. We opened four casinos in ny, despite an analysis by consultants that at least two of them wouldn’t survive. It looks like three won’t survive even pre Covid, do now the owners want a bailout.

Have lots. Here’s one showing the ALCO HISTORY IN 0:54

That’s AC lines. They don’t look bent, the mount looks likeut was originally angled.

Definitely get to a junkyard and compare with a non-hit car. It looks like the condensor took a hit deep enough to hit the refrigerant manifold, though.

matthew1 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:04 pm Ferrari = speed
Rolls Royce = luxury
Volvo = safety

Everybody knows these automotive truths. They're not nearly as clear-cut as they were in say the 1970s, when things were simpler.

New Beetle ...Man Car

Mon Dieu!

Ancient thread alert

Nice thread. Read while seated.

Tennis balls make nice protectors for the interior while moving seats. I steal them from the kids tennis court next to the house. The school tells the children never to go near “ Crazy Volvo Man “ house so I keep them whenever they fly in.

The cat damage method is not a message telling you about he cat. It is a warning thst the misfiring is significant enough that you should stop driving the car for fear of cat damage. Meow

It’s a substantial technical lift from the method an ice pick through the bottom of the gas tank and a chewing gum repair.

Additional benefits

Your ice doesn’t taste like gasoline
You get to keep your chewing gum
You can collect a given amount of gas, not just the whole tank.

If the engine is missing the tensioner will move like that. I think Rick is right, the tensioner is ok, it’s seeing some change in tension from the drivetrain

MoVolvos wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:56 pm

liambean wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:49 am Yes indeed. Some days more than others.

I see you've Bean there and done that.

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Just soying, you may have fallen out of Fava with that post.

ZionXIX wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:41 pm

matthew1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:42 pm

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I’ve got dibs on those new brake rotors, Neil.

No, misfires have to occur for a certain amount of time under certain conditions; it is not a single event trigger. Most error codes work this way.

Make sure you are using left and right relative to the car, not the observer

Pictures are worth 1600 metric words

Not too bad, Bruno. It’s normal for clutch material to slough off.

The big beast 1500 ft lb gun took off 5/7 of the rear carrier bolts It's crazy it can produce that much torque, and amazing you can hold it in your hand. But I suppose it's very short impact loads, not a full blast twist. I couldn’t move the bolts with full shoulder pull on a 3 foot pipe...500-600 ...

It’s a 30mday ban for posting Scotty on MVS, unless you can get the Immunity idol from June

We get a rash of fuel relay induced no-starts on P80s

Best way to diagnose this is with a fuel pressure measurement. If you don't have this gauge, try some starting fluid to see if she comes to life!

Horribly underpowered? :) From one who drive a 48 HP T3 Transporter and a 36 Hp 1954 Beetle, my standards may be lower. Don’t try to put me into of those sluggaRds though I drove for a couple of blocks a 1974 Super Beetle and told Mike I cant drive a car this awful! I hit a pothole and the steering...

Can be caused by overfill. Did you use the procedure for checking fluid (good) or just check the disstick with the car off (bad)?

The big beast 1500 ft lb gun took off 5/7 of the rear carrier bolts

Still stuck on the two front M12 bolts

I think next step will be lift and oxy on these

Put on the split boot from Dorman with superglue edges. This is a nice repair

You could pul aVolvo engine with that crane, 75 ton rating. They did not buy that at Harbor Freight.

One of the reasons ALCO IS IN Schenectady was the proximity to the Canal so you can float giant stuff away on the water, the cheapest way to move things!

"Caught this anvil??"

The ALCO plant had a huge history of building big stuff. All that’s left now is STS specialty steel. Some geniuses tried to close that down because it destroyed the view if the casino but luckily sanity prevailed. Imagine that, flooding an industry to promote a tax machine that transfers cash from s...

Figured out why I couldn’t find it until I got Ricks part number, thanks again.

The diagram shows it completely out of place. They thread in from outside in , through the brake protecting plate into the steering knuckle

Hey, I didn’t give permission for my shop to be on here!!

Get it out on the highway for a hot run at 55mph, for at least 30 minutes. 15 out, 15 back

If you can do that once a month, then change it at 5000 miles for Dino, 7500 for synthetic

If you put the cam tool on upside down and didn’t use the “ holder piece” you could lock cams 180 out. There are also some junky cam hold tools out there that if you cheap out, they teach you a lesson about that.

...and back home via I-90

Big railroad switching yard in SYR

Port Byron has a great canal history park

Moog synthesizer historical plate

To the left, serene country scenes

To the right, the largest cache of atomic bombs ( we call them” devices” ) in the US in history

Down I81 descend into Ithaca,

Old Vw convertible for sale

Smith Corona typewriter plant, now Pyrotek

Lehigh Valley steam train, Ithaca line

Everyone (99%) in NY lives within 30 minutes of a college. We are the only state that employs more people in College Education than Walmart. Think that over.

Then across the state, old factories, Italianate style farm houses, Erie Canal, nice Xc60

Suddenly got a donut craving

Picking up,and delivering Volvo’s around the Northeast

Rolled out to BOS first, weather and leaves perfect for car work

This guy is fighting the lack of Colour in cars , successfully. From road trip.

Just drill it out and put a hitch pin in

We can trim that cover nicely with a Dremel tool.

Excellent , thanks Rick

Also hold on door handles, wiper motor rear.

I’ll have all of October and November to finish. Cold weather doesn’t really come until December.

I’m comfortable between 35-80 F

Fall in eastern NY is very pleasant, maybe 40F at night, 60F day

I’ve got 4 of the 7ntear carrier bolts out Without breaking anything.

Once o get all 7 loose, I will start the tank drop.

A little harder to get to the others, I have to get the car up 30 cm or so.

I think the top,one reminds you that you left the third seat heater on.

Hmmmm, I wonder what these mean???

I marked the flanges but was not knowledgeable enough to mark the bolts.

The good news is that there only 6! = 720 comb8nations so I will soon be an expert on driveshaft installation

R They bought that at auction for $1500. Nice shape 120k. They will find their fish

Busted!

I’m lucky to have an OCD daughter, the kind who cleaned her room at age 3

I replaced her iphone battery in exchange for her organizing my Volvo, VW, and BMW parts. Took her 30 minutes an now occurs 1/3 of space.

There has been some debate as to balancing prop shafts on P80s

Does Volvo use different screws to balance it?

Answer..see table of balance screws

Keep your eye on the prize.....

This is how my water closet was plumbed in. I found damp under the liner and wet underlay. I hope the floor joists haven’t been ruined. I can’t imagine why that union might be leaking

I think June is safely away.

Run that old oem until you squeeze the last penny of life out of it, then get a Scot and a Brit in a bidding war for the carcass

I read that last option as ‘ Feral cat’

My dylsexia is really getting bad, now.

A and B are the two sides of the ECU electrical connector, one connector with two sides

ECU 4/41

If you can fund and post the wiring diagram I think everything is in parallel there.

It’s the a Goddess of Coincindece at work, I fear

Semiconductor is notorious for creating specs on the fly I was shipping 100k lightsources to a large producer of microprocessors in the 90s, after we had installed a dozen , they came back to us with a spec they had invented based on collecting data from operation and wanted a warranty repair on a u...

You can take the man out of England, but you can't take England out of the man. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Or maybe itS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Now? Spent one hour removing the right Jack point. Okay, one hour spent drinking beer after it de-installed itself :lol: Why is it after promising to divest if projects I kn...

Each dollar saved is burdened with a dollar in beer overhead

Junkyard request for teal green , color code 412, rear tailgate for 1998 v70

Located upstate by, can pickup anywhere in NE radius of 500 miles

Need to replace one with a bad hole On a 1998, but any P80 should do

Suggested price PnP+25 USD

Can pick up anywhere in NE CHicago NYC triangle

Wlll trade f\or my rare heated third seat

I believe they are NLA from Volvo but generic ones or junkyard will be fine. They fail less frequently than ECUs

Courtesy of wisechatmgr


Parts geek.com

API 2103_75006-5

Aftermarket two can system

https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1999/ ... ffler.html

Not too bad, about $135

You need the pipe to connect to the cat too, another $40 or so

Will last 5 VT summers or one winter

You can’t evaluate oil by looking at it. The darkness can be breakdown or suspended particles. Stuff below 10 um isn’t filtered but is of no consequence to the engine with clearances of 25 microns or more , so black oil can have lots of utility, still. Oil condition cam be assessed for $20 by labs l...

Nasty forum

Without standards there would be chaos in industry. At the beginning of the industrial revolution, each shop had their own design for nut and bolt threads. They did not interchange with other shops! I believe this was one of the first industry standards. volvolugnut A friend has an MGTD. Parts are ...

It is another country, one of Grizzlies and Cats..

Vida solution for squealing water pump is “remove sus scrofa”

Outside Don Beyer Volvo in VA

You also have to be honest with yourself. Are you the kind who will put up your hood every weekend to look for things that aren’t tight or will you drive it like an appliance?

If the latter, replace parts on the PM model rather than waiting for failure.

(Written under duress from June)

You also have to be honest with yourself. Are you the kind who will put up your hood every weekend to look for things that aren’t tight or will you drive it like an appliance?

If the latter, replace parts on the PM model rather than waiting for failure.

BlackBart wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:28 pm Bearing housing $466, yow.

...and there's two of them......

Cheaper than ETM!!

half vast ideas.

I channeled my departed father on that one. He once shut down an engine line for Saturn V when a bunch of engineers were scratching their heads over a bad measurments, told every one to go home and get their equipment recalibrated. He was right on, everyone was basing their data on a single measurem...

And the best bit is the XC90 has no pretentions. X5 drivers are trying too hard to impress, and Q7 drivers simply look like gits :lol: :lol: :lol: Same versions over here. Porsche Cayenne are the worst here. Who buys a car named after a pepper? If I want spice in my car, it will be Mel B (approved ...

We still charge $150 for problems that self fix. It’s a management fee.

I’m guessing brake plate was source, those noises can come and go in a funny way, even from changing the load in the trunk.

And lastly , documentation of fuel tank system

May the Creator have mercy on my soul

..and same for shocks springs

Documentation of all 1999 AWD rear suspension parts

Heater core o-rings
3545586
20 mm iD. 23.5 mm oD

I’ll try the closest ones in my HF kit to see if they leak as an experiment , got a core project coming up.

Agreed, but draw from radio and EFZu should be in the 10-30 mA regime , at least

Btw, the Greenlee might be the only brand VOM you can get still made inUS last I checked.

I’ll rewind this a bit If it’s a new to you car and you don’t know the coolant change history I would change it If you do know it and it’s favourable, I would run it Per the other thread, while you have the pump out, it’s a good time to remove and lube the engine mount bolts , especially in wet clim...

Well , with Grunhilde winding down to near completion, I turned my attention to the S70 I decided if I could make progress in the big step of dropping the rear axle to fix the fuel leak, I would dive in as the last big Volvo project before winter drives us inside in December / January. My welding bu...

Wrestled off the brake back plates which disintegrated.

Clarke to the rescue

Money saved?

$80 x2 each new !

Junkyard $5 + 4 hours driving + $25 labour plus pain, misery, and suffering.

Are you sure that’s scaling right?

300 mA is about 5x normal and that would be about right for the battery drain you experience

Got a serious impact rated at 1500 foot pounds

Brrrrrrap went those bad boys.

Are you recommending a preventive maintenance step of removing and apply anti-sieze to these bolts during a timing belt job? volvolugnut Absolutely. It might be easier on -1998 but 1999- it’s really tight to access these. I just did this on the Grunhilde build as I had it all apart. It was real eas...

When I roll the big boat I keep it at 60 and in the slow lane. Big space in front of me

You are up on years for timing belt, tensioner, and idler replacement but well away from time and miles on the water pump

I ran my 1999 water pump from 1999-2020 and 250k miles. The OEM Aisin pumps are really good if you change coolant every 30,000

M8s go horizontally into the bracket and also from bracket into the block

M10s go vertically through the mount into inserts in the subframe

Not from France, but I do have French heritage and I speak it fairly well. Both my grandparents on one side of the family were from Paris. I've visited four times and love it always. Grandpa was in infantry out of Rouen in WWII and has some pretty crazy memoirs. A few years back on a business trip ...

A pic of the power steering lines at the rack, almost ready to be removed (waiting for pb blaster to work!). IMG_20201018_083501.jpg The old rear motor mount (bottom part still attached to the rack) and new mount: IMG_20201018_083501.jpg I’m dreading this job. How do you get tools in there on those...

Which hose is this? The hose of the compressor to the condensor takes a 6mm hex bit at the compressor which is tough to access Same bit at the condensor but that one is easy Clean those hex fasteners out well with a pick to make sure the bit is firmly seated. The suction hose from the drier takes a ...

- Pete - wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:25 pm

abscate wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:50 am

- Pete - wrote: ↑Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:47 pm Ooh Ben, I think wait for a set of 18” Atlantis XC90 take offs to surface & run those.

Atlantis are excellent in deep water

And they also have an excellent song about irony.

No resale value, though. Everyone who buys is underwater.

Brake lights work fine. Any chance while using the cruise control and hitting the brakes that it won't shut off the cruise control or allow the car to slow down? I don’t know the code but when my clutch switch went wonky cruise was disabled. If you start the car, cycle the brake pedal, engage cruis...

I can hear the crying of all the Naugs that were killed for their skins in those American cars

I love those big boxy Lincoln though. Battleship left!!

Ordered up the Dorman 614-700 courtesy of Starbuck to do a split boot repair on the pass side, outer

Inner shaft 26mm, outer CV diameter 90mm

Short version, once you get the main bolts out it is quite easy to drop, but it is common that the bolts get seized in the Aluminum subframe in wet climates I see. My main concern is whether I'll have enough clearance to slide it out from under the car, and the difficulty of bolting it back up to t...

I think in the US they came with copper standard Firing order 1-2-4-5-3 Distributor ignition setting Not adjustable Spark plugs Bosch FR 7 DC or Champion RC9YC Spark plug gap 0.028" (0.7 mm) Turbo-charged models: Champion RC8PYP (or equivalent) Spark plug gap 0.03" (0.75 mm) Tightening torque 18.4 f...

- Pete - wrote: ↑Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:47 pm Ooh Ben, I think wait for a set of 18” Atlantis XC90 take offs to surface & run those.

Atlantis are excellent in deep water

If I put them right side up the leaves get everywhere

I have had both. If they are the plastic version they started as a white/cream and turn a beige/yellow with age. If you are using the cheap (but generally good) aftermarket core, read up on the pre-clean of the core before fitting or choose to have a noxious smell for a while until it burns off. Ne...

Link to subframe drops

viewtopic.php?p=554708#p554708

Link to Neils 2000 AWD tome on rear axle carrier work

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=69287

Short version, once you get the main bolts out it is quite easy to drop, but it is common that the bolts get seized in the Aluminum subframe in wet climates

I also go to a local DIY-garage where I can rent tools, a bridge, et cetera, even the help of another mechanic for 40 euros per hour (45 dollars?).

This is another area where this is rarely found here, and my guess is that liability is the hard part here.

Chassis break on this part in 1999 ALTER 2 FC1; S70 CH -565000. FC2; S70 CH-566268, V70 CH -540000. (9209869)(9141257) You can get a FEBI or Rein aftermarket for about $30 on the earlier part, the later part was Volvo only When I checked in 2019 The M10x 35 in to the block also show a chassis break ...

Extensive posts from Neil on this, stay tuned

I vote the Interceptors

I rolled the P2 Catherine to Mount Greylock In MA for leaf peeping , in Road Trip Forum

I believe the gapmis even given in the user manual

My experience with coppers is that they need regapping every 15k miles. And replace every 30k

Without getting too political we are seeing the difference between societies where health care and retirements are socialized.

Took the P2

Leaves absolutely spectacular

Cookeh wrote: ↑Sat Oct 17, 2020 2:21 pm £50 is a very expensive one. Sadly the one within biking distance of me happens to be very expensive. Most independents are £30-40 per hour, with smaller ones oop noorth being more like £25-30.

Amazing. My cheap independent is now at 70 GBP per hour and a dealer is easily 120 GBP an hour.

IS 50 quid an hour the going rate ther?

It's easily twice that here

Me in Gott. 75% of cars aren’t even being painted in colors. No wonder our society is collapsing Let’s see my fleet.... Bmw silver 🤬 S70 project silver🤬 Grunhilde Green 🌳 T4 in Apple 🍎 Elizabeth blue 🌌 Shagkira blue 🌌 Evita stone Black Catherine blue blue 🌌 Juliette blue blue 🌌 Clark Stone black VW ...

That sensor won’t alter brake action. As long as your brake lights are working, no safety issues. The cruise will be disabled if the ECU doesn’t like the readings it gets from the position sensor as it uses that sensor to drop cruise control on braking. It is probably designed fail safe so that if t...

Sorry, I brain farted. I read ECU where you wrote ETM.

I don’t know if the throttle body software is diffferent, I don’t think it is , but don’t know definitely

After 20 years and 207,000 miles one the heater hoses started leaking so I replaced both of them. My one mistake is I purchased aftermarket hoses that were supposed to be good quality but were of very poor quality. There was some type of hardened glue inside the plastic elbows that pushes onto the ...

If you have a leak it will be more expensive because synthetic is more expensive. That’s the origin of synthetic causing leaks. T You should use synthetic in these cars, IMHO. In my fleet I use Mobil 1 high mileage Castrol syn high mileage , and Penzoil syn. All 10W-30. The only car oil combo that g...

Do a voltage drop test on each battery cable at each point , Bruno The cable do get crusty inside after 20 years, and can fail intermittently. With the lights on, Measure b+ voltage directly across battery. Now move the negative probe to the ground and see how much the measure voltage changes. That ...

It’s normal for the pressure in the tank to fluctuate as the system periodically purges the canister and then checks the tank for integrity. I want to say mine oscillates every 6-10 minutes or so.

We have seen very few bad fuel pressure sensors here, it’s a very reliable ss device

140 psi is fine for turbo wear spec is 125 psi or so.

Skip the tune until you get this other stuff sorted out. It won’t fix bad things

What do you do with all that time saved?



Probably ok In warm climates but in the Arctic’s that warmed setup is probably keeping the line flowing in winter

If you don't Have compression it is one pen more of the following Bent valves Valve seat damage Piston ring wear or damage Cracked head Cracked block or piston It doesn't matter which one , you Tear the engine down 1 3 5 are in the firing order which is a conch to say that it's had a valve piston Co...

Yes. An AT car has a TCM that talks to the ECM, a MT car does not

It’s always shocking to see a swastika but On the brighter side the WorldBeaters who did that couldn’t even draw it correctly

The rules apply to everyone, so it is aimed at everyone. Part of maintaining the expertise here is avoiding ‘text talk’ and the prattle on Facebook.

A short sentence fragment in reply to someone is fine, we don’t need Queens English, but run-ons will get a polite cease-and desist.

Swapped my clutch sensor today, and of course it STILL spikes the revs on shifts if I'm heavy on the throttle. Really odd... is this normal? If you had the battery disconnected it will take a while for the adaptive to relearn on ME7, in my experience If your CBV diaphragm is weak, or if the vacuum ...

Criteria for small vs large leak is something like a 1 mm crack in a hose

A broken hose will me a large leak.

The actual differentiation is something like if the tank can’t be pumped down to test pressure, then large leak. If it can but then comes back to atmospheric too quickly, small leak

View and access looking down during timing job

I cracked these easily with an impact an extension, greased them up, and reinstalled.

Hmmm

Have part numbers for the plates but can’t find the 3 m6 small flange bolt part numbers or their dimensions??

Caitlin and I took a trip to work on our summer cottage in the Finger Lakes

Took the T5....Route 443, I88, 206, 79,89

...and for abscate

They all do that, Ma’am.

Are you measuring resistance on a live circuit? That won’t be meaningful

Grayson visited me the other day, channeling through his buddy Pidge who is still on this side.

Any thread with Barbeque in it gets my attention. Have to be after the Covid era, but plann8ng now makes sense!

Bonne chance!

On a new to you car, it’s possible the 2 year brake fluid changes have been neglected and it’s hopelessly plugged up.

Using a small jack, I raised the sway bar link to put pressure on the tapered part of the link, as you recommended abscate, and with an impact driver and a 16mm socket, the nut came off after some prodding! Also, with the jack I raised the tie rod end where it connects to the knuckle, and after a m...

I remember having Peterson vice grips and the quality was much higher. I actually sharpen the grip on the Irwin ones for a really bad turd

I’m done talking

I think it's on the CANBUS so you can't just yank it

None at all. Just be careful handling the insert which is a bit more exposed once removed

Something broken up top and is spewing fuel into the top.

That doesn’t look stock to me, but the earlier years aren’t that familiar to me

Please use stops on sentences and paragraphs on topics per Forum rules.

Oxford commas show class, verve, and elan; truly properties we covet.

I do not understand what’s leaking

reverend wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:26 pm We have one Volvo dealer locally, but I haven't been entirely impressed with their work (and $150/hr stings) so if there's a reputable Volvo shop nearby, I'm all ears.

Or maybe it'll be better to ask in the P2 subforum?

Bit more activity there, agreed

I’m so far under water on time spent I’ve resurfaced on the other side of the planet.

My Kharmic Bucket do runneth over, though.

Nice clean work. I’m contemplating an outer CV boot repair thst might follow the lead of Lady Macgyver

On that link nut....

Use your jack to lift your link a few inches and put pressure on the taper. Then zip it off with an. Impact

Heat for 60mseconds with propane, try not to melt the boot though.

I’ve got a tie rod end popper if you are really stuck

Replaced fuel filter
Replaced rollover valve fuel line with aftermarket
Timing belt, idler, tensioner, water pump replaced

Alternator brushes replaced

Both steering knuckles, lower control arms, struts , sway bar links replaced with used parts

Heater core bypassed, core is leaking

Shipping is in disarray from Covid. FCP has been fantastic for me, though, all year

Sorry to hear of your experience

She’s beautiful , isn’t she??

Nice autumn pictures. What's the temperature there now?]

Very pleasant. 50 F at night, mid/ low 60s during day

Fram is one of those supply chain stories of an excellent brand being ruined by an acquisition and then top level greed

The evap line and fuel line are routed on the right side in the 1999-2000 models Alldata reports 3.5 hours of pan removal, mine took about 2.5. I didn’t experience clearance problems but I removed the lower torque rod and used a pry bar to move motor over a bit. That’s standard work at this level. Y...

One year of careful testing before installation, darling.

A very good friend of mine has a habit of buying parts for a job and then finding out he bought them earlier. I have found sticking with a single vendor reduces the Factor Chance Probability.

Stuck on the passenger side driveshaft

Is this kind of outer CV the kind that just pops off a circlip ? No snap ring is visible on the shaft.

I bet if it had a rollover alarm, June would buy one.

Volvo horns awarded for removing 6 thou of warp with sandpaper!

That’s dedication !

Did you use new head bolts? That’s recommended by Volvo but I’ve always wondered if they are truly in the deformation limit

This fine specimen of carefully Swedish engineered machinery, maintained with a German precision, can now be yours for a mere $1800 , if you act quickly.

100,000 frequent flyer miles on Eastern Air are included,valid for any destination flown as well as 5000 shares of a Enron Stock.

I need some help with my American-English to British-English homework: Google claims a cheater pipe is a length of hollow pipe used to extend leverage on a wrench. I assume this is in lieu of a breaker bar? If so, where does the term "cheater" come from? What is a vise grip? Google didn't bring up ...

manovlov wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:00 am

abscate wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:25 pm Renamed thread to encourage people to post their bad carvrepair problems requiring “ innovative” approaches

Grinding, Dremel, oxyacetylene are all good indicators of thread worthiness

Does "clutch experiences" to the long court admitted ?

Oui, oui.

The alarm unit lives in the passenger fender. Orangex has an excellent video on servicing it.

Leaves beautiful

volvolugnut wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:37 pm I treat ebay like a snake pit. And I really don't like snakes.
volvolugnut

You can throw your pps and URO parts into that pit

Carvrepair tool list: cheater pipes (various lengths) BFH (various weights) vise grips pipe wrenches abrasive grinders (various sizes) gas wrenches (various temperature ranges) magnetic parts pickup tool finger parts grabber tool adhesive tape (various strengths) bandaids emergency medical phone nu...

That’s Iron ore ciuntry isn’t it! Been there for a project years ago?

Use Volvo. Mann, or Mahle filters only.

Those reinforced Dremel wheels are great cutters. It was seconds to cut out around that stuck stud, not minutes.

The fused bolt on the lower control arm was awful In comparison

Vermont up near Canada for its life, the last 3 years in a field.

It was home to a German Shepard named a Rusty, too.

I’m guessing the area used that hated liquid calcium chloride solution on the roads

The CEL came back on after 45 miles and I was looking into the Evap error in Vida ECM-4308, it states possible issue could be defective fuel tank pressure sensor. I pulled some live readouts at idle and it fluctuates from 63 to 0. MMMMMM, wondering if I may have a wonky sensor on its way out. And n...

Lower control arm bolt fused to metal collar in rubber bushing

Had to be cut with 4.5 inch wheel.

Nasty!

Renamed thread to encourage people to post their bad carvrepair problems requiring “ innovative” approaches

Grinding, Dremel, oxyacetylene are all good indicators of thread worthiness

You can empty it into a friends car by cracking the union at the fuel rail and using fuel hose to route it to the empty fuel tank

Empty the first two gallons into a gas can for your trip.

Jump the fuel relay with a. Piece of wire to pump gas. It will take 20-30 minutes to empty a full tank

Punching was useless. The energy was absorbed by the rubber bonded to the metal bushing. I was just compressing the rubber slightly. Really frustrating.

VolvoHorns awarded to wisechatmgr for his physical, emotional support and grinding skills

Well got Grunhilde back on her feet tonight , after fighting the worst Turd of car repair I think I have ever dealt with. Right side is done except for a CV boot Left side LCA strut and knuckle all unbolted. Wait, LCA Nuts are off , one Bolt pushes out, the other one ... stuck Turns out the metal bo...

Not sure if this is worthy, but had a nasty stuck strut bolt that snapped off during front end work, and also froze shaft in the knuckle. Was stuck for quite a longtime.

I ended up Dremel opening up the strut metal and popping off the strut with a pry bar

That Dremel work took 3 minutes

If you disconnect the battery you reset the ECU codes and adaptives so the car might drive a bit funny at first. No damage

I put a knife switch on one car while I struggled diagnosing a drain problem so I could quickly disconnect the battery without tools

Exhaust can definitely cause vibrations in the body. A hole will usually be audible, but a loose mount of rubber buffer won’t make noise.

I passed this one the other night coming back from NYC

June the not-Volvo Mom Did the ID , 1960-1 Ford Starliner

I had to learn to drive in a 1964 Fairlane coupe with a 170 CID SIX, and manual everything, including three on the tree.

Two paths to follow You can remove the serpentine belt and see if it stops. That narrows it down to the alternator, power steering pump, tensioner, and idler pulleys You can listen with a hose in your ear and use it like a stethoscope to pick up noises and isolate. This works even better if you list...

That’s why there will always be an England. There are so many different kinds of boots for vehicles, someone is making something that will work. Apologies to Alison, boots translates from the British gaiters here. One way to start, measure and document, here, the hole sizes at each end, and the over...

I think user error in the cam. I tapped it off speith a hammer and wood block and my guess is I cocked it

A cam will be very hard metal amd somewhat brittle accordingly. Look at that grain structure, very cool.

I’m shipping those struts to kallekula just to be spiteful...

You will like CLE, great people and town. Rust will suck. Consider a winter beater P80 to keep the nice car non rusty. Insurance is a lot cheaper, so your fixed costs fall.

Grandkids rock.. ( none for us yet)

Milky Way. I think

brunocerous wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:41 pm Of course, after pulling the starter, bench testing it successfully and reinstalling it, having the car start right up, the '98 V70 T5 is now back to square one with a no-crank, no start.

Whiskey TamgomFoxtrot?

Time spent with Dad fixing cars does not count towards end of days

The notch on the crank pulley goes on the nub on the block. Very simple.

The cam lock tool ensures the cams are in the correct phase. Given you starting with an engine that has been messed with , you need to start at the basic cam alignment with the cam tool

Best wishes and hope everyone gets well soon. The tracing is really important.

Is that Manville NJ?

The dealers there are pretty good to work with. You might get help from them and get recall done for free, worth looking into unless fuel pumps are your thing.

One of our other forum Members is doing exactly that, so stay tuned

Those timing belt bits are stuffed in there like Subaru's sparkplugs. I never understand why Volvo didn't move the engine just 1 more inch away from the passenger fender to give more working room. Heck even half an inch would have made it so much easier. Hey...I found that brake light switch! Are y...

Indeed. If the steering boot is loose, you will hear lots of new engine sounds you did not hear before. And the ‘T’ is right near the boot....

Pulled passenger axle shaft to replace outer boot

Hummmmmmmmmmmmm .....smooth as silk

I did snap the end of the exhaust cam off though....no foul.

Tell us what you really, really, really, really think

Volvo,Spice

That evap leak takes a long time to set and won’t set if you drive over 60 mph routinely.

Vacuum likes to leak in hidden places, like those hoses you mention. There is a hard plastic vacuum line that snaps And breaks, on that under manifold PCV pipe.

Bavarian Parts Eater.....


We call them Bavarian Money Waster up here....to be fair our E83 has given is 150k of service with a VANOS line, a water pump , CSB, and a couple of brake sensors being the only unplanned maintenance

I hate people who don’t realize it’s all about me.

Now for your 0450 interlude.

It’s a common install mistake to exactly install your computers plumb, when in fact, it’s good practice to tip your server.

I’ll be here all week!

Try the veal!

That crash and then the famous clear air collision of two planes a few years later.....and the FAA and ATC were born. I still get chills listening to how calm those folks are when the chips are down. Yeah, Teteboro, this LaGuardia departure ...I’ve got an Airbus with no engines and he needs a runway...

June wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 6:33 pm

abscate wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:33 am Saw a nice Galaxie 500 on the way back from a trailer Queen Show

That's a 1961 Starliner I believe. I sure miss real American cars! I saw a 1962 Cadillac Coupe Deville driving today. June

Well done, June. I had to dig through a bunch of imagery to find out the make / model

Dumped ps fluid on road, other than that , not too bad.

Have to get cooling group set so I can protect motor from freezing

Engine number for change I. Valve train mechanical lifters commenced from engine number 1817653 and that, for these updated engines: The intake ports were approximately 20 per larger; The coolant and oil passages were modified; The base circle on the camshaft increased by 2 mm; Valve stem diameter d...

Bypassed heater core, filled up cooling group and leak tested, none found Two gallons fresh gas. Cycled through two cooling fan cycles, all normal Final assembly list Right knuckle strut Left strut Rotors turned Passenger side axle boot broken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gonWl9mJd_Y Brakes bled ...

Just adding some lube to this old thread. Both The Duke of Pearl (8 months sitting) and Grunhilde ( 2-3 years sitting) had massive lifter rattle on startup, I got the old oil/ water out, fresh Dino 10W-30 with a bottle of Marvels Mystery Oil in the crankcase and got good and hot at idle Both cars t...

What are the hexagonal shaped things around the threads on the manifold?

I’ve never seen those before.

Check

https://www.volvopartswebstore.com

To see if they are available as new parts, otherwise it’s a junkyard time!

Just adding some lube to this old thread. Both The Duke of Pearl (8 months sitting) and Grunhilde ( 2-3 years sitting) had massive lifter rattle on startup, I got the old oil/ water out, fresh Dino 10W-30 with a bottle of Marvels Mystery Oil in the crankcase and got good and hot at idle Both cars to...

Shop charge estimate for valves and guides probably $250-300 plus parts

Do all four of course. Cleaning that block will be some time , get started now while the head in under work!

Saw a nice Galaxie 500 on the way back from a trailer Queen Show

today I replaced crankshaft sensor. I installed it still no luck. I still have crank no start. I tested voltage at the coils and I don't seem to have any significant voltage at any of the wires to the coil. there are 3 wires - 2 outer wires are brown and green/yellow and the middle wire is black. M...