OK so, I got a chance to do a bit more work.

First off, I replaced the charcoal vapor canister.

A word about parts: This car and a number of other late P80 and early P2 cars use the canister part number 30684417 . It is ridiculously expensive from any source I can find except used. Heck, even used ...

I'm still getting water in, and more of the sloshing sound behind the dash, driver's side. Not sure where it's all coming from, but I wonder if it's the fusebox. Is there a seal around it?

Even if the tires are old, I am assuming they are all the same age, but one has abnormal wear that the others lack. I would venture to guess there's a suspension problem of some sort, and not wholly to blame on tires.

I would raise the car on the front right and wiggle things around to check for ...

Rebuild your old one? Or rebuild one from a junkyard, if yours is too far gone. The OE axles/joints are top notch and I've rebuilt mine quite a few times thanks to CV boot part number snafu and crummy quality modern rubber causing a couple of early failures. If you have the mechanical ability to ...

Yesterday I dropped the tank. I was somewhat shocked, however, to see that the hose I had long suspected looked pretty darn good! It was still pliable and springy. Any wetness in the picture is due to soapy water, which I'll get to talking about later.
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Not quite knowing what to do ...

With daycare closed and a heat wave this week, I have accomplished a total nothingburger of work, aside from cleaning one cowl drain and checking my sunroof drains due to a flooded left front footwell.

Also, stupid amazon has delayed my stupid 5/16 fuel hose. It is hard to get out of the apartment ...

Now I've got water in the driver's footwell also! Seems mine is coming in the front and trickling under the spot welded cross member to the rear. Just cut out all the waterlogged foam and will replace with closed cell. Hosed off the carpet and mats. What a pain although I've done it before for ...

New baby, new code: P0442 rises to the surface during parental leave. Now, while he's sleeping, let me tell you about it.

Our 1998 V70 T5 (FWD NOT AWD) has given me whiffs of fuel vapor for some time now. Recently we've gotten the P0442 small evap leak code. N.B. I DID redo the sealant around the ...

Had the baby yesterday! Will be bringing him home tomorrow in the V70, as we did the first.

I had to drive the car like I stole it, back to the hospital after going briefly home to bathe and put to bed our toddler, when I got the call that my wife had transitioned into active labor! It is, indeed ...

Thank you to Matthew and Abscate for the well-wishes!!

No matter what, we will not do a car payment. I can absorb several grand in cashfor a used prius, but would prefer to have a little time to wait for the right one, and to spruce up the V70 so that someone could buy it and keep it going. For a ...